EFFECT OF MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION ON TEACHER FREEZNESS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SUMAN LATA SAXENA 1 & RAJAT KUMAR JAIN 2 1 Assistant Professor (Edu), Kalyan P.G. College, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India 2 Assistant Professor (Edu), Shri Shankaracharya Mahavidyalya, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to investigate teacher Freezness of Higher Secondary School Teachers. The aim of the study was to find out the effect of medium of instruction on teacher Freezness of higher secondary school teachers. Teacher Freezness Scale Constructed and standardised by Taj (1996) was administered on 120 English & Hindi Medium Higher Secondary School Teachers belonging to Bhilai Nagar district Durg of Chhattisgarh. The result revealed that medium of instruction significantly affects Freezness among Teachers. English medium school teachers were found to be more freezed than hindi medium school teachers and male teachers were found to be more freezed than their counterparts female teachers. KEYWORDS: Teacher Freezness, Medium of Instruction, Secondary School Teachers INTRODUCTION In ancient days the place of teachers in the society was very respectable. They had professional ethics. However, after independence bad Govt. policies gradually made the teacher’s place in the society deplorable. They were paid meagre salaries, enjoyed less modern facilities and got low respect in the society Management, administrators and leaders gave no importance & respect to these teachers, Usually a teacher after joining his job, never got any promotion in his life. They were provided with meager facilities and benefits. Large percentage of teachers were stagnated which resulted in disinterest toward the job and developed low attitude towards this noble profession. Offlate teachers are being held responsible for deteriorating standards in Education by the parents, students, academicians and administrators. It is believed that they are indifferent towards their job, the lack enthusiasm and ability to innovate in teaching & research. Teacher student relationship has become strained. Teachers are said to be lacking dedication and gaining professionalism. Knowledge is growing at a tremendous pace. Most of what was useful teaching twenty years ego is practically outdated today. It is necessary for the teachers to use their experience, competency & effectiveness in the field of teaching to effectively change themselves. They must chop off the deadwood of the outdated knowledge and update it. The success of education systems mainly depends upon the competence and effectiveness of its teachers. It requires subject knowledge and pedagogical knowledge as well as performance of skills. But sometimes they become lethargic and do not use their potentialities. The term teacher freezing covers over all unused, underused and stagnated intellectual, psychological, social, physical and moral potentialities of teachers. It results in not bringing out the best out of the students and schools. Factors Causing Teacher Freezness are International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) ISSN 2249-6947 Vol. 3, Issue 3, Aug 2013, 41-44 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.