spent 2 hours presenting to a bunch of teachers who will be graduating this year as part of our new recruitment process.
zeenat, one of the students, said that she became a teacher because of couple of her teachers who really made a significant difference in her life. it struck me as such a powerful reason. it so much is in sync with the 'be the change' philosophy.
during the presentation i made several points on the importance of a teacher and the varied roles they play in the life of the child. i felt that i did a fairly decent job of getting them to look at being a teacher in new light.
on the way back, zeenat's statement stuck onto me like a persistent itch.
while in office making the report, my thoughts went back to my teachers. so many people who taught me so much. i never even once contacted them in 16 years since i graduated.
went to the website, and a sudden surge of memories from those times. scratched hard and got down 15 names. i nailed almost the entire lot, i am sure.
wrote a long email thanking them and all the staff of the school.
felt really happy.
it is so nice to say 'thank you'. (reminder to self - please do more often)
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
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nice one. did you find specific things to say about each of them or was it a generic thank you?
On the flip side of it, a wrong move by a teacher can leave a young mind with unwanted phobias. I remember my Maths teacher slapping me coz i was talking during her class. (Was venting up some one else's anger on me i guess). She also added that i was useless, would never reach anywhere in life etc. No doubt, I started hating her and my maths grades started falling. I still have this notion that i am no good at Maths.
I can definitely not thank her for that, can I?
kbpm - generic thank you but stating why i am thanking the lot. the tough part was remembering the names. i dredged up 4 more names (restless night) from the recesses of my memory. and sent another thank you today to them.
j - the impact could be either way, which i why the teacher is so important. the challenge in this case is to still still find something positive to thank her for. forgiveness is another brilliant feeling.
Ah well, i don't really hold a grudge, its been years. Just that the topic reminded me of this incident.
And anyway, being poor at Maths doesn't matter much anymore.
hmm, went to my school's website - can identify a cumulative of 10 teachers i think from the 45-50 odd that would have taught me in the 14 years of schooling.. such have times changed..
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