In this edition of chit-chat with four boys, who bunked their classes, they said they bunk classes only sometimes; around three days a week.[break] There is an urge to skip classes even after leaving home with backpacks and school uniform.
Sumit Sharma, 17, Nippon Shrestha, 17, Sunny Sharma, 18, and Avaya Sharma, 17, shared this contention. They said they found the classes boring and invariably loved to go out on rides on their bikes.
“The first time I bunked class I was in grade nine,” said Sumit. He echoed the same concerns that the classes were boring and needed time with friends. Nippon, who also had experienced bunking when he was a ninth grader, however, doesn’t have a valid reason behind bunking. “Well, I think, because all my friends did.” he says, smilingly. For Sunny, who was in his eighth grade, he bunked because he wanted to skip his Math tuition for he forever hated the subject but for Avaya, he bunked because he didn’t simply want to attend classes. “I was a sixth grader then, I just didn’t want to attend classes,” he said.
Asked what they do when they bunk, these students seem oblivious. They said they don’t really have a plan before they decide on calling it a bunking day. For most boys, they end up doing nothing.
“It’s a moment decision not spurred by any particular plan or action and there is nothing in particular we do,” explained Avaya. Most boys, however, agree that they spend time wandering aimlessly around the city or have a good talk with a cup of tea.
When asked how do they cope with their studies after missing classes, they answer is invariably is, “Teachers only like teaching the already studious ones leaving those who really need the attention to fend for themselves.” Also they complained that the classes are only theory-based.
“It becomes really boring when you have to hear the same thing again and again and practical classes are rare in colleges,” said Sumit.
They expressed that if classes would be interesting they would refrain bunking. “It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it, we bunk because we are bored and we want to do something interesting,” said Avaya.
Sunny is a quieter student in class but bunks quite often. He says so far as he manages to pass in all subjects, he doesn’t worry much. “I’m majoring Science, but I don’t like it so, pass marks are enough for me,” he shared.
Although an average student in science, back in his school, he took the same subject in college as wished by his parents. “I was not forced but I just understood what they wanted,” he said, when Avaya suddenly interrupted, “Parents have a way of doing that.” He said, adding, “They will not state it out but will pressure you indirectly.” As a consequence, children either bunk classes being bored and desires “just the pass mark.”
Apart from the afore mentioned reasons, some students said bunking is for exploring the imagined world away from the four walls of a school building. “Our society does not really encourage travel and treks, which is something we would love to do,” said Nippon, who loves to conquer the country’s length and breadth. But his parents are yet to show him a green signal.
“All over Nepal, all I have in my travelogue is a journey to Pokhara,” burst out Sunny.
“Visiting various historical places is what I love to do,” says Avaya, adding, “I’d like to travel with friends but parents think it’s a crime to do so.” “Either they don’t have faith in us or may be just the generation gap, our parents are averse to this idea,” added Sumit.
They said neither parents nor teachers understood the fact that they needed some kind of recreation and escape from “the cacophonous” classes which according to them can make one distasteful and hence petulant.
All he was longing for was to have some fun, but Nippon once met with an incident when he bunked his classes just at the nick of SLC time. “I was at Babylon disco when the police carried out the raid as a part of their so called social responsibility,” he said.
According to him, there was nothing vulgar or obscene going on there but the police rounded them up. “Their explanation was as if we had no place to go,” he said.
They said that while they do bunk classes, they never do it with an intention to bring an insult to parents or to show disobedience to teachers. “All we want is a little time for ourselves away from the gloomy classes and time for fun,” they echoed.
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