I like a teacher who gives you something to take home - to think about - besides homework. A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
We look back with appreciation and gratitude to the brilliant teachers who touched us – and helped make us who we are. A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination and instil a love of learning. This is what a few children had to say about their teachers.
Rigg Dev, a student of Class VI of Shalom Hills International School, feels:
“We humans are good learners. Teachers are our professional gurus. Generally we judge our teachers as good or bad based on our interests in the subjects. A ‘best teacher’ is one who makes his or her subject ‘catchy’, by the way he or she teaches. My favourite teacher is Mrs. Vimla Jossi. She teaches us Science. She has a parental care and affection for all the students. We enjoy her teachings as she makes her classes more interesting by citing examples from day to today happenings. I am thankful to all the teachers.
Auonima Dev, in Grade II in Shalom Hills International School, feels:
“Teachers are our mothers in the School. They teach us how to read, write and learn. I love all my teachers, but Mrs. Shilpa is my favourite. She teaches us English. She cares about us a lot. I love you ma’am.”
Vidisha Vig, a student Class XII at The Heritage School, defines a teacher beautifully:
“A teacher is a person who will light your way through the darkness of your life. They are the ones who prioritise your life or career before their own life. The best example for this is the movie Freedom Writers, where the teacher sacrifices her marriage for her students. This just shows the purity of their love and affection towards us. They spend their valuable time discussing how they can teach us better, what event or activity can make their class or lecture go from a ‘Boo’ to a ‘Oh Yeah!’ I speak this from my own very personal experience. This year when I was surrounded by clouds of failure, my Class XI teacher was there with me all the time. She was upset when she came to know that I had not done well in my exams and had to re-appear for one of them. She called me regularly to check whether I was studying and made sure I was in good spirits. This just shows how strongly teachers tend to get bonded to us. Even in the first year of our academic session, and even if we don’t stay with them after that year, they would always be there…supporting us.
They become our moral and emotional support, and say: “We will work harder’’; and not, “You need to work hard.”
Anshul Tyagi, in Grade VII in Lotus Valley international School, feels:
“Teachers do many things for us, even if they don’t get anything out of it - but do we realise this? I came from a French School in Montreal, into Grade IV here. My English was bad - it was a mix of English, French and Punjabi. Every day my teacher would give me a small work sheet, a little bit of homework to help improve my marks. This happened for several months, and soon my grades started improving every week. By the year end I started getting an A in almost every subject. She means a lot to me. She helped me become who and what I am today. I wish we had more such teachers!”
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