The JC Encounters - II
I have posted earlier, an anecdote from my college days, about our professor JC. Apart from being very strict and principled, he had quite a sharp memory. He taught us for two years [he refused to take the final year classes, as according to him, final year students were not serious enough]. When he first started teaching our class in second year, he recognized everyone by their names in one week, and by roll numbers in two. One of my classmates happened to meet him last year, and he remembered her roll number after 8 years!
In the third year, one day there was a highly interesting cricket match going on. Many people would have liked to bunk the class, but JC took a severe exception to mass bunks, so most of the students decided to go to his class, and rely on his generosity. The people who were not interested in the match, would not mind an occasional off!
Once in class, they asked JC to free the class, but he refused to do so on account of a match. The students persisted, that there was no use of staying in class, since they couldn't concentrate on studies. They thought that since JC was passionate about making students really understand (rather that just teach), this should do the trick. But poor things, they didn't really understand their teacher in two years! JC said he could not free the class, but he'd not teach, so we would have a general discussion! We then kept imploring that it would be better to study, but now JC was adamant! And what a unique talk it was! After half an hour we really pleaded to him to teach us instead, but he didn't relent!!
Frustrated, some people started asking irrelevant things. One guy asked, "Sir have you been married?", while JC had turned to face the board. With some difficulty he managed to reply, "No, not yet", his back still towards the class. Thinking of taking advantage of anonymity, another guy shot out, "Why?" The class was really at his audacity, and fell silent. JC couldn't keep facing the board indefinitely, so he turned to face the class. And oh! He was blushing!! He called on the student who had asked the second question [yes! he managed to single him out by his voice, in a class of 60, even though he must have taught a number of batches over the years!], and asked him the same set of questions. Now it was this guy's turn to turn red! He managed to reply, with great difficulty, "Sir, I am not old enough". JC replied, "Same answer".
Chapter closed, and we moved back to few more minutes of horribly boring "conversation", before the hour finally got over, to the relief of all.
In the third year, one day there was a highly interesting cricket match going on. Many people would have liked to bunk the class, but JC took a severe exception to mass bunks, so most of the students decided to go to his class, and rely on his generosity. The people who were not interested in the match, would not mind an occasional off!
Once in class, they asked JC to free the class, but he refused to do so on account of a match. The students persisted, that there was no use of staying in class, since they couldn't concentrate on studies. They thought that since JC was passionate about making students really understand (rather that just teach), this should do the trick. But poor things, they didn't really understand their teacher in two years! JC said he could not free the class, but he'd not teach, so we would have a general discussion! We then kept imploring that it would be better to study, but now JC was adamant! And what a unique talk it was! After half an hour we really pleaded to him to teach us instead, but he didn't relent!!
Frustrated, some people started asking irrelevant things. One guy asked, "Sir have you been married?", while JC had turned to face the board. With some difficulty he managed to reply, "No, not yet", his back still towards the class. Thinking of taking advantage of anonymity, another guy shot out, "Why?" The class was really at his audacity, and fell silent. JC couldn't keep facing the board indefinitely, so he turned to face the class. And oh! He was blushing!! He called on the student who had asked the second question [yes! he managed to single him out by his voice, in a class of 60, even though he must have taught a number of batches over the years!], and asked him the same set of questions. Now it was this guy's turn to turn red! He managed to reply, with great difficulty, "Sir, I am not old enough". JC replied, "Same answer".
Chapter closed, and we moved back to few more minutes of horribly boring "conversation", before the hour finally got over, to the relief of all.
4 comments:
such classes are fun, we always had such classes esp on jan 1st and other days which r not official holidays. Instead of a mass bunk we'd choose to go to the class and then have general discussions in the class or play dumb charades. oo what fun it was.
@Maverick: Those were the days, my dear friend ... sigh!!
I liked the teachers answer.....!!
And agree those were the days....*sigh*
Tk care and have a great weekend...:)
@BTR: He he he. And thanks!
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