Students of today..

This teaching profession is really a ungreatful one. When i was a student, i hardly realized how much i (we) used to hurt our teachers. Now, that i am on the other side, i am experiencing it.

Even though you are good to them, polite, teach well, it is not enough. Dont know what students expect. Especially the higher semester students.

It is very difficult to handle them, make them sit through one hour of class. You ask them a question, they stare at you as though you have asked them to jump out of the window. You ask them to do an assignment, they get it only if marks are promised. That too with low quality work.

I had actually liked these students last semester. They too would talk to me like a friend. But not anymore. Because, they will be graduating in few months and they are the kings and queens of the college. Wonder how they ll survive in the industry with such an attitude.

I feel the main reason for such defiant behavior is that they are left free at home and at college. Higher management is always on their side. And also, they have lost interest in studying. Engineering is no longer to understand how things work. It is just a degree. Anyone can and will get it. There is no motivation to do well. If you sail through the semesters, it is an achievement.

Meanwhile, the lower semester students are so sweet. They do their work on time, submit it with such dedication. I feel happy looking at them. I know for sure that they will turn into defiant students as they climb higher semesters. Till then, let them be.

With such attitude, higher semester students better be prepared for what is in store for them few months from now. I just wish them all the best.