Today has been a REALLY tiring n boring day....i had a string of awfully mundane classes....which also included one awesomely 'inspiring' lecture....in the sense that it was SO bad, that it 'inspired' today's tirade!....actually a better word would be 'incited'....cause Mr Supreme Bore's lectures are always bad....but today's lecture was the proverbial 'straw on the camel's back'!
This man is teaching us a subject that he himself claims to know nothing about....apparently, he's 'learning' with us!....what sense does that make??....and ok, i can give the guy a break if he taught the subject in a comprehensible manner....but from the way he 'teaches', he seems to lack even the basic knowledge of the subject required to relate one point to another....in fact, cause of him, i've forgotten/jumbled up what i already knew about the topic!.....and if he's new to the subject, on wot basis is he qualified to grade students' work?.....how can a 'professor' who's teaching a professional course be SO inexperienced and ignorant about the subject that he teaches?!
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No offence to Mr Supreme Bore, my problem is not with him....it's with the system that has forced him to teach a subject that he has no clue about!....he's pretty knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to current affairs & quite a few other aspects of journalism....so why is he being forced to impart knowledge about a topic that he is unfamiliar with?.....is it that since he's on the institution's payroll he needs to have some 'work' to do?!....cause it certainly seems that way.....
The institution could hire someone experienced to teach, but they will not....because it will increase their 'expenses'....and they r not 'funded' enough to be able to afford better teachers.....And it's not only in the case of the faculty that this excuse is used.....the same excuse is also used for the lack of infrastructure....i mean, if you're seriously lacking funds, then increase the fees!....i'm sure the students won't mind a slight hike in fees if they get better infrastructure and faculty!
This whole education system of ours always gets me very worked up...there are SO many gaping flaws in the system....so many loopholes that have been carefully created and integrated into the system....and yet, we let the farce continue....all of us (including me) complain about it, but do nothing....and it irritates me even more cause i know that even if we try, none of us 'aam janta' can actually make a difference.....
Yes yes....i know you're probably thinking, "If we want to, we can make a difference! It's only the matter of putting in the effort"...but honestly, no matter HOW much effort you put in, is it really going to usher in a change in the system?....not just the educational system....i'm talking about any system...be it a governmental or social one!
It's easy to say that we can make a difference....call me a cynic, but such things happen only in an idyllic, Utopian world!....it's all hunky dory in concept, just like all the economic theories that i learnt during my post-graduation, which are true only in the case of 'perfect competition' - a fictional state of affairs!.....they just don't work out right when you actually apply them to real life.....
In the same way, this whole notion of bringing about a change in anything (other than yourself), let alone a system or the world, seems futile...
i'm the kind. who will change myself, or condition myself, to fit into/cope with a situation that i don't particularly like (even if it is after LOADS & LOADS of complaining!)....In fact, i just proved my point...cause after all this ranting, i'm feeling quite placated....not even half as disgruntled as i was when i began this rant....And when i think bout it, i'm pretty sure that most people are like me....cause in the end, it's comparatively SO much easier to change yourself than to change your surroundings...
When in Rome, do as Romans do....and if you don't wanna do what Romans do, you have two choices - 1. stay in Rome & do what you want, but be prepared to be trampled upon and ostracized by the Romans OR 2. Shift to Greece....or Spain....or wherever it is you think you'll get to do wot you want to do.... :p
See, i believe that, in this world, everything and everyone has a place....and they've been allotted that particular place because of their 'karma'....so do what you've been put in this world to do.....don't take on more than you can handle.....and if you really are meant to change the world....you'll do it without having to contrive it!
This man is teaching us a subject that he himself claims to know nothing about....apparently, he's 'learning' with us!....what sense does that make??....and ok, i can give the guy a break if he taught the subject in a comprehensible manner....but from the way he 'teaches', he seems to lack even the basic knowledge of the subject required to relate one point to another....in fact, cause of him, i've forgotten/jumbled up what i already knew about the topic!.....and if he's new to the subject, on wot basis is he qualified to grade students' work?.....how can a 'professor' who's teaching a professional course be SO inexperienced and ignorant about the subject that he teaches?!
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No offence to Mr Supreme Bore, my problem is not with him....it's with the system that has forced him to teach a subject that he has no clue about!....he's pretty knowledgeable and experienced when it comes to current affairs & quite a few other aspects of journalism....so why is he being forced to impart knowledge about a topic that he is unfamiliar with?.....is it that since he's on the institution's payroll he needs to have some 'work' to do?!....cause it certainly seems that way.....
The institution could hire someone experienced to teach, but they will not....because it will increase their 'expenses'....and they r not 'funded' enough to be able to afford better teachers.....And it's not only in the case of the faculty that this excuse is used.....the same excuse is also used for the lack of infrastructure....i mean, if you're seriously lacking funds, then increase the fees!....i'm sure the students won't mind a slight hike in fees if they get better infrastructure and faculty!
This whole education system of ours always gets me very worked up...there are SO many gaping flaws in the system....so many loopholes that have been carefully created and integrated into the system....and yet, we let the farce continue....all of us (including me) complain about it, but do nothing....and it irritates me even more cause i know that even if we try, none of us 'aam janta' can actually make a difference.....
Yes yes....i know you're probably thinking, "If we want to, we can make a difference! It's only the matter of putting in the effort"...but honestly, no matter HOW much effort you put in, is it really going to usher in a change in the system?....not just the educational system....i'm talking about any system...be it a governmental or social one!
It's easy to say that we can make a difference....call me a cynic, but such things happen only in an idyllic, Utopian world!....it's all hunky dory in concept, just like all the economic theories that i learnt during my post-graduation, which are true only in the case of 'perfect competition' - a fictional state of affairs!.....they just don't work out right when you actually apply them to real life.....
In the same way, this whole notion of bringing about a change in anything (other than yourself), let alone a system or the world, seems futile...
i'm the kind. who will change myself, or condition myself, to fit into/cope with a situation that i don't particularly like (even if it is after LOADS & LOADS of complaining!)....In fact, i just proved my point...cause after all this ranting, i'm feeling quite placated....not even half as disgruntled as i was when i began this rant....And when i think bout it, i'm pretty sure that most people are like me....cause in the end, it's comparatively SO much easier to change yourself than to change your surroundings...
When in Rome, do as Romans do....and if you don't wanna do what Romans do, you have two choices - 1. stay in Rome & do what you want, but be prepared to be trampled upon and ostracized by the Romans OR 2. Shift to Greece....or Spain....or wherever it is you think you'll get to do wot you want to do.... :p
See, i believe that, in this world, everything and everyone has a place....and they've been allotted that particular place because of their 'karma'....so do what you've been put in this world to do.....don't take on more than you can handle.....and if you really are meant to change the world....you'll do it without having to contrive it!
