And on the same day right at the end of that last class on that last day, I'd barely said a proper good bye to all the students...there were a couple of girls who came up and wanted an A instead of a B for the course. One of them plaintively inquired why she hadn't done well in the last quiz even though both of them had studied together till 3 O'clock the night before the quiz. There were more comments. They wanted me to increase the number of points for their class presentation. They accused me of not having enough assignments (which is why they hadn't done well). And then one of the girls made the mistake of saying, "I didn't know that I'd get a B if I missed 11 points." That was it. I told her that the information was in the syllabus and that I hadn't kept it a secret, and if she had wanted to get an A so badly then maybe she would have done well not to have waited until the very last day of class.
That was that more or less.
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That's another watershed event, what?
As for the students' reactions, now you know how we teachers feel, especially those of us who have been at it for half our lives. Good luck to you...
No, it wasn't a watershed event, Suvro da. Did I make it sound thus?
I wasn't blowing the trumpets (of any kind) but it's true that I've never been offered a coffee and a muffin by any of my students (or by anyone come to think of it with a "thanks" at the end) before, so that did feel unusually nice. That indeed was completely unexpected just as it was completely unexpected when one of my favourite students (from the first semester that I was teaching), always used to greet me from across the road and used to come over to talk with me long after he had taken a class with me.
As for the other kind - I've had them every semester. There was nothing unusual nor unexpected about that.
It was just somewhat amusing in a dry sort of way that I encountered the two different kinds on the very same same day - that's all.
And I've never been completely insensitive to how teachers feel nor about how students react and respond, even if I say so myself.
Thanks for the good luck and (although you sound somewhat glum and terse) many thanks for commenting as always. I'd rather have a terse comment than none.
Shilpi
Hello,Shilpi di,this is Amit(one of Suvro Sir's students).I am in the 12th standard and am preparing for the SAT exam.Could you tell me how is the college life in America.
What are people there like?
Any information and suggestions and advice which you may find worthwhile would be welcome.
My email id is: amit.parag006@gmail.com
With regards,
Amit
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