Nagpur: The impact of artificial intelligence on teaching jobs, recurring paper leaks and friction between educational trusts and the state over funding dominated a one day conclave of the Maharashtra Rajya Shikshan Sanstha Mahamandal’s Nagpur and Amravati divisions on Sunday, where federation president and NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule said multiple challenges lay ahead for their members.
We have to prepare our institutions and our teachers for this change instead of fearing it,” she said, adding that trusts needed to plan for the next 25 years and run teacher training programmes. Because of how we function, but because of how our work gets misinterpreted, this is not. MLC Abhijit Wanjari, who introduced the session, said the govt should accept responsibility for at least the two basic sectors of health and school education, and that the federation should continuously follow up on this through its platform.
On artificial intelligence, Sule said the technology would change how teaching was delivered but would not make teachers irrelevant. Sule said, “Image of educational trusts has taken a beating over last few years. She said institutions should pass at least one concrete resolution at every meeting and act on it within the month, adding that agitation should not be the first option and issues should be resolved through continuous engagement with govt.
“AI will change how teaching happens, but that does not mean teachers will lose their relevance. We need to correct this perception collectively.