I am happy for the reason that I always wanted to be a teacher and became one . Professors speak what they read, and what they think, but NOT what they DID. I talk What I did and what I do.
What I did usually most teachers wont do.
Coming from humble background, with average academic achievements, I became a professor in a national institute, teaching to top class students, most amazing subject i.e., Management given best job and salary, located in best place - Mumbai, with Best accommodation, Name, fame, and liberty to do the work that I wish to do ! What all I want I got being a professor.
Teahcing was my interest. It took THREE turns
eaching to be most useful to my students. As a young teacher, my search was for best teaching mehtods. Experiential Learning, the path I took to. It was student engagement which I aimed at.
My focus always and all through was S T U D E N T S ! It was not research and it was not extension, or administration. Only and only learning !
My answer was emphatic NO ! No ! I felt, my students are harmed and seriously damaged despite their immense talent, long and continous-determied effort, extreme and long exertion and high expenses they incured ! Students dont know how they are harmed , how much harm is being done to them !
Two clear choices before me are FLIGHT - FIGHT ! Professors usual responses are:
- Most professors opt for... Neglect and Ignore mode !
- Some professor do both - Flight and Fight ! leaving academics and start criticizing from outside !
- Rarely professors chose Stay and Fight ! Wrecking the ship from inside ! This is what I choose to do !
People laugh when they hear me ! Yes I know ! But what I care is my students not others !
- Regarding the damage , what it is ! ( Huge cash outflows, Student Loans, Industry Jobs etc)
- Reason, why I call it damage ( Students loose their life control ! Loose their sovereignty )
- My way of changing the damage into useful thing ! ( Simple way of Waste to Wealth ! )
But students once experience Mandi way they realise it ! They stuck to it once for all !
Quick points: 1. Academic studies found USELESS and HARMFUL to the students. 2. Students are looted, educated meak, and educated weak. 3. Students are made employees for employers. 4. Rarely educated seen really educated! 5. Even, in 21 cenury most people dying are uneducated. Seems, this wont cease that early. Anybody counter me on these points ! Impossible ! These are facts !
How to design USEFUL learning to students? Useful is the best thing to make students interesting and engaging I felt !
My single point agenda is... to one student, even for a while, a little, how to be USEFUL !
EXCITING and INTERESTING are insufficient in designing the learning work !
It struck me, why not do this..! I did. It was a grand success! Students loved it !
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