After the long 26 years with students I just was just pondering over the thought that was I a born teacher or just a professional.
I always felt that we can never do anything if we are just professional we do really have to love what we're doing than that connectivity is created.I have tried many a time to go to my workplace with a disturbed mind..... but the moment I am with my students I just feel that all my woes are cheered off,
A teacher is first a student throughout her life.If we can uphold this feeling than I feel we can enjoy the profession and in the long run both the teacher and the student will be benefited,
When it comes to me personally, I as a professor myself have always tried to learn from my students and tried to change with time.I started understanding their wants and requirements and tried to mold myself throughout the years.
Just a small incident I just want to share with you about one of my student .This I am talking about 10 to 11 years back.One of my student in the class was arguing with me in the class that he was not making noise but that time he could not go scott free as I had seen him talking.i normally make my students realize that they are wrong and if they accept it and ask for forgiveness with a promise never to repeat that same thing again, then I normally forgive them.I feel the first quality a student should learn is Honesty.So now this student of mine went on continuously arguing with me and slowly he started raising his voice but still not admitting his guilt.So I thought that i should take him to our Principal and just told him to come out of the class,now he to show his anger told me "OK Miss take me wherever you want I am coming with you.When I have not done any-thing wrong why should I be frightened,"Such was the attitude of the child in front of the whole class.By now I too was very angry with his behaviour I left the class taking the child with me,now this is where the child came down to his feet and asked for my forgiveness .He accepted everything and also promised never to do such a thing but all this he said when he was about to enter the Principals cabin.I understood this child is only accepting because of fear and not because he realized his mistake .So finally he faced he Principal's music but still he didn't change.He just gave me weird looks walking back to his class which I really didn't like anyway on my way back home I saw this same boy pelting stones at me this he was doing out of anger I understood so I didn't complain further about him moreover none of the stones did hit me.But just went on pondering about how to change this student .As this incident continued for around a week.But throughout the week I never complained about him to anyone and so he finally stopped pelting stones at me. My behaviour towards the child remained quite normal but tried to avoid him most of the time.
But recently just a few months back a boy in the bike comes and stops in front of me .This boy gets down touches my feet in respect and tells "Mam did you recognize me?"And I could never forget that face so quickly I said of course I remember,
I was so surprised to see the change in him.He got down from his bike and touched my feet for blessings .And when I reminded him of his pranks he was so ashamed and told me that he was so sorry about it.....And further confirmed that he was not the one who was pelting stones but his best friends who loved him did to show their love for him...He also said that I was one of the best teachers he has ever met....
These are the fruits of teaching...
I always felt that we can never do anything if we are just professional we do really have to love what we're doing than that connectivity is created.I have tried many a time to go to my workplace with a disturbed mind..... but the moment I am with my students I just feel that all my woes are cheered off,
A teacher is first a student throughout her life.If we can uphold this feeling than I feel we can enjoy the profession and in the long run both the teacher and the student will be benefited,
When it comes to me personally, I as a professor myself have always tried to learn from my students and tried to change with time.I started understanding their wants and requirements and tried to mold myself throughout the years.
Just a small incident I just want to share with you about one of my student .This I am talking about 10 to 11 years back.One of my student in the class was arguing with me in the class that he was not making noise but that time he could not go scott free as I had seen him talking.i normally make my students realize that they are wrong and if they accept it and ask for forgiveness with a promise never to repeat that same thing again, then I normally forgive them.I feel the first quality a student should learn is Honesty.So now this student of mine went on continuously arguing with me and slowly he started raising his voice but still not admitting his guilt.So I thought that i should take him to our Principal and just told him to come out of the class,now he to show his anger told me "OK Miss take me wherever you want I am coming with you.When I have not done any-thing wrong why should I be frightened,"Such was the attitude of the child in front of the whole class.By now I too was very angry with his behaviour I left the class taking the child with me,now this is where the child came down to his feet and asked for my forgiveness .He accepted everything and also promised never to do such a thing but all this he said when he was about to enter the Principals cabin.I understood this child is only accepting because of fear and not because he realized his mistake .So finally he faced he Principal's music but still he didn't change.He just gave me weird looks walking back to his class which I really didn't like anyway on my way back home I saw this same boy pelting stones at me this he was doing out of anger I understood so I didn't complain further about him moreover none of the stones did hit me.But just went on pondering about how to change this student .As this incident continued for around a week.But throughout the week I never complained about him to anyone and so he finally stopped pelting stones at me. My behaviour towards the child remained quite normal but tried to avoid him most of the time.
But recently just a few months back a boy in the bike comes and stops in front of me .This boy gets down touches my feet in respect and tells "Mam did you recognize me?"And I could never forget that face so quickly I said of course I remember,
I was so surprised to see the change in him.He got down from his bike and touched my feet for blessings .And when I reminded him of his pranks he was so ashamed and told me that he was so sorry about it.....And further confirmed that he was not the one who was pelting stones but his best friends who loved him did to show their love for him...He also said that I was one of the best teachers he has ever met....
These are the fruits of teaching...
