i m unable to analyze what went wrong with teaching and learning process in my environment!!!
the kind of students we were and the kind of students that i teach are totally different. although many people who taught me are still teaching but they also say that something went wrong.
the problem is not with today's student having more knowledge or awareness, but the problem lies with the over all attitude of the students as well as their parents and the new people who take up teaching as profession now!
i remember being outspoken and blunt, we were encouraged to argue with our teachers and make our own point and reach our own conclusions [not all teachers allowed that but there were some who liked it that way]. but today's student is not outspoken, it is ill mannered and over pampered! [well yes i think that]
physical punishment wasn't allowed when i was in school but once in a while if we dared to cross our limits, we'll get a thrashing and nobody complained realizing their faults or even just ignored it[if it wasn't so serious]. we hardly ever touch our students but when we do (even slightly) the parents start complaining!!! Our parents never went running to school if someone stood up for a period for misbehaving or being irresponsible! [please don't say that our parents weren't concerned, mine certainly were] and when i send notes to them to come and meet me for some particular problem concerning their child they never show up!!!!!! now kindly help me see the concern!!!
We were constantly told to keep our school clean and when there were wrappers in the ground after recess we were asked to clean them up. the scouts collected the bottles of cold drinks and we never thought of it as degrading. but if i tell my student to pick it up they feel insulted and there was a parent complaining that u make my child do the dirty work!!!!!!!!!
we put our heart and soul in studying but they are busy with fashion and games and fun!!!! they use abuse words and don't even stop in front of the teacher! they rear off their books and copies and we can't even say anything. even the threat of losing the marks wont effect them!
and this situation makes me wonder if today's student is bad or teachers just don't know what exactly their responsibility is!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sugandh
the kind of students we were and the kind of students that i teach are totally different. although many people who taught me are still teaching but they also say that something went wrong.
the problem is not with today's student having more knowledge or awareness, but the problem lies with the over all attitude of the students as well as their parents and the new people who take up teaching as profession now!
i remember being outspoken and blunt, we were encouraged to argue with our teachers and make our own point and reach our own conclusions [not all teachers allowed that but there were some who liked it that way]. but today's student is not outspoken, it is ill mannered and over pampered! [well yes i think that]
physical punishment wasn't allowed when i was in school but once in a while if we dared to cross our limits, we'll get a thrashing and nobody complained realizing their faults or even just ignored it[if it wasn't so serious]. we hardly ever touch our students but when we do (even slightly) the parents start complaining!!! Our parents never went running to school if someone stood up for a period for misbehaving or being irresponsible! [please don't say that our parents weren't concerned, mine certainly were] and when i send notes to them to come and meet me for some particular problem concerning their child they never show up!!!!!! now kindly help me see the concern!!!
We were constantly told to keep our school clean and when there were wrappers in the ground after recess we were asked to clean them up. the scouts collected the bottles of cold drinks and we never thought of it as degrading. but if i tell my student to pick it up they feel insulted and there was a parent complaining that u make my child do the dirty work!!!!!!!!!
we put our heart and soul in studying but they are busy with fashion and games and fun!!!! they use abuse words and don't even stop in front of the teacher! they rear off their books and copies and we can't even say anything. even the threat of losing the marks wont effect them!
and this situation makes me wonder if today's student is bad or teachers just don't know what exactly their responsibility is!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sugandh
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