Something about life in college:
Shrinking three months' content into one article is both easy and difficult. Easy because I'm lazy to write 3 of them. Difficult because the events and thoughts aren't fresh in my memory. But that's how irregular undergrad will be and I'm trying to get used to it as soon as possible. Failed plans, missed deadlines, last minute preparations are the norm these days. I personally view my courses with the expectation that they'll feature at some point in my career. This helps me to look forward to the lectures and the question paper. I see people around me sit in the lecture for the sake of attendance. I've done that too but in hindsight, I feel it's just not worth the time we put in sitting in the lecture. (Bunking classes is not an option unless you want to be kicked out of college lol) I figured out getting my mind excited about the subject (by knowing what was taught in the previous class or simply begging my mind to get excited by creating a false fascination for the subject) increased my overall interest and satisfaction of having a productive time. The above is obviously for people who want to "learn" in college. But come on, choosing an institution that respects the student's time irrespective of how the student wants to spend his/her time (learn, while away time) is important. I think a student is gonna be unhappy without feeling accomplished and interested in an engineering school in India.
Being 2 years elder to my peers in class, I'm always a little scared that I would lower my maturity level to be more in sync with them. I want to know how this pans out in the coming years. Hop on so you could be a part of this journey!
Something about life outside college:
Nil. Next!
Three months flew by like 3 days and I don't seem to have had a life outside college.
Reflecting on the past three months, I can see how I've poorly managed time, given in to temptations and instant gratification and ignored health. Before working on anything at all, it is inevitable that I work on the above.
Something about my dance:
I recently participated in a professional competition and it stirred strong feelings in me. It is about my dance and hence it features here.
We talk of equality in education but never apply it to arts education. Two students with equal interest should be getting the same education, same guidance irrespective of the geographical location, caste, money etc. Half baked teachers are the spoilsport here. It is only in arts where the teachers are not scrutinized for qualification. There is neither a proper yardstick nor a system. Students studying under such artists turn out to be poor artists with no sound knowledge about the art form and it's technicalities. This only dilutes the quality of the art that the community practices and celebrates as a whole. It is unhealthy to the art and the community.
This is why I feel there is a need to institutionalise arts and have a process through which only qualified artists are licensed to teach. I've become a victim of half baked teaching in my formative training and I hope and pray that the future generations are not affected by this
Shrinking three months' content into one article is both easy and difficult. Easy because I'm lazy to write 3 of them. Difficult because the events and thoughts aren't fresh in my memory. But that's how irregular undergrad will be and I'm trying to get used to it as soon as possible. Failed plans, missed deadlines, last minute preparations are the norm these days. I personally view my courses with the expectation that they'll feature at some point in my career. This helps me to look forward to the lectures and the question paper. I see people around me sit in the lecture for the sake of attendance. I've done that too but in hindsight, I feel it's just not worth the time we put in sitting in the lecture. (Bunking classes is not an option unless you want to be kicked out of college lol) I figured out getting my mind excited about the subject (by knowing what was taught in the previous class or simply begging my mind to get excited by creating a false fascination for the subject) increased my overall interest and satisfaction of having a productive time. The above is obviously for people who want to "learn" in college. But come on, choosing an institution that respects the student's time irrespective of how the student wants to spend his/her time (learn, while away time) is important. I think a student is gonna be unhappy without feeling accomplished and interested in an engineering school in India.
Being 2 years elder to my peers in class, I'm always a little scared that I would lower my maturity level to be more in sync with them. I want to know how this pans out in the coming years. Hop on so you could be a part of this journey!
Something about life outside college:
Nil. Next!
Three months flew by like 3 days and I don't seem to have had a life outside college.
Reflecting on the past three months, I can see how I've poorly managed time, given in to temptations and instant gratification and ignored health. Before working on anything at all, it is inevitable that I work on the above.
Something about my dance:
I recently participated in a professional competition and it stirred strong feelings in me. It is about my dance and hence it features here.
We talk of equality in education but never apply it to arts education. Two students with equal interest should be getting the same education, same guidance irrespective of the geographical location, caste, money etc. Half baked teachers are the spoilsport here. It is only in arts where the teachers are not scrutinized for qualification. There is neither a proper yardstick nor a system. Students studying under such artists turn out to be poor artists with no sound knowledge about the art form and it's technicalities. This only dilutes the quality of the art that the community practices and celebrates as a whole. It is unhealthy to the art and the community.
This is why I feel there is a need to institutionalise arts and have a process through which only qualified artists are licensed to teach. I've become a victim of half baked teaching in my formative training and I hope and pray that the future generations are not affected by this
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