Is it just Me or the world around has gone pessimist too
Now I am really confused, dwelling between reality & fiction what I thought is reality.
My last post was about how world need a teacher & no other than the Lord Krishna himself can do it better.
And the tone was - Ohh ! Alas this world, Kya hoga iskaaa.
Hey! Happy Teacher's day.
In the last year of my college, my love for teaching has made me passionate for a career in teaching. I used to go half an hour before sessions to empty classrooms and take classes.
Soon after completion of course, I came back home & started looking for a possible opening in B-Schools.
Given the tags I am carrying - DC, IET & IMT & after interview & actually a good demo session I was liked by all. But then with a questionable face they asked, why ain't you going for corporate or anywhere else.
You are talented.
Is their something wrong, why on earth you coming to teaching. And yes their attitude was really Caring.
I so much wanted to tell them about my love for teaching & how I consider(ed) it a matter/career of choice. I got selected in one of the most PRESTIGE_ious and best ranking college.
While explaining me the work culture and responsibilities, as an advise I was told that ' Don't try teach more or involve a lot in subjects, act very diplomatically, No one's here to study.'
Just pass the time, enjoy here, students are really funny & interesting, work is ... aah so easy.
You need to take 10 classes a week of Any(!) subject U want.
I had it in my heart .. & mind that given a good growth opportunity and tell-able salary to start with, I would want to stay and continue, for I am so much in Love with this profession.
The world of reality is stranger than ever thought.
The net result is that the teaching profession is not able to attract the best talent.
Alright I am not the best.
Worse, in a world that respects only success and equates success with material success, there is a steady erosion of respect for teachers & knowledge and in my poor city, the condition is poorer. There are 60 B-schools in Indore, can you beat this ??? !!!
The unspoken, but widespread, belief is that a person takes to teaching only because he/she could not get an opening elsewhere.
Yeah teaching is a profession & vocation, but guess its now only vocation.
Then again, maybe I am wrong. Maybe teachers will retain the decent position they have now on the food chain, but for the moment I have dropped plan of becoming one, and will rather find a place in corporate world and do what even if I regret, I won't be again adding more to my Insanity & Insane actions.
Most important, my parents are really happy, as they say - chalo, shaam ka bhula, subah bhi ghar laut aaye toh use bhula nahi kehte ... Akshat kehte hai. :-)
PS : - I truly, deeply respect the teachers I had in my life, for they have shaped me & made me the person I am today; it was love towards them and respect, that I was wanting so badly to join this profession. So, forgive me for such a write up. I am myself disappointed.
