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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Our Schools, Their Schools

Teachers are always Ma’am(s) and Sir(s)
Teachers addressed by name

Text books with lengthy paragraphs
Text books with pictures, back to being twelve

Multimedia teaching is a rarity
Multimedia teaching is a way of life, god bless youtube

High propensity to cheat
Even higher potential of academic honesty

Good grades should be announced to all, Pappu pass ho gaya
Grades are a private matter

Parents aware of child’s performance throughout education cycle
Invasion of privacy if parents want to know their 18-year old’s scores

The same teachers and methods continue unthreatened forever
Anonymous appraisals by students, you know exactly why you’re liked or not

Office hours may or may not be held, teacher’s whim can’t be questioned
Too many office hour misses and someone’s bound to notice

Far, far more serious and hardworking
Life’s a peach, it’s mine for plucking.

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