Teaching is one of the most complicated
jobs today. It demands broad knowledge of the subject, curriculum and
standards; enthusiasm, a caring attitude and love of learning; knowledge of
discipline and classroom management techniques; a desire to make a difference
in the lives of young people! With all these qualities required, it’s no wonder
that it’s hard to find ‘great teachers’.
Teachers have a very important responsibility
of shaping the lives of young children. With this responsibility comes great
pride and joy. According to me a ‘teacher’ can be defined as someone who
always pushes students to do their best while at the same time trying to make
learning interesting as well as creative. A positive or negative influence from
a teacher early-on in life can have a great effect on the life of a child.
Each teacher can recount numerous highs and
lows in their teaching career. Personally, I experienced many great moments
while teaching. These were days when I ended so happy and enthusiastic that I
knew I had selected the right profession. On the other hand, I had days where I
definitely questioned teaching as a career. Thankfully
the positive days outshines my negative days.
As a teacher
I can never forget the lessons learned during my first year teaching. I was
just done with my Diploma in Business Management and got a call from the college
where I did my Masters in Cosmetic Technology, they asked me to teach the
students pursuing Bachelors one of my favorite subject called ‘Cos-Tech’. I was
young, happy, enthusiastic and energetic with the thought of being a ‘teacher’
in the college where I studied.
All geared up and ready to go for my first lecture with the thought that
as a teacher I know everything, got me in trouble, I never thought about the
fact- that apart from knowledge the kind of preparations required to be done by
a teacher is so important. Even though I
had the knowledge, the output of it can be best judged from what my students
would deliver. I even realized the fact that the students are a replica of
their teacher, one can see the impact that a teacher has on their students and
I saw it in mine….
Down
the lane now I am a teacher, a mentor, a guide nurturing small and young minds
of kids of the Primary years and have realized yet again that a teacher is a
learner first and learns so many new things from each and every student of
hers. A teacher always strives to get the best out of her students, loves each
and every one of them; for what she is today is because of her students.
-Namita Chowdhary,
Teacher
Open Minds A Birla School, Kollur,
Hyderabad
