We have all heard about these programs under which , (
for example ) students from India would go to USA , spend a few weeks with American
families and even attend local universities
In turn , American students would spend similar period
in India ( may be , with the parents of those Indian students who went to USA ) and attend Indian Colleges
In the process , both groups learn the customs /
traditions / life-styles of their host Societies
I suppose , they also learn quite a lot about the
Education Systems of host countries
Which would include , academic pursuit and teaching
methods
But , above all , they would learn how the students
behave in the class rooms and how the teachers maintain discipline
I believe , it must be a " Shocking "
experience for those Indian students to find that professors in USA wield unimaginable
power , unfettered by the Dean or
Chancellor of those colleges
Eg :
* A professor's
is the final word in the evaluation of any student ( no court of higher appeal
)
* Quite a lot
of that evaluation is based on the number and the quality of questions asked by
the students
* "
Shot-gun " exams are a teacher's
way of judging the progress of the students
* If any
student absents from class room without a satisfactory reason ( ie satisfactory
to the subject teacher ),
the teacher
can simply tell him to stop attending the classes ! Heavy rains or snow storm
does not count ! And
the Dean
cannot question the professor's decision
* Teachers
don't prescribe any text books , but they may suggest a dozen books to refer to
* Many teachers
just " refuse to teach " ! They insist that the students come to
class , having " self taught " the
subject and
the class room is only for the purpose of "solving difficulties"
faced by students while self-teaching !
* Emphasis is
not on a student remembering the exact mathematical equation but on knowing
which equation to
use !
Hence , most
professors will allow a student to look up any book during an exam !
* Even arriving
at the exact / precise " answer " is not considered important . It is
your " approach " to solving a
problem that
counts more .
Were you able to suggest a non-traditional and distinctly
innovative " approach " ?
MORAL OF THE
STORY :
How about Shri Narendra Modiji ( himself , a champion
of " Out of Box " thinking ) , signing an " Exchange Agreement
" with President Obama , under
which , a batch of 40 Indian Legislators ( to begin with , opposition members
of Rajya Sabha ) , are deputed to USA for 6 months ( or till GST Bill gets
passed ? ) to attend the sessions of US Congress / Senate , to learn / imbibe their
ways of conducting official business ?
Of course , our deputed legislators must be paid a
" Copycat-ing Allowance " of $ 100 per day while in USA !
After all , cafeteria in American Congress building
does not provide " dosas " @ Rs 2 per piece !
While readily agreeing to the Indian request , it is
quite possible that President Obama may politely decline to send the American
Legislators to attend our Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha's budget session ! Entirely understandable !
Dear Shri Venkaiah-ji :
You may get much
more cooperation from all parties after 6 months !
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