It might seems cynical of me if I said I hated school. Neither would I put up with any pretenses and say it was the best. The real test of your patience and faith truly comes much after school and looking at the uncertain road ahead, I would certainly say my friends and teachers from school were some redemption from that evil life. Being a teacher's pet came with the tag of being bullied by the popular back-benchers and being notoriously famous among friends earned you disapproving looks of teacher and the wrath of the principal.
Life is the biggest teacher and we all admit to having learnt more from life and personal experiences than from sitting in a classroom. The perception of discipline and sanity just can't be instilled in today's generation through simple classroom lectures and rebukes. There are way more experienced teachers and mentors right outside the horizon of a classroom. My mother is another lady who never fails to teach me something really valuable each day. It might not necessarily be an ideology she intentionally advocates or teaches, sometimes her subtle references and anecdotes mean a whole lot of new things to me. Every day as I watch my mom get ready for her day at school, and yet never falter in her upbringing of us, it amazes me that this woman possesses the ability to inspire a hundred more kids and am not the only one. To be loved and respected for what your practice and lovingly teach is reward enough for being a teacher.
I had a handful of really fantastic teachers at school who gave me the wings to dare and fly and yet stay humble and grounded. My friends are perhaps the most underrated tutors who have inexplicably succeeded in making me realize that happiness finds its way to you in the most unlikely manner. They give me the strength to dream bigger and totally hold my back when I am down. A few other colleagues and mentors have always been my well-wishers when I needed to grow as an individual.
And to all those detractors who thought I can't do anything, lots of gratitude to you all. You've always been the reason I'm a go-getter, coz you taught me never to quit. A million thank yous to all the teachers life has gifted me, and sometimes thrown at me too. I've learnt a lot from each of you. And yes, I'm from those category of students who made fun of those very teachers initially and have begun to love them all the more as I grew older.
Life is the biggest teacher and we all admit to having learnt more from life and personal experiences than from sitting in a classroom. The perception of discipline and sanity just can't be instilled in today's generation through simple classroom lectures and rebukes. There are way more experienced teachers and mentors right outside the horizon of a classroom. My mother is another lady who never fails to teach me something really valuable each day. It might not necessarily be an ideology she intentionally advocates or teaches, sometimes her subtle references and anecdotes mean a whole lot of new things to me. Every day as I watch my mom get ready for her day at school, and yet never falter in her upbringing of us, it amazes me that this woman possesses the ability to inspire a hundred more kids and am not the only one. To be loved and respected for what your practice and lovingly teach is reward enough for being a teacher.
I had a handful of really fantastic teachers at school who gave me the wings to dare and fly and yet stay humble and grounded. My friends are perhaps the most underrated tutors who have inexplicably succeeded in making me realize that happiness finds its way to you in the most unlikely manner. They give me the strength to dream bigger and totally hold my back when I am down. A few other colleagues and mentors have always been my well-wishers when I needed to grow as an individual.
And to all those detractors who thought I can't do anything, lots of gratitude to you all. You've always been the reason I'm a go-getter, coz you taught me never to quit. A million thank yous to all the teachers life has gifted me, and sometimes thrown at me too. I've learnt a lot from each of you. And yes, I'm from those category of students who made fun of those very teachers initially and have begun to love them all the more as I grew older.
We all are born students and yet there's something to learn from every other person. So Happy teacher's day to the teacher in each of us .Love and respect to all those who teach.
