It is Tuesday and 'Punctuality'- defined in its best way. Students sitting, non idle, with notebooks opened on their desk
I, being lot gentle, could not resist the back seat’s humble request & so gave it a chance to have my presence for today. Bottom dropped, my back cushioned and head little tilted- making an attempt to see the ppt matter amidst the genius heads in front of me. To be with the ‘back benchers’ is like accepting the trade-off between being jovial or holding a studious spirit in the class.
Today’s topic: “p-n Junction continued...”
The word ‘p-n Junction’ is now buried so deep in my mind that it’s really tough to procure it when required. Studying it since 12th grade makes me think it as the best friend of mine (although it is intangible).
But you can’t study while ruminating about your best friend (Who? It doesn’t matter here, so continue...). Shrilling and a high pitch voice piercing the diaphragm- a crucial part of our SET teacher’s vocal chords. She is not ferocious in any way but I can’t stop tagging her name with the adjective ‘messy’. Most of her attention rests on the girls- like boys stand nowhere, what a shame! I don’t brood on it as the audacity gifted to us is not a part of our counter human sex. And the best example to stand in defend for the claimed axiom include the class freedom fighters (‘fighters’- in the way they break the monotony during boring lectures) like Rachit, Cheeti, Khajuria, Bhandari and others as well. (Shishupaal the most famous one)
Most of us are still childish (ya I know, who wants to be a grown-up) and you can ‘hear’ that loud enough. Yes, “you can hear that”- the sound waves titled ‘boooooooooooo...’ that drowns the teacher’s hard work (to grab attention) often. It’s the best thing to smile about while attending a lecture. And the merriment comments, to decorate the waves, are well integrated by the frivolous minds i.e. the ‘back-benchers’ (and I am a part of it today).
You must have noticed the best tool, the ‘RAMBAAND’, used by any teacher in such a situation i.e. to interrogate someone in the class about the topic being taught in the presentation. I call it a ‘pawn’ move (in context of the chess game :D) cos the students reply to it with most dangerous- a ‘queen’ move. Best example- The smirk on teacher’s face was soon swiped by Bhagat Singh today. Although a short answer from the hormonal teenager but that was, indeed, an atypical description of the topic.
But boys are big-hearted as we don’t checkmate the game soon. And the ‘9-pointer’ comments are more than enough to force the teacher to mull over her next move. Bhagat Singh (not a part of India’s Struggle for Freedom) amplified the student force’ efforts to cease the lecture and finally everyone’s hands shouted, clapping fervently on his return to the seat. I must say ‘quality to appease’ is the best one; teachers roam around with it – as a part of their final move. White flag raised by the teacher and a victorious end for us again. She finally declared, “The class is adjourned”.
The trade-off was heavy to hold but it gifted me a ‘class’ entertainment overshadowing the importance of being punctual.
