Bob, the teacher. Can we fix it? No

Around a few months ago, I was part of my city's MUN. This was my first model UN but that is a topic for another day. In that event, my school hosted the MUN and I was in the choir that welcomed the others. 

A little context, Mr. Bob (Fake name, don't worry 😝) started working at my school this year. He is in-charge of the choir and a subject called, Sound and English. His teaching style, well, it's very different. He scolds people a lot and mocks most of my classmates. He teaches terribly but that's just my opinion. Almost everyone who has been part and is part of the choir hates him.

One day, Mr. Bob came into our class and picked out students he wanted for the choir. It was a sort-of selection and everyone was made to sing a small segment of a song, and he walked bench to bench, hearing our voices. It was thrilling at first since I hadn't been a part of any clubs till now. But I did get selected! Yay me!

So, the MUN was the first event we were performing for and the practice, well, it was terrible. I didn't know much about Mr. Bob but this experience changed my respect and what I thought of him as a person entirely. 

He expected us to sing for an entire day. Once in practice, we came directly after a short break and started singing. Long break had ended, and we were still singing without any food or water. The vice principal came to see us singing and everything was fine but Mr. Bob wanted us to sing until school was done and eat later. I started arguing, and one person fainted too. This was chaos. I told the vice principal, we hadn't eaten anything since 9 and all she told me, "Yes Sahana, and maybe you should grow up."

I found nothing wrong in what I said. I think I'm grown up enough to know what my body needs and what it needed at that moment was a little rest and something to eat. I didn't say anything because I didn't want my parents to be called because I was "back answering" the vice principal but she later made us go back to class and eat. When me and my friends came back to class, our AI teacher was teaching something and we interrupted her. Wait no, this was for the mime act. Yes, I was also in a mime act and it was a flop but it's something I look back at now and laugh! 

And about Mr. Bob, the first and last song I performed as part of the choir was, 'There is a candle in every soul'. I, along with my friends, later quit the choir and he did want us to stay saying that he is going to start an acapella song but we quit. It's one of the decisions I still stand by and was one of the best things that happened to me. My friend soon joined the choir and she, till date rants and vents to me about Mr. Bob and his cruel and inhumane ways of treating his student and she, too, has plans of quitting. I don't know if she's gonna do it but I keep convincing her to.

There isn't any moral of this experience of mine but the grass isn't always greener on the other side. The MUN was actually quite fun and I look forward to participating next year as well. 

I know I haven't posted in a long time, but I promise to from next week onwards. The year is almost about to end and I'm scared/thrilled for 2023. It's the butterflies in your tummy feeling. My dad is returning from Miami next Sunday so excited about that too. 

I have started watching House MD on prime video and its fun! I suggest it to anyone who enjoys medical shows.

Future me here, he got asked to leave, LOL! After the MUN, I didn't see him around school for a bit and just assumed that he was busy but he got fired soon enough. 😂😂😂

I hope you have a good day/night!

-Sahana