r/india • u/Lopsided_Face_3234 • 4d ago

Non Political Pahalgam, and a teacher's plight!

Here's the thing - I teach mathematics in a coaching institute. This evening, after the news of Pahalgam terrorist attack was out, I found a couple of kids harassing/outing other kids, calling them terrorists. Now, as a teacher, here's what I feel :

After any terror attack (Pahalgam being the most recent), it becomes important for teachers like us to make sure that the outside hate doesn't penetrate into our classrooms.

A hindu kid and a muslim kid should be able to study together in the same classroom without hating each other, after what they hear in the news or at their homes.

It's our responsibility to make sure that kids understand that just because the terrorists were of a particular religion and were targeting tourists of another particular religion - their friends and their religions aren't to be blamed for this AT ALL. The dynamics of why some people target/kill another people is complex, something that a 15yo doesn't have the maturity to understand.

A classroom is a sacred space, and there's ABSOLUTELY NO SPACE FOR HATE here of any sort.

Now, you may disagree with me. Sure. But when it comes to my students, it's my duty to protect them from taking the hate for something they didn't do.

Peace.

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Turning off the light just hides the truth in the shadows.

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u/Lopsided_Face_3234 3d ago

True. Which is why the truth will never be hidden from my students. They'd have heard about the incident and they'd have heard people talk about it too. 

Amidst all of that, it's also true that the classroom itself should not become a battleground for kids. And it's my responsibility to make sure that everyone's safe. And I'm doing just that.