The rooms filled with chairs about sixty of them , the class is being held in the basement of an old Hospital , the rooms got nothing else but the sixty chairs, one table a computer infested with viruses and a Projector , projecting vauge presentations on the wall.
The Coridoor outside the classroom is filled with 20 somethings , coming from various walks of life, as far away as the northeast and delhi, confused , yet ambitious. There is a buzz in the air, while i sip my cup of cofee with the Principal , discussing curicculum and my almost horrifically scandalizing views on Modern day teaching.
Theres no bell which rings , im saddned by the affairs for these students , I have seen them come to my Hospital for internships, Knowledge absolutely negligeble and believe me we only take their cream. And I wonder what we are coming to when we just kep on filling these seats year after year boasting our laurells on individual competencies. I remember my classes on marketing when i was astudent, and i realise that i dont remember anything except for a nurse feeding your baby being Customer Delight, was i any better off? No wonder i find it conforting to know that one of the tachers here with a very horribly south indian accent is an old friend of the teacher with the horible southindian accent who taught me.
Anyways so class begins and I walk in and i hear hushes and everybody moving in, i stand there while people get comfortable and i wonder my first bloody class. Im not nervous really I have prepared wel, agreed not formal education as such but experience has taught me enough to give this lecture. Actualy I have met this class before on their institutional visit to the Hospital , atleast most of hem and i know that i have scandalized them with my agressive and slightly honest presentation. But the class begins highly structured , the examples are great and by he time the class finishes i realise that i have been out ther speaking for just over thre hours. Man thats long , but i realy didnt know how it passed. I come out excited , ignited as i see that i might have igbnited a few thiughts , I am basically substituting for my boss who was supose to take these classes. i take two of them , and i know this is addictive. But before i can go ahead and make a commitment in terms of my time to the management ( who ofcourse are dying to see someone from the corporate world actually teaching there students). Anyway its simple for me i administer a feedback form , the answer would be given ony once i have had a feedback of the lasrt two classes. I come out with flying colors. collectively about 2-3% students think i suck , 60% think im average and meeting their expectations , 30% think im above average and 7-8 % think im god. I think i might change some of their opinions over a period of time.
And now im realy serious about it , not to the maters in the [resentation but to the activity which folows it i so badly wish i had 20 days with them , I would have made them players, sadly enough i gotta do this in bout 8 classs lets see how it goes, but man its a rush , and i think the management is rely excited to see someone from the industry teach in such an exciting and engaging manner . Im taking Stratergic Management next semester god help them .
Ps Im also thinking of writing to TISS to ask them if they could arrange for agressive three day sessions that i could take there, I wonder how that would work . Lets see , well if im going to Mumbai ill for sure take it uip atleast one class i think ill force myself through their gates , and i might be going to Mujmbai for a Marketing meet soon.
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