Hey Teachers whither your civic sense??

Yesterday I had been to a prestigious workshop organized by idiscoveri ( XSEED) exclusively for educators/ counselors/ psychologists..Since the fee was not cheap The crowd was the typical well-dressed, ( elegantly ethnic), English ( accented) speaking, and intellectual( sic)!!!

The speaker was Professor Howard Gardner, John H.& Elizabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education ( The Father of MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE)

His talk was indeed enlightening and was conveyed in very simple language interspersed with wit and humour.

During the coffee break we were given refreshments and a bottle of water.

Next was the Q&A session where the so called uppity educators in heavily phoren accents posed long twisted questions ( obviously we, fellow members could not understand) in complex jargon. The Professor smartly tackled the questions giving tailored answers ( not meant for the questions).When he asked them if he had answered their questions, I cold not but suppress a giggle when the young lady answered,' Yes Professor you have removed the veil from my mind'.

Thus the session went back and forth!

Everyone seemed so worried about the future generation.

The HEIGHTS of DISMAY AND SHAME was when everyone exited the hall ( Central Lecture Theatre, IIT Madras)... Empty plastic Plastic bottles were strewn on the floor in every row..

I was in tears and bent down to pick up a few. I was of course politely told by the organizers that they would arrange them to be disposed..

I hung my head in agony and embarrassment.

What sort of teachers are they? ......I dread the future of the young ones in their hands!!!!