I love my teacher

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Fri, Sep 5 01:45 AM

This Teachers' Day, HT City uncovers stories of young people's first crush, on their teachers, and those who recounted their stories say it improved their academic performance. Says software engineer Bhanu Pratap Singh: "Biology was never so interesting before Deepika ma'am started teaching the subject.

Attending her class became my only motive to go to school. Bio was the only subject in which I managed to get a distinction in the boards.

" Rajeev Thakur, a journalist, says his biology teacher was his first love. "My heart was skipping beats when the new teacher clad in a pink sari walked into class.

" The backbencher moved to the front row. "I wasn't flying paper planes in class anymore, my handwriting improved miraculously and my shoes were actually polished.

Yes, I was in love." For Mallika Sinha, it was a temporary music teacher who made her heart skip a beat: "The entire school had a crush on him.

I did everything from crooning loudly in the corridors to fighting with friends to present him with a bouquet on Teachers' Day." Barkha Arora turned into a classical singer to woo her good-looking class X music teacher.

"I never had any interest in classical music but I tried to learn it to get his attention and praise," she says. Says Ruchika Gupta: "My chemistry teacher made my first tutorial so much easier.

I remember the fights to sit in the first row, keeping homework updated to seek his praise, always volunteering first with a pen or a book." That came to an end "when one day a kid ran into the room calling him papa.

We were heartbroken as we'd assumed he was single." When a beautiful Maths teacher revealed the mystery of maths to Rohan Mahajan he fell in love with the subject: "I don't remember a single guy bunking her class.

People's grades improved as guys paid more attention during class." How do teachers deal with these crushes? Says English teacher Aaliya, "It's flattering but disconcerting.

You have to deal quite gently with the kids and ensure that they don't lose focus." Deepanshi Gupta, a biology teacher, says, "I enjoy the attention I get from my students.

Interacting with students like a friend helps bridge the teacher-student gap and helps improve performance."English teacher Pooja Mehra says, "It is nice to boast about my students' attention and flaunt the bouquet of roses in front of other staff members.