Describe the role of teacher as a changing agent of society
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Teachers, who today are subjects of formal training and from whom initiative and responsibility for their work and results is somehow expected, in theory, see themselves as professionals. Teachers used a variety of strategies to foster critical thinking and social change. This included using a variety of books such as biographies, primary sources, and alternative and oppositional texts, along side incorporating active learning and 21st century skills to promote critical thinking skills. For teachers to become effective change agents, however, there is need for social recognition of the complexities of teaching and of how teachers see their mission. There is also need for policy structures that provide scope for flexibility and innovation, and reward not only the specific goals of learning as measured, but the broader purpose of preparing good human beings and responsible citizens as well as the collaboration of school teams in reaching these goals. The basic underlying factor as many educators have noted is to maintain trust in teachers, and support them with the needed conditions for their work.