Success is fundamental. To someone who works hard to achieve his dreams, success is ultimate. To someone whose life is geared towards success, it’s crucial to his existence. And to someone who dreams it, success is his life itself.
Success can be subjective. As a teacher, I witnessed how my students out-done themselves in terms of accomplishing their goals no matter how simple, small and irrelevant they were. I witnessed how their small achievements empowered them to work harder. And I witnessed too how failure to achieve their goals demoralized their weak souls.
As a teacher, I didn’t make “success” as part of my lesson plan. I didn’t teach success. I never taught them that success is synonymous to happiness. I never taught them that success is what life is all about. And I never taught them that success is the reward of education.
As a teacher, I taught them to live life to the fullest. I taught them to appreciate God’s blessing no matter how small they are. I just taught them how to dream “dreams”. But that lesson… is not strictly for my students only.
What caught my attention is the quote ‘Good teachers have lesson plans… bad teachers have blogs.’ Funny!
hi there, dropping ec here..and thank you for the visiting my designer’s chic blog…
@soy… well, since I dont teach anymore… i am a bad teacher… so i guess blogging is my way of doing what i was used to do… lesson planning. NICE TO SEE YOU HERE my Friend.
@ IVY… thanks for coming here. I appreciate the visit. see ya around.
Based on this, it sounds like you were a very good teacher! (I like your little cartoon on your sidebar–present predicament). We learn all our lives. We’ll never know everything about everything in the big world.
I agree Karen… everyday is always a learning experience. And everyday we have to do our homework, literally and figuratively
Hahaha I like that quote and that avatar- so cute!
oh I’m sure you did. and pretty sure you are the best teacher.
take care my dear. happy weekend.
@ Karen. Thanks for you kind words. I appreciate it. Yes I agree we can never learn enough. There is so much to learn about this world we live in.
@Jade… Thanks for visiting here.
@Carlota… I cannot say that I am the best teacher… the best person or people to ask if I am really the best teacher are my students.
What a wonderful concept coming up with that election idea? very student centered.
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