"Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model"
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Abdul Kalam challenges educators to move beyond the transfer of information and help young people develop inner engines of curiosity, imagination, initiative, and conscience. Building the spirit of inquiry counters rote learning and fear of failure; it teaches students to question, test, and revise their understanding, which is the basis of science and citizenship alike. Creativity transforms inquiry into novel possibilities, encouraging learners to connect disciplines, reframe problems, and produce original work rather than reproduce answers. Entrepreneurial capacity turns ideas into action. It cultivates resilience, risk-taking, and persistence, not just for startups but for any endeavor that seeks to create value in society. Moral leadership gives purpose and restraint to power, reminding future leaders that character must govern capability so that progress remains humane and just.
Kalam places equal weight on the messenger. Becoming a role model is not a cosmetic add-on; it is the method. Students learn not only from lectures but from the lived ethics, curiosity, and courage of the adults before them. A teacher who admits uncertainty models intellectual honesty; a principal who treats every worker with dignity demonstrates the meaning of leadership; a professor who pursues research with integrity shows how excellence and ethics belong together. The hidden curriculum of example often teaches louder than any syllabus.
Context matters. As scientist, statesman, and lifelong teacher, Kalam saw education as nation-building. He addressed a youthful India entering a knowledge-driven era, where innovation without values could be reckless and values without innovation could be impotent. His call gathers the strands of his vision from Wings of Fire to Ignited Minds: marry scientific temper with creative endeavor, pair enterprise with empathy, and seed a generation that can both dream and deliver. He asks educationists to be architects of capability and character, shaping not just what students know, but who they become.
Kalam places equal weight on the messenger. Becoming a role model is not a cosmetic add-on; it is the method. Students learn not only from lectures but from the lived ethics, curiosity, and courage of the adults before them. A teacher who admits uncertainty models intellectual honesty; a principal who treats every worker with dignity demonstrates the meaning of leadership; a professor who pursues research with integrity shows how excellence and ethics belong together. The hidden curriculum of example often teaches louder than any syllabus.
Context matters. As scientist, statesman, and lifelong teacher, Kalam saw education as nation-building. He addressed a youthful India entering a knowledge-driven era, where innovation without values could be reckless and values without innovation could be impotent. His call gathers the strands of his vision from Wings of Fire to Ignited Minds: marry scientific temper with creative endeavor, pair enterprise with empathy, and seed a generation that can both dream and deliver. He asks educationists to be architects of capability and character, shaping not just what students know, but who they become.
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