Comments on: Dear teachers … http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear_teachers unspoken reflections of my heart Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:06:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ravi Srinivas http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Ravi Srinivas Tue, 25 May 2010 14:19:03 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-94 @Khalid - 1. Talking in circles does not change the fact that the american economy example was in no way a direct or indirect analogy for the failures of our teaching system. Given two words, anybody can find a seemingly semantically correct link which has absolutely no relation whatsoever to the issue at hand. You seem to have already proved my point in this regard. 2. Did any part of what I'd written say I'd settle only for the best? It only said I'd settle for something RATIONALE and not something STUPID. Hence the above example. Please read it at least now before commenting again. 3. 1530?? MIT?? You've completely lost me. Please don't expect people to understand from hanging sentences. In other word, (Fragment. Consider Revising). 4. Agreed, last sentence is my opinion. I find many people agreeing that it is a sensible one. You concur on that or do you disagree? @SMK: I guess we all should. You and Me too. :) @Khalid –
1. Talking in circles does not change the fact that the american economy example was in no way a direct or indirect analogy for the failures of our teaching system. Given two words, anybody can find a seemingly semantically correct link which has absolutely no relation whatsoever to the issue at hand. You seem to have already proved my point in this regard.

2. Did any part of what I’d written say I’d settle only for the best? It only said I’d settle for something RATIONALE and not something STUPID. Hence the above example. Please read it at least now before commenting again.

3. 1530?? MIT?? You’ve completely lost me. Please don’t expect people to understand from hanging sentences. In other word, (Fragment. Consider Revising).

4. Agreed, last sentence is my opinion. I find many people agreeing that it is a sensible one. You concur on that or do you disagree?

@SMK: I guess we all should. You and Me too. :)

]]> By: khalid http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-93 khalid Sun, 23 May 2010 19:41:50 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-93 @Ravi - and greed leads to corruption..!! Greed for power, greed for money etc etc - that being the point of the blog... If you really are the kind who would settle only for the best, why NIT-T over IITM..?? why 1530 over 1600..?? why not MIT..?? dude... its cos u once felt at least NIT-T if not IITM... some engineer over not being an engineer..!! :P And personally, I think your last sentence is just a reflection of your own thoughts. :) @Ravi – and greed leads to corruption..!! Greed for power, greed for money etc etc – that being the point of the blog…

If you really are the kind who would settle only for the best, why NIT-T over IITM..?? why 1530 over 1600..?? why not MIT..??
dude… its cos u once felt at least NIT-T if not IITM… some engineer over not being an engineer..!! :P

And personally, I think your last sentence is just a reflection of your own thoughts. :)

]]> By: Smk http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Smk Sat, 22 May 2010 20:05:25 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-92 @eskay: Neat Article...something straight from the heart of every NITTian, passionate about his institute!...i would like you to do a follow up giving your views and ideas for implementation because if there is a problem there has to be a solution...The challenge is to not stop thinking:).. @eskay: Neat Article…something straight from the heart of every NITTian, passionate about his institute!…i would like you to do a follow up giving your views and ideas for implementation because if there is a problem there has to be a solution…The challenge is to not stop thinking:)..

]]> By: Ravi Srinivas http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Ravi Srinivas Sat, 22 May 2010 19:00:43 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-91 @Eskay: First of all, People from ICE should be the ones complaining.. :P Well written article but kinda waned in the flow eventually. @khalid: Corruption in education is what matters in this regard - you've completely missed the point here. No idea why the american economy needs to be dragged here - it didnt fall cos of corruption but cos of greed. www.crisisofcredit.com Something better than nothing? Absolute trash. You'd eat mud if you didn't have food? Point said for the sake of making a point. @Eskay: First of all, People from ICE should be the ones complaining.. :P Well written article but kinda waned in the flow eventually.

@khalid: Corruption in education is what matters in this regard – you’ve completely missed the point here. No idea why the american economy needs to be dragged here – it didnt fall cos of corruption but cos of greed. http://www.crisisofcredit.com

Something better than nothing? Absolute trash. You’d eat mud if you didn’t have food? Point said for the sake of making a point.

]]> By: khalid http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-88 khalid Tue, 18 May 2010 17:35:26 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-88 Agreed that you do have a very good point about corruption n power hungry people. But then, these are natural instincts of the human mind. The American economy fell cos of similar issues... I just want you to look at it from another angle - the dearth of teachers in our country. You do know the quote "something is better than nothing"... We have an extremely fast growing population... a 100 kids are born in India every minute. Now that means you need at least one new, good, non-corrupt, friendly teacher born every minute. I think sometimes you just need to know what to learn from your teacher and what not to. Agreed that you do have a very good point about corruption n power hungry people. But then, these are natural instincts of the human mind. The American economy fell cos of similar issues…

I just want you to look at it from another angle – the dearth of teachers in our country. You do know the quote “something is better than nothing”…

We have an extremely fast growing population… a 100 kids are born in India every minute. Now that means you need at least one new, good, non-corrupt, friendly teacher born every minute.

I think sometimes you just need to know what to learn from your teacher and what not to.

]]> By: hema http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-87 hema Mon, 17 May 2010 04:23:51 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-87 good one! You have neatly pointed out the ills plaguing the system. Let us hope things will get better. As Shyam suggests a change in the mode of recruitment will help. good one! You have neatly pointed out the ills plaguing the system. Let us hope things will get better.
As Shyam suggests a change in the mode of recruitment will help.

]]> By: Shyam http://blog.karthiksankar.com/dear_teachers/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Shyam Sun, 16 May 2010 02:58:38 +0000 http://blog.karthiksankar.com/?p=614#comment-86 Few suggestions, some of them u have mentioned urself. 1. Recruitment of faculty through assessment of teaching as well as research skills. To prove his/her teaching skills, he/she must be made to teach a selected bunch of students from the dept. comprising of under performers, avg performers and high achievers. The students must be allowed to give feedback and evaluate every candidate. For proving their research aptitude, he/she must be made to show sustained research aptitude and work to a body (say the senate) tht has the interests of college in its mind. 2. Performance based evaluation at the end of every year of the faculty. Bonus and allowance over the basic pay must be fixed only on the basis of their contribution to the college for that year. Faculty under-performing consistently must be subjected to strict action as in the case with private firms. Although it can be a very harsh take on the teachers, such an evaluation scheme will ensure that the penetration of corruption and money-mindedness in the education system wil be regulated. cheers! Few suggestions, some of them u have mentioned urself.

1. Recruitment of faculty through assessment of teaching as well as research skills. To prove his/her teaching skills, he/she must be made to teach a selected bunch of students from the dept. comprising of under performers, avg performers and high achievers. The students must be allowed to give feedback and evaluate every candidate. For proving their research aptitude, he/she must be made to show sustained research aptitude and work to a body (say the senate) tht has the interests of college in its mind.

2. Performance based evaluation at the end of every year of the faculty. Bonus and allowance over the basic pay must be fixed only on the basis of their contribution to the college for that year. Faculty under-performing consistently must be subjected to strict action as in the case with private firms.

Although it can be a very harsh take on the teachers, such an evaluation scheme will ensure that the penetration of corruption and money-mindedness in the education system wil be regulated.

cheers!

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