Unlearn, reinforce and learn. The three objectives of the communication class. Students in our class also make sure that the learning part is not lost on the teachers as well.
Five students(including yours truly) reached at the last second as the lecture started, only to be greeted by the smiling teacher, who broke into applause along with the students, politely but effectively sending the message of reaching before time. Point taken.
Next class, I leave an assignment on tenterhooks to reach on time – sorry, two minutes before time. I even use the elevator. Irony strikes. The teacher herself is not there. Huffing, puffing and panting, the class – especially those who feel betrayed for hurrying unnecessarily – spreads the message two minutes into the lecture – welcome the teacher when she arrives. The teacher enters. Like clockwork, her entry is greeted with warm applause. Unlearn, reinforce, learn.
The teacher then proceeds to grade us on our work thus far. A point docked for anything missing. Another professor had said in one of our classes “Habits are developed in two ways – funda and danda(the stick)”. The danda to drive in the message, used to perfection. And I’d guess the teacher didn’t take the applause too kindly. Vengeance for vengeance.
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