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Bunking classes has become a common phenomenon among today's youngsters. They enjoy hanging out with their friends without the knowledge of their parents and teachers. It's a usual sight to encounter youngsters in college uniforms at theaters, discotheques and market places these days. It is a pity that such a valuable time is being wasted and most parents don't have an idea of what their children are doing at educational institutions.

Having witnessed such 'freak' culture among our youth, I am greatly disturbed. Why do students love to bunk classes? Are there any external factors that prompt them to take such bad habits?
I strongly feel that the environment at college is a crucial factor responsible for such a situation. Students usually don't want to miss classes. Majority of students seemingly avoid classes which are least interactive and mundane with long and boring lectures.

Unfortunately, major educational institutions have failed to make a scrutinized observation of the growing culture of bunking classes among students. Helpless, the institutions rather find it easy to blame students branding them as 'undisciplined lot'. Nowhere have I ever heard educational institutions conducting workshops on the issue of 'freak' culture among youth. They continue imposing traditional teaching styles without discussing modern pedagogy.

I also have a sense that teachers and students are gradually failing to maintain their amicable relationship. The teacher-student bond plays another significant part in teaching and learning. Several instances suggest that students' irregularities are largely attributed to the cold relationship between students and teachers. With growing commercialization of education, emotional relation between teachers and students is petering out.

Alarmingly, educational institutions have been dealing with students as if they are mere commodities. And students never assume an educational institution as a temple of learning but a place for amusement.

Apart from this, majority of educational institutions turn a deaf ear to the genuine suggestions and demands put forth by students. I have noticed most of the educational institutions put their academic course as a priority, whereas sports, music, workshops and many other courses, which in fact help students build their physical and mental health, are largely ignored. All the institutions are obsessed with good percentage at the examinations. They all need is 100 percent result in the board exams. They want their students read, read and just read. But the institutions have failed to understand the fact that extra-curricular activities in fact enhance students' perception.