I’m not a teacher, by the
way. As a supporting staff, my job responsibilities are to assist my managers in
the office administrative works and projects carried out by my office. However,
I conduct this art class (with support from my office management) to help
children to inculcate in them skills, creativity, confidence and good values
through art lesson.
Besides my daily office
works, I’ve to find out my own time to prepare art lesson. The class starts
from 4 pm to 5 pm. After two weeks of teaching, I felt the actual demands of
work. It was very tiring, stressful for me. Every evening, after the class, my legs
and back ached, and my throat pained. Also, I had to forego all my leisure time
and comfort.
Moreover, most of my
students were slow in learning. A few didn’t understand anything at all. Others
reacted fast, but never hit on the point. So they always put me in a foul mood.
I felt muddled-headed, and gradually I started losing my patient. I scolded them
too.
At one point, I wanted to
stop the class, but something dragged me on. I don’t know what it is. So today,
it has been exactly a month that I’m giving the class. And the class will
continue till this year’s end.
Yesterday afternoon, I
received handmade cards from my students. It shocked me, as it was unusual for
me to receive cards on teacher’s day. Also, they wished me, “Happy Teacher’s
Day!” The way they said it, the way they emphasized it, melted my heart. I
looked at my students; they all stood in beautiful smile, grateful and proud.
I took a moment, and ran my
eyes up and down the cards. And to my own amazement, tears welled up in my
eyes. Maybe that’s the nicest thing ever happened to me in the recent years. It
is, to put it more precisely.
On that day, I asked all my
students to design cards for their favorite teachers in their schools. It is to
honour them on teacher’s day. The cards also contain special messages for their
teachers. It took us more than two hours to complete making the cards.
This is the pride of a man who teaches art lesson one hour a day. So you just can’t imagine the pride and achievements of those teachers who teach their entire life.
Let’s salute all our
teachers!