Archive for the ‘Quoteables by Teachers’ Category

On EXAMS

March 11, 2008

“Exams are a learning experience” -Akhter Mehmood

and i agree with him. thats only when we learn

😛

Of blank checks

February 5, 2008

“acha beta tell me, what will you do if someone gave you a blank check of two million rupees”

S. Amir Rizvi in context to buying cars

PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS

September 20, 2007

Tufail Qureshi : “You would be surprised to know what a cold hearted facist i am”

and another time he said,

Tufail Qureshi : “to be moral in an immmoral society is a great misfortune”

OF MEMONS STEREOTYPING

September 20, 2007

Javed Hussain: “memon ne “aik” ropay pe “aik” rupia kamaya to kya kamaya.

(Translation: If a memon earned one rupee on one rupee. what did he earn.)

i take it he meant, a memon would never earn less than what was invested.

 

OF GROWING UP

September 20, 2007

Carissa De Souza: … maryam you are too young for this

context: One night Stands.

OF CHOICE OF TOPIC FOR PRESENTATION

September 20, 2007

Carissa De Souza: “Why did you choose AIDS as a topic, why didn’t you chose TB or Polio to speak upon?”

This comment was passed on a presentation which was supposed to be given on community issues. No guidelines were prescribed regarding choosing of the topic. The teacher apparently got offended cause AIDS was chosen and ended her volley of comments against the student in this manner

and after the presentation ended she said,

Carissa De Souza: “… next time do a presentation on Prostitution, Abortion and Gay-Marriages!…”

 

ps: This was one of those few presentations that caught her attention otherwise she was busy grading papers of some other class during the term presentations.

OF SEX AND GENDER. BUT MOSTLY SEX

September 20, 2007

This was one teacher who just was never comfortable with the word sex, always insisted on gender.

Carissa De Souza: “People who have problems with the other gender may chose a partner from the same gender”

 

OF FRUSTRATION

September 20, 2007

Amanullah Sayeed: “I am a very frustrated teacher”

An accounts teacher said that towards the end of a semester. With his head in his hands… seriously, IBA affects all.

OF CANONS

September 20, 2007

Lalarukh (angry) : “Aap kya bahut TOPE cheez hain, mein kya aap ki yaar lagti hoon.”

(Translation: are you a very big cannon, or do i look like a friend on yours)

Context unknown.

OF LUMS AND IBAS AND WORDS

September 20, 2007

Sheba Shamsi : “You people are making so much noise that i am seriously thinking of leaving IBA and going to LUMS.They have sent me a letter inviting me to come.”

Mirza: “Miss as a teacher ya phir as a student?”

 

at other times these words were spoken

1.Don’t be aloud
2.Your lack of seriousness really makes me offended
3.My young, strong,energetic boys
4.I keep my words
5.Write annomous letters, but tell me who wrote them

 

Sheba : “Did you do your assignment Murtaza?”
Murtaza: ” no, ma’am”
Sheba: “Why not?”
Murtaza: “I was busy, my brother was visiting frm isb. [ or something along these lines]”
Sheba: “What?? The DOG ATE your assignment??”