For many year now ,i have teaching computer scince to students studying for their master's in computer application at acollege in Punjab. i have interacted with many students, and though it is not possible to remeber all of them now, the memories of some are etched in my head. that is not because they were all brilliant,but rather because somwthing in them was very different from the other.
in my first batch, there was avery bright boy called rahul.he was tall,handsome, with a very good memory.he come from an affluent at all, mainly because he was hardly ever present. i normally take the first class of the dey, which is scheduled at 9 a.m,or the one after that at 10 am.i prefer this time an this is when students are fresh and very attentive.
once in a while rahul would turn up,particularly if there was a class test or during examinations. i met him more often for attendance shortage meetings. he would beg for attendance in such a manner that it was very difficult for me to say'no, .sometime i would gat upset and tel him, 'no,ican't give you attendance .there should be discipline.'
'yes madam', he would reply apologetically , 'pardon me .from the next semester onwerds i will definitely attend your class .can you not pardon me this time! to err is human,to forgive is divine. you have only taught us this,
i could not remain angry for long. tearhers do get upset with studints who are not re gular, but if the attendance shortage affects their appearance in the final examination,one tends to melt like snow against the sun. a good teacher will always wish for the best for her student, though i do agree discipline is very important too.
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