just had a thought of you.. Before, I was asking myself even other people why you hated me, why you were so mean to me. Then as time goes by and as I’m growing older, I realized that I was stubborn, and blinded to see what’s your real intention. I realized you didn’t want to do those things to me, you just needed to. You want me and everyone to be prepared on what to come. I was able to apply things I’ve learned from you and I’m still applying them. You’re one of the people whom I consider my treasured mentor. So I think its never too late to say ‘Thank you’.. So thank you Ma’am. Continue inspiring and spreading thoughts to others even those being learned the hard way. Sooner or later, they will realize you’re just doing it out of concen and for their betterment just like what you did to me! Take care!
… it was a message I got on my “wall” in my Facebook. It was from a former student who happens to be a relative too. It was something I didn’t see coming.
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As a teacher, I consider myself strict. As a strict teacher, I consider myself brutally strict. I can’t help it. I was raised by a disciplinarian. However, I am not really proud of it.
As a teacher, I expect my students to follow rules. But I know how hard it is to do so especially when you are young and foolish. I was once young and foolish but even then I always have some reservations on certain things but still it didn’t stop me to break some rules. And I am not really proud of it.
As a teacher, I knew my students had a hard time dealing with me. I knew how scared they were every time I entered the classroom. And I knew some of them surely had wet their pants when I started calling out names from my index cards. But I certainly not proud of it.
As a teacher, sure I was strict. But then if you are my students you don’t have to worry about anything if you just know how to follow rules. Rules are not made to make things easier but rather to make things right. Rules are not drawn to punish a person who break them but rather to avoid punishment all together. And rules are not written to accommodate the person who implements them but rather to execute proper guidelines. And trust me, I am proud that those who follow the rules turned out to be the persons that I hope them to be.
I think students do not realize the role of a teacher. My cousin who used to teach at the College of Nursing used to be called “terror”. When their paths crossed after 10 or more years, they were so thankful.
Congratulations!
@Ebie… I know. I cannot deny that when I was younger I was prejudice too and didn’t realize the good intentions of the teachers. Students are mostly immature that is why they don’t want like teachers who make them do hard work.
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