Updated On: 30 April, 2021 09:17 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
What is a teacher supposed to do when things have changed so dramatically? How are teachers supposed to teach when they have no control over what students are doing at their homes? Bhide’s decision to stop teaching seems to be justified but will he really be able to stick to his decision?

A still from the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (Photo/PR)
In the upcoming episode of Neela Film Productions Private Limited’s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, viewers will see that Bhide has given up on expecting his students’ sincerity towards studies. Ever since the lockdown came into effect, online classes have become the norm but unfortunately, with no direct supervision of a teacher, students have begun slacking. Bhide has made several efforts to make them understand the importance of taking online classes more seriously and has also informed their parents about their recent demeanour. However, nothing has changed and students are continuing to behave irresponsibly.
Bhide has been growing extremely concerned with this casual attitude from his students and is worried that they may fare poorly or even worse, fail in the exams. His attempts to encourage them to remain focused and take studies seriously have not worked. His attempts to make their parents involved in order to make them understand the seriousness too have not worked. Now, Bhide is out of ideas to deal with the situation and decides to not continue teaching.