tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post3938235671467259542..comments2023-10-30T14:26:47.315+05:30Comments on Hip Hop Grandmom: Teaching Experience-1Hip Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-79281213805122344852007-08-09T10:34:00.000+05:302007-08-09T10:34:00.000+05:30something to say:He was a very senior professor wi...something to say:He was a very senior professor with years of experience behind him.yes he was pretty cool.You need not let go your 2 yr old.Just teach him the right values.he will not ask you to intervene in situations like this one.<BR/><BR/>usha:Here as in other places we have all sorts of teachers as well as students.It is a kind of status symbol to announce that one has put in a word for his son/daughter.I feel that one would not be able to look at our children in the eye after compromising on honesty many think otherwise.i sometimes wonder who is to be blamed>The system or the person.The system is common to all.The person varies.<BR/><BR/>dee:welcome here and thanks.hope to see more of you.<BR/><BR/>africanfragments:I am afraid many parents do not see it that way.They try to impress their wards by saying 'I've spoken to your teacher and every thing shud be fine'<BR/><BR/>balaji:Thanks.Sometimes I wonder if personal accounts are getting a little too boring.Let me know if they are.<BR/><BR/>nandita prabhu:Not all parents can draw the line between values and welfare.This man thought he had the right to approach me as he was my husband's colleague.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-62727767458672584822007-08-09T08:26:00.000+05:302007-08-09T08:26:00.000+05:30father who ought to instill moral values in a chil...father who ought to instill moral values in a child itself is misguiding the child? its shocking!<BR/>it was interesting to read on the examiners presence of mind!Nanditha Prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589675344474098832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-43588723634624158792007-08-09T01:14:00.000+05:302007-08-09T01:14:00.000+05:30:)Interesting:)<BR/>InterestingBalajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835374955490731007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-79187645540040856722007-08-08T23:30:00.000+05:302007-08-08T23:30:00.000+05:30why do you think parents are so pushy,..really lea...why do you think parents are so pushy,..really learning and growing up is about making the mistakes, correcting them is the learning process,it builds charachter when we fail, and make the effort to perservere, children are just "handicapped" by interfering parents. the student should have been encouraged to spend more time studying, then asking for favours to get out easily. viva, to alert teachers.africanfragmentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493654265715063496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-14217391436869754662007-08-08T22:43:00.000+05:302007-08-08T22:43:00.000+05:30Hi,I am reading your blog for the first time and i...Hi,<BR/>I am reading your blog for the first time and it is really refreshing. Keep these great articles comming...<BR/>-DeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229866753970734518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-35479079746422528892007-08-08T17:52:00.000+05:302007-08-08T17:52:00.000+05:30Interesting. I am shocked at the audacity of these...Interesting. I am shocked at the audacity of these parents. Sometimes when I talk to some graduates I used to wonder how they managed to pass with such good marks - now I understand what must have happened.<BR/>I am sure teachers are good everywhere but it must certainly be more difficult being a teacher in such places.Ushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179239922869639391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-9908916315591975932007-08-08T17:17:00.000+05:302007-08-08T17:17:00.000+05:30What a mature and intelligent examiner. He saw the...What a mature and intelligent examiner. He saw the situation so clearly - and handled it so well. I wish there were more of him.<BR/>And parents, well, I guess they do it out of love for the children. But they should realise that at a point they really need to let go and let the child figure out for him/herself. The last point made me realise - that maybe I too ought to let my 2 yr old - go - more often than I doSomething to Sayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568614313809544638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-32835006201601482522007-08-08T16:40:00.000+05:302007-08-08T16:40:00.000+05:30shark:Parents - at least some of them- like to sho...shark:Parents - at least some of them- like to show off that they can influence everything in the world including their examiners.Children grow up thinking that they can afford to relax while their fathers will do the lobbying.they learn bitter lessons the hard way asy next post will elaborate.<BR/><BR/>whatsinaname:This is not being overprotective.In an earlier post 'my student teachers i gave the example of an overprotective parent.this man was a show off.That;s all.<BR/><BR/>srijith:I did make my unhappiness known but as i did not know his status in the department I was waiting for my husband to return -to give HIM a piece of my mind.It so happened that he waited for my husband to leave before approaching me.my husband had already given him some hint that his daughter would not get any help from me.In his hurry to leave he forgot to tell me.<BR/><BR/>deepthi:All parents are not like that.my dad would talk to our principal in our presence and confirm facts so we did not dare say anything wrong.My dad would pull us up even before the princi did.<BR/><BR/>nz:Yeah I plan to write about more such incidents including one in which I had to learn that handling girls is easier than dealing with boys.I was at the receiving end and stand corrected.<BR/><BR/>phoenix:The general notion that upright teachers are hard to find is wrong.i've been lucky to interact with many teachers with dignity and integrity.<BR/><BR/>eve's lungs:At that time we got girls from very ordinary background for whom being allowed to attend college was a privelege.Things are better now.Those days we had students who were very interested and came to college against all odds.they were easy to motivate and we had mediocre students doing well due to their effort and our encouragement.we also had a group that took admission just as a stop gap arrangement to while away their time till marrige.this particular girl belonged to the latter group.I suggest you read my earlier post 'My student teachers'<BR/><BR/>Just like that:For some reason no one else from my husband's dept.approached me before or after this man.Either word got around about what I did or my hubs gave him a proper dressing down.I helped a few colleagues by teaching their daughters for free and the girls are in touch with me even now.<BR/><BR/>tys on ice:I get very annoyed when parents act like dadas and offer to help their children for wrong reasons.Please give your mom a handshake from me.<BR/><BR/>vijay:Exam time starts and lobbying begins.When will parents learn.it is becoming worse these days.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-65694376223080155612007-08-08T16:34:00.000+05:302007-08-08T16:34:00.000+05:30Mom was the HOD of Economics at a college in Banga...Mom was the HOD of Economics at a college in Bangalore (now retired)... I remember "calls" being received during exams times.. yours truly was the answerer of phones and I was told NOT to pass on any messages...<BR/><BR/>Dad played his part in passing mom's contacts along to anyone who needed a favor :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-72860807619700931722007-08-08T14:05:00.000+05:302007-08-08T14:05:00.000+05:30Sometimes the greatest hamper to growth is over pr...Sometimes the greatest hamper to growth is over protectiveness disguised as care and expectation disguised as concern...<BR/><BR/>I know of another teacher like you - my mother.Tys on Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718530428063102986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-2196767331172068132007-08-08T11:11:00.000+05:302007-08-08T11:11:00.000+05:30These kind of fathers do more wrong than right. Yo...These kind of fathers do more wrong than right. You should have told him off then and there, but I guess being your husband's colleague, he was entitled to some 'good' behaviour from you.<BR/>But seriously I too can't imagine what the father would have told his daughter..?!Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-65171483573924124522007-08-08T11:09:00.000+05:302007-08-08T11:09:00.000+05:30Although I dont endorse what the father did and c...Although I dont endorse what the father did and certainly not what the girl did - wasnt there any way you could have cottoned on to the fact during term time , that the girl maybe was not performing up to the expected level and pulled her up for it ? <BR/><BR/>There must be a system to identify non performers and help them rectify themselves .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14157665564024320442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-7177863439349376892007-08-08T09:45:00.000+05:302007-08-08T09:45:00.000+05:30Inspiring! :)sort of reassuring too :)Inspiring! <BR/>:)<BR/>sort of reassuring too :)Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427880766691064056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-20530918626634948112007-08-08T04:41:00.000+05:302007-08-08T04:41:00.000+05:30looking forward to read more of your Teaching Expe...looking forward to read more of your Teaching Experiences :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-45368539634405848832007-08-07T23:58:00.000+05:302007-08-07T23:58:00.000+05:30hmm parents tend to do whatever it takes to make t...hmm parents tend to do whatever it takes to make the child happy or maybe it is more like they ahve taken it upon themselves to resolve any issues the child might face....It only shows to go that parents will be parents no matter what...<BR/><BR/>I am gald the examiner treated the whole situation in a smooth manner and gave you no worries to caryy home...deepthi vinodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483344048246035947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-35447861441161735272007-08-07T17:02:00.000+05:302007-08-07T17:02:00.000+05:30That`s interesting.. ! Parents are supposed to not...That`s interesting.. ! Parents are supposed to not just get their children educated, but also get them inculcated with moral values. The father is more to be blamed.!<BR/><BR/>Hip Granma, I think you should have given that parent a big piece of your mind, then and there.!<BR/><BR/>Have Fun, Take Care and God Bless!<BR/><BR/>With Best Regards,<BR/>Srijith.srijithunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897386632437180172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-49128820614371325302007-08-07T16:17:00.000+05:302007-08-07T16:17:00.000+05:30I wonder why parents do not realise the limit to b...I wonder why parents do not realise the limit to being protective. These things will only kill the fire in the child to perform.WhatsInANamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498298103761502178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-75764740782353321752007-08-07T16:06:00.000+05:302007-08-07T16:06:00.000+05:30How true!I feel most of the times its the parents ...How true!<BR/>I feel most of the times its the parents who give an impression to their children that they will "take care of everything".<BR/>I feel it is better to let the children fail and learn on their own than taking this back door entry.<BR/><BR/>By the way that examiner has to be truly appreciated for handling the situation so well.Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988390811396242179noreply@blogger.com