Psych...social in fact..

(this post was initially written and saved as a draft sometime in jan..i decided to keep the first paragraph in place though it isnt relevant anymore)

Its the 3rd week of the semester and so far, so good...why wouldnt it be so? after all, we havent had any quizzes till now and saarang is also there to look forward to..and the classes have been as usual..mostly boring but i have found atleast two courses, if i may say three, interesting...i am really enjoying going to these classes more so because there is no need (or atleast thats how i see them as) for me to sit and write notes in my notebook which usually is a rough book made of left over papers..infact, I even went to a class of one course without anything in hand...it felt nice :D

now, one of these 3 courses i am referring to is the HS elective...Social Psychology.. i am still not sure why i chose it as my second option...but something keeps telling me that this is a good choice..and the prof is quite different from any other prof that i have had till now..she communicates really well and makes the class very lively while still "teaching" something...actually, i keep getting the feeling that there isnt much that one needs to learn in this subject..just practical observation and being able to correlate what you see happening around you in your daily life to what you already know. Though that might sound simple enough, it is actually speaking difficult. It is quite interesting to do it once yourself..say observe someone closely like you have never done before and see what inferences you can draw. Its quite an interesting exercise and you are sure to discover many things that were hitherto unnoticeable..(anyone doing the course will realise how badly i am aping the prof here ;) ).

The first quiz paper had apart from what was taught in class a particular question that asked if environment and culture were part of reasons responsible for India's success in Pak in the recently concluded cricket series...lets see how much she buys the argument (read fart) that i have written in the paper..the paper pretty much made concrete the feeling that almost all HS courses depend more on your english skills than anything else. the class today about how attitudes are formed was quite lively and interactive..Interactivenes...something that is in lots in this class. and that sets this course apart from all other courses. most other profs would come, teach, care very little whether the students like it or not and pack. and there are the few like one of our PMT profs who takes too much pain in making sure that everyone gets the point and it gets just unbearable sometimes when some guys ask dumb doubts..real dumb doubts..or ask him to repeat what he has just patiently explained for more than 10 minutes. but in social psychology, nothing of that sort happens. either you listen in class or she makes you listen!! she is constantly on the lookout for junta who are sleepy and wakes them up..has happened atleast twice with the same guy till now..and she has a good sense of humour too. thats a crucial aspect in the classes being enjoyable. and the anecdots/recollections from her experience of teaching both 4th years and 2nd years simultaneously too make for a good time. all in all, i have to admit i do enjoy the course a lot.

oh, and how can i forget chocolates and her class!! her policy is that if we come late by more than a minute on a day like tuesday when class if immediately after the lunch break, we need to get chocolates for the others when we have the next class...sounds childish but kinda has worked i must say. though some guys(and girl(s) too) have failed to get the chocolates (some accuse me of also being part of that gang having bunked the day after i went late :D ) after coming late. but thankfully, a good soul revived the tradition today after coming late yesterday. i hope i wont be needing to get chocolates ever again..but its hard whatwith my penchant to go late to classes..i get some kinda thrill out of it..even if i dont, i hope others keep up the trend and bring chocolates when they have to :D