As we celebrate World
Teachers’ Day this year, we bask in the glory of accolades showered on us, we
beam with pride that we are in the so-called noblest profession and we enjoy
the brief respite from the four corners of our classrooms or offices.
Indeed, we deserve to
be placed on a pedestal for we shape our learners to become successful in their
chosen fields. What is more significant is our influence in transforming them
with values that put aside discrimination, hate, corruption, degradation and
callousness. Even more significant is the spiritual seed that we plant in their
hearts.
After all the
festivities and noise have died down, we crawl back to the daily grind, snap
back our senses and face the center of our profession--- the learners. So,
where do we head after World Teachers’ Day? I suggest that we go back to our
inner selves and ask, “Have we really been good at teaching? How many lives
have we really touched? How well do our students remember us?
Here are images borrowed from different
media platforms on https://www.google.com:
In Set A, try to answer the question: Which
type of teacher are you?
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| Mixed Types |
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| Nurturer |
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| Tech savvy |
Set B asks: Where are you heading?
Are you HEADING ALONG,
HEADING IN,
HEADING AHEAD of everyone else in the industry
or
HEADING OUT of this profession?
QUO VADIS, dear TEACHERS?
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