Most Students Don't Care
About learning !!!
Exposition:
A young passionate “always cheerful” teacher came to talk with me. Today she was not so cheerful. She looked frustrated. Annoyed. A bit angry too.
“It seems like the students are here not for learning at all. They just want to make noise and have fun.” She looked defeated.
Today was the day I talked about “reality” with her.
Reality:
Most students don’t care about learning (some might do).
Most students don’t care about a teacher’s struggles (some might do).
Most students don’t care about the experience of other students (some might do).
However, this is where most teachers are likely to make this mistake.
They will try to guilt-trip students by saying, “look at all the challenges and struggles and late night works I have to do to prepare for this class.”
Whey they try to signal threat to the students, give moral finger wagging, or show apathy towards the whole process (यस्तै त हो नि जुन काम गरे पनि), then the teacher has already failed.
Paradox:
There’s a saying in Marketing. Most customers don’t care about your struggle. They only care about the value they can get. It’s quite similar in teaching. The difference is that the value our students get may not be quite apparent to them right away.
Teachers, therefore, can not let cynicism triumph over hope.