An Appraisal of the Conceptions of the teaching profession found in the literature

Abstract

In Tamil literature, the importance and need of education has been emphasized from time to time. Before 1000 years ago in Tamil Nadu, people from all walks of life were living as literate people. Both men and women are educated and poets can be found in the Sangha books. The foundation of such educational expansion was the kindergarten schools also called as Thinnai Pallikoodam which were located in every town at that time. The selfless charity of the teachers who ran the schools led to the spread of education. The importance of teacher's work for the society is well understood in the moral literature that arose during the late Sangam period and in the later ethical literature. The purpose of this article is to analyze and reveal the opinions related to teaching work that are found in literature.