Teaching is Learning

As I teach students in the master’s programme year after year, I observe how the youth prefer to spend their time on curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities.   This is contextual for classroom discussions, engagement with batchmates for group activities, and overall group dynamics. I present my observations on how students knowingly or unknowingly make choices in spending their time and effort. Alongside this, I also provide some suggestions to improve the learning experiences through proactive and additional efforts that may require an investment of time and effort beyond classroom learning. Tasks and experiences Following the school and undergraduate teaching processes, the students tend to prioritize tasks at the master level too. The primary task remains sitting through the lectures, working on assignments for assessment through individual or group tasks, and preparing for examinations.   Such passive involvement for marks is neither exciting nor adequat...