Field note

Following are the teachers I spoke to. Below is the summary of what the interviewees spoke.

Science and mathematics teacher

She joined this school in 1981, has 32-years of experience in teaching and takes classes for 8^th, 9^th and 10^th. She expects discipline, punctuality and respect from students. According to her she love her children and they will love the teachers. She controls the class well and does not give punishment.

Give imposition if students haven’t done the homework. According to her science and maths is not tough as a subject but they have to work hard.

Give examine, meditation in the morning. She also indulges in jokes during class. But she don’t know the student like the class or not. Her question paper – 40% easy questions, 20 % understanding questions, 20% application questions and 20% will be skill questions.

English teacher

Joined school since 2005. According to her students comes from a poor background and they do not study at home. Their parents are not educated and the students' concentration power is less. 4/5th students get good mark in class. She believes that this is the age to study and not love. To help understand she explains in Kannada and Tamil as if she explains in English then no one understands. 8th standard students don't use dictionary.

Students, according to her, only watch Tamil movies, and not English or Hindi. She believes that getting a bad name takes a second but to get good name is very difficult.

The management is giving scholarship for students who perform well in school. Also the government gives 10,000 Rs check for 10th student who get more then 65%.

Art teacher

She joined the school 2 months back before which she was working for underprivileged children in a school for 14 years. She is interested in taking care of children and old people. She does not give any physical punishment as she believes that even without giving physical punishment one could change a student’s behavior. She has observed that 10th Std students are not allowed for play in school or at home. She argues that student can’t sit in the class for more than 4 to 5 hours. But the school is putting burden on students of 10th standard students. All children should play sport. They do not speak in class and are not allowed to ask any question. Teachers, according to her, before teaching something to students should explain about what they are doing. Students in this school (girls and boys) are not comfortable sitting with each other. Students like to come to art class.

Physical teacher

He has 30 years of service. His students have participated in Olympic as well. He added that Deepika Padukone has also been his student. He had got state awards when he was in MES. He believes that children are equivalent to god. He coaches in the school mainly for Cricket and Badminton