Teachers' Day

 Yet another day in the life of every teacher it is. Yet it is not like any other day. It is special indeed. Morning till evening, there would be messages, phone calls, pleas to meet personally, and so on. 

Yes, every Teachers' Day is a quiet re-assertion of the fact that you chose the right profession indeed, even if it may not exactly pay well. What makes your students like you as a teacher? Your degrees? Your fund of knowledge? I do not really think so because in this era of explosion of information, none can boast of her knowledge as a bonus.

 Rather I think it is your ability to provide unusual insights. Slowly they start to develop that habit as well, and that makes them fall in love with the subject, and as a corollary, with the teacher. Without their realising so, they love the subject because they love the teacher, and vice versa.

I do think that students like those teachers who treat them with respect. Such teachers never lower their own dignity, but treat students, whether the brightest or the differently abled, absolutely honourably. Such teachers never demean a student in his/her own eyes. Instead, they teach their learners self-respect by leading them through their own example, I suppose.

I think students love teachers who care for them as individuals in their own right, right?A teacher with a gentle sense of humour is liked as well. Yet students want the teacher to have a subtle sense of discipline as well. "Everything goes" type of teachers are never respected/liked.

In brief, being a teacher is becoming a teacher, too, and it is a process that is absolutely enriching for the teacher herself!

Pratima@When you wish your teacher on such a day, it shows you are human(e) because, in a way, even in the days of the AI and online/distant  teaching, a sincere teacher continues to be your friend, your guide, and your parent!