tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post5729628822942889433..comments2023-10-30T14:26:47.315+05:30Comments on Hip Hop Grandmom: Defending the indefensible??Hip Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-53361239846192608892007-12-30T15:24:00.000+05:302007-12-30T15:24:00.000+05:30wishing u a very happy new year...nice debate u hv...wishing u a very happy new year...<BR/><BR/>nice debate u hve started here...i wish i had cell fones whn i was studying...i can just picture the kind of trouble i wud hve created :)...if my grandma was alive, she wud hve said that god didnt give horses horns and millipede eyes for a reason..Tys on Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718530428063102986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-19276227931886805042007-12-27T16:09:00.000+05:302007-12-27T16:09:00.000+05:30Thanks for visiting my blog. I am presently readin...Thanks for visiting my blog. I am presently reading some of your old posts. I love the teaching profession, and hopefully I can get to do that when I finish training. Here's wishing you and your family a very happy new year.Ravi Ramaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202185589613194733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-1129458580045458272007-12-26T16:48:00.000+05:302007-12-26T16:48:00.000+05:30a very happy 2008 to u catching up on all your pos...a very happy 2008 to u <BR/><BR/>catching up on all your posts nowArtnavyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060564468230843716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-64428341611372449602007-12-25T04:23:00.000+05:302007-12-25T04:23:00.000+05:30Happy holidays !Happy holidays !The Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859770136222683752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-63271563154849649822007-12-24T23:05:00.000+05:302007-12-24T23:05:00.000+05:30This was one healthy discussion. I am happy that y...This was one healthy discussion. I am happy that you started it.<BR/>Wish you and your family a merry christmas and a wonderful year ahead.kurroduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15334894624835480177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-91004447908798979542007-12-24T20:15:00.000+05:302007-12-24T20:15:00.000+05:30Hi all,the kid is right when he says that stdents ...Hi all,<BR/>the kid is right when he says that stdents need to be involved in decision making processes but they too need to understand that abiding by rules does not portray them as weak and submissive.Student feedback will work in institutes that encourage a certain amount of exposure to students and teachers are able to handle criticism.I am sure that this will be introduced in colleges in India soon.We tried it in our department once when students were asked to give their feed back without giving their roll numbers and we were happy to see that many students came out with their problems.unfortunately we did not continue.may be we should on whatever small scale to begin with.There has been a lot of discussion and I am thankful for your inputs.<BR/><BR/>As the kid says "You can try out different things to improve , rather than get stuck with old system which seems to aid abuse."<BR/><BR/>I am not in a decision making body but I understand the need to change as per the requirement of society.will do whatever is possible at my level as long as it benefits students in the long run. <BR/><BR/>Do I have your permission to wind up the discussions for the time being? Enjoy the well deserved break and do take care.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-77820247790140306762007-12-24T08:23:00.000+05:302007-12-24T08:23:00.000+05:30@hillgmom: I already agreed to the fact that cellp...@hillgmom: I already agreed to the fact that cellphone usage inside the class should be banned because it directly disturbs teaching. It also distracts other students. The teacher has the right to object. <BR/><BR/>The question here is: should cell phone usage be banned on campus (outside classrooms). Hiphopgmom's college bans all cell phone usage inside the campus except for emergencies. I question if this outside-class-ban is really needed.The Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859770136222683752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-82422445588824328382007-12-23T16:57:00.000+05:302007-12-23T16:57:00.000+05:30As someone from Hip grandma's generation, one thin...As someone from Hip grandma's generation, one thing I realise is that people of our gen don't have anything from our lives to relate to in the cell phone issue--there just was nothing like that then. That said, I do feel that students should not have cell phones with them in class. Of course a student with a sense of responsibility will realise that for himself/herself. But the the thing is that many young people are still in the process of acquiring that S of R and sometimes a little help in jogging that S of R into strength is needed. So some kind of rule is necessary. Beside @kid, rules are not really about using power. All rules are really about living co-operatively with our neighbours.hillgrandmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805698959846687562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-10522189481521544092007-12-23T15:25:00.000+05:302007-12-23T15:25:00.000+05:30A very happy Xmas and New Year greeting to you gmo...A very happy Xmas and New Year greeting to you gmom.Balajihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835374955490731007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-25991507877674265692007-12-23T11:31:00.000+05:302007-12-23T11:31:00.000+05:30@kid well i as far as i am aware,i have been given...@kid well i as far as i am aware,i have been given a lot of freedom by my school....but yes i have heard of schools where kids are over exploited ...but the thing the only way to stop that is by putting sense into people! i mean the parents...as a kid,whatever we say is not going to be accepted...in fact when you are a kid,you can be good at only certain things...you aren't allowed to good at certain other things...and well i tell you people feel kids aren't matured and what past have they had is there feeling....do people ever realise that kids learn faster from there mistakes? and as for kids having no past and all....ask those kids without a future or have come out of such a situation they will tell you....the thing laws or voting will not help...for still the society's view is not broader....but at the same moment i am tempted to say,kids are easily influenced and when you are influenced you don't have discretion and so with teachers too so some one who isn't biased should take the initiative,my solution for the cell phone problem is this,simple create a box or a place where kids can deposit there mobs during school hours and they can collect them afterwards....One thing is certain we are moving in time,we need to change the way we see everything..There are so many more serious problems which you have addressed......in my school,we are allowed to take our mobiles when we have to go out for representing the school...And during one of the cults a judge told us to switch of our mobiles and went into a lecture! as if we all don't have the discretion to switch them off!!It is the soceity's view on the whole which has to change...Visheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452040774198026145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-1356044286622277252007-12-23T00:13:00.000+05:302007-12-23T00:13:00.000+05:30Every rule that you make is an instrument of power...Every rule that you make is an instrument of power, that can be abused. You are a very responsible teacher, but I have already shown you that there are teachers who for their own personal reasons take advantage of these rules and abuse the students.<BR/><BR/>Here is a solution I propose:<BR/>The problem here is that, there is no voice for the student. There needs to be checks and balances for everyone. While teachers check the students, students should also be able to check the teachers, or in other words, give feedback. Every accredited college has this system to ensure everything in place.<BR/><BR/>For example, you should have also asked the students, what they thought about the cell phone use ban. You could have arranged for a student-parent meeting where every student and parents (together) get one vote each. For all you know, they might all vote for the ban. But the point here is that: the management did not ask. The students need a voice. <BR/><BR/>They are not kids, but victims of abuse. Empower the students. The students will also know how a democratic system works. They will also learn that this democratic system is not perfect. You can try out different things to improve , rather than get stuck with old system which seems to aid abuse.The Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859770136222683752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29858077.post-50625907385076956072007-12-22T22:10:00.000+05:302007-12-22T22:10:00.000+05:30i did mean virtues....others feel what they know i...i did mean virtues....others feel what they know is right....yes your point is right about our society holding...but it is the presence of so many views that causes people to get mislead...it is not that the people can't see whats right for them...but well it is just better marketing by the other side..<BR/><BR/>if as you say teachers are understanding then we students will not care how strict or stern they are...for eg,my last year science teacher was a friendly person...but when it came down to marks,corrections she was never partial but always fair....that gave us all a lot of confidence...and also she was very understanding and acknowledged our problems etc....Visheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452040774198026145noreply@blogger.com