So here are most of us, done with half our engineering studies. This year I presume was hard on all especially since we entered our departments, struggled with coursework, new subjects, hard concepts , a few incompetent lecturers, difficult labs and what not. It left me frustrated with the way things went. Spending close to 12 hours in college with lot of work to be done after coming home as well was a bit too much to take! Well we probably wouldn't complain if we were enjoying. After all we have chosen the course of our liking. Then what could be wrong? A lot of things!!! (Read a 'rant' one of my friends blogged about to get an overview, I won't repeat the same concerns :D ) But this post is going to be about how we can probably be happier given the present problems our engineering (or any other I would say) education system has. It is a consolidation of not just my views but of opinions that emerged out of discussions, what some of our lecturers suggest and so on. 3 golden rules..
1.Ask,ask and ask....
... till you understand. I am sure not all understand at once even though we don't stop nodding our heads :D. Its not wrong to question and most of the teachers entertain doubts as well. It so happens that we do have a lot of teachers who start out fresh. There are a few who may not have very strong concepts either. But by not asking them because they do not know or can't explain to you properly, you are not giving them a chance to learn and get experience. No one is too tough headed not to learn and not everyone knows everything and even these teachers know that! There can be many things you can teach them.In the end everyone gains out of this.
2.Stop bothering about grades!
Yes this can be the factor that puts down most of us. Especially when it comes to absolute grading, you can miss out on a grade because of a few marks which seems quite unfair. But this must not deter us from learning what we have to, do something innovative and deduce joy out of what we are doing. An open secret is that the companies that look for placements do see your grades but they will definitely favour someone who has done something more than you have. They will look for what practical knowledge you have rather than your grades.I'm not saying you don't bother studying but don't pay too much attention to grades once you have maintained some consistency.
3.Keep yourselves busy
with something you like to do. It maybe some club at college, some project you are doing with friends or just about anything! Trust me it keeps you sane after 4 years :D. even here its best to socialize, take help from wherever you get it and basically have fun! Its okay to bunk a few classes( not just to study for internals :D)
There might be plenty of things I have missed out on.I'm sure we can all find solutions that suit us perfectly! No one knows better than you what keeps you happy and what you have to do to achieve your goal. Don't let the system bog you down.So many people have been there, done that. Let the spirits run high! Cheers to half life! :D
1.Ask,ask and ask....
... till you understand. I am sure not all understand at once even though we don't stop nodding our heads :D. Its not wrong to question and most of the teachers entertain doubts as well. It so happens that we do have a lot of teachers who start out fresh. There are a few who may not have very strong concepts either. But by not asking them because they do not know or can't explain to you properly, you are not giving them a chance to learn and get experience. No one is too tough headed not to learn and not everyone knows everything and even these teachers know that! There can be many things you can teach them.In the end everyone gains out of this.
2.Stop bothering about grades!
Yes this can be the factor that puts down most of us. Especially when it comes to absolute grading, you can miss out on a grade because of a few marks which seems quite unfair. But this must not deter us from learning what we have to, do something innovative and deduce joy out of what we are doing. An open secret is that the companies that look for placements do see your grades but they will definitely favour someone who has done something more than you have. They will look for what practical knowledge you have rather than your grades.I'm not saying you don't bother studying but don't pay too much attention to grades once you have maintained some consistency.
3.Keep yourselves busy
with something you like to do. It maybe some club at college, some project you are doing with friends or just about anything! Trust me it keeps you sane after 4 years :D. even here its best to socialize, take help from wherever you get it and basically have fun! Its okay to bunk a few classes( not just to study for internals :D)
There might be plenty of things I have missed out on.I'm sure we can all find solutions that suit us perfectly! No one knows better than you what keeps you happy and what you have to do to achieve your goal. Don't let the system bog you down.So many people have been there, done that. Let the spirits run high! Cheers to half life! :D
