Compulsions of Nepali Lecturer

Being a lecturer, I must understand the obligation of Nepali Lecturers. Putting myself into their shoes, what I feel is that they are compelled to be busy. It may be not their intention to teach in various colleges but the different circumstances are making them do so rather than solely selfishness. In this post, I am trying to clarify some of the main hurdles due to which they are not being able to give full time to the same college.

Teaching in the same college full time is very important for student and lecturer both, but, the things are not as easy as we are saying here because due to its seasonal nature, lecturers are used to searching in various colleges. Once they get a class, its duration will be within particular month only. After completing the courses, they remain futile and unemployed. They even do not know whether they get another class to teach there or not because of nepotism and relativism. So, they do not want to lose the classes as far as they get it somewhere.

Furthermore, the salary, we get while teaching here, is not so handsome and we get salary lately due to which it is our necessity to seek another option to maintain their hand to mouth. Lectures’ life is not so fancy in Nepal nevertheless some bright hope still persists. While observing even in India, the case is just opposite to Nepal, they are highly paid with handsome salary.

Likewise, we are used to moving into various colleges to establish link with them. It creates the environment to show acquaintance with more students, too.  Moving into different colleges helps us to be familiar in the market. We will get a chance to proper exposure in the market. With the increase and more experience, it helps us to foster our career so that the jobs remain stable in another way.

But, this sort of moving may not be suitable for all. Those who are perfect in their subject can do such job which may not be appropriate for other lecturers. It deteriorates their career rather than upgrading. It would be very hard to maintain if we do not have strong knowledge of the content we are teaching. In this situation, it is better to study hard first and teach students wisely.

To conclude, though we are being besieged by such hurdles and complexities, we have to try to give much information to our students wherever we teach. We should not play with their lives. We have to create the environment for them even in phone, email, chat, et cetera.