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KU Teachers often found playing truant
Karachi, Oct 5: There is a new breed of teachers at the University of Karachi
(KU) that finds much more convenient to shirk from their duties, that is,
teaching. More often than not, these teachers are found relaxing in their rooms
or running one errand or the other instead of being in class.
It's sad
but true. KU is assuming the character of a government department where things
are done at a painfully slow pace. Most teachers of the university have failed
to inspire their students because of the sub-standard and archaic teaching
methods.
The News conducted a survey of the capabilities of teachers at
KU as well as their ability to inspire students. In this regard, the students of
the department of Mass Communication felt that only one or two teachers managed
to inspire them with their teaching and character. They said that most teachers
were coming to class with outdated notes. "I am surprised at the apathy of such
teachers. They are not interested in teaching and grooming students," says a
student of the department. Saad Ahmed (not his real name) of the department of
Political Science said that "it is frustrating to come to university to attend
one class only to find that the teacher is absent. Nobody cares about their
absence. Only the students are penalised for not achieving 75 per cent
attendance in classrooms."
The teachers' indifference towards duties was
apparent during the suspension of classes on the orders of a student
organisation. Many students braved uncertain conditions to come to the
university but the teachers were absent in various departments. "I came to the
university a couple of times but the teachers and the non-teaching staff was
absent," complained Hina Mansoor from the department of Chemistry.
The
non-serious and self-centred attitude of teachers was exposed when the Karachi
University Teachers Society (KUTS), in its recently meeting, demanded that
student organisations should not be recognised by KU.
On the other hand,
the teachers have four different forums which they can use to voice their
concerns: the Sindh Teachers Forum (STF) - affiliated with the Muttahida Qaumi
Movement (MQM), the Tanzeem Asatza Pakistan (TAP) that has teachers from the
right-wing parties like Jamaat-e-Islami, a liberal group (Barkati Group) and the
United Teachers Forum that have teachers with leftist leanings. The News
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Education News| Updated: 09 Jan, 2009 |
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