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Tuesday, August 16, 2005

The college phase -II

I think I'll use the stream of consciousness technique to write more about it. Or just move on? There, I've already started stream of consciousnessing..... lol..... P.D.C> prepare them to take the exams seriously.... degree classes..... more interesting.... P.G. oh man, I love that game.... invigilation.... correcting answer scripts equals tonnes of paper work in Kerala Univ. ..... attendance, discipline, lack of facilities, finance and infrastructure, genral stagnation of standards, the kids leave, the game goes on and semseterization equals one step forward and three steps sidewards.
assignments, seminars and projects plus internal assessments
a blur a whilrlwind viva voces and finally the realization
I like teaching the p.g. students most. I like teaching Litt rather than General English. Varying my grasp and reach. More and more content. Innovating in methods of teaching. But somehow stagnating. God, am I beginning to hate teaching?
Then two things happened, no, three, that changed everything.
I learned how to use the computer and surf the internet big time. BANG. Something exploded in me. The future is here and now and it includes me.
My son was diagnosed as seemingly autistic.
All my career dreams go up in smoke. Promotion due :)
I begin writing academic stuff again after a long lay off.
Writing poems too.
I need to learn to teach so that I can help my son learn. So I need to learn. LEARN.
My life turned topsy turvy. I had just begun to make it. I was becoming known locally and my articles began appearing and I had definitely taken a step forward because the Kerala university began to call me to be the resource person for their refresher courses.
Teaching teachers.
What a pleasure.
I gave it all up or lost it all. For something better.
Next episode: Aditi and learning/starting from from scratch. Coming soon to this blog near yours.

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