Happy Teacher's Day!
You know what they say about being a teacher these days? It is not an easy job to teach the kids, be patient with them, answer their silly questions, read and correct those test papers, but having said all of that, they are not against the profession or anything, they just don't see it as a 'career option' anymore. Now, who are 'they', don't ask me. Tell me, if they were no teachers, would I even think of writing this and would you be reading whatever I wrote? No, right?
Maybe we can never tell them how much they ,mean to us and our gratitude is never enough to show them all our love, also, they would not ask us to do things for them. The least we could do is thank them from the bottom of our hearts and not look down upon the teachers and teaching, as a profession. The only thing that a teacher feels happy and proud about, is not the top scores the students get or the fancy greeting cards and gifts he/she gets on Teacher's Day, (or their birthdays) but it is the fact that the students acknowledge them as their teachers and say, "thank you." If you have ever heard or seen a teacher saying, "I taught that kid" out loud, you can sense that satisfaction in their voice and the smile on their face is priceless. That is what I call being selfless.
Even if they punish us, is it not for own good? They maybe strict like Hitler or may never smile in the class, but take a chance, go and talk to them, they might be a totally different person, who knows. And yes, they will teach you something which is not written in the books or told in the lectures. Later at some point in life when you are not sure of what is going to be your next step, those informal conversations will come to your rescue, like they did to me, as important lessons for life. So, today I'm going to tell you about the life lessons I've learned from a teacher. Her name is Samosa Ragda Chaat. No kidding.
Almost three years back I was introduced to my college senior with 'Samosa Ragda Chaat' for a name. "Say what?" I was mystified. Even today I get to see a similar reaction from others when I take her name. In all these three years that I have known her, I've taken a lot many things from her apart from her love and friendship, which I never realized until she graduated college a few months ago. In a college like mine, it is too easy to mingle with everyone and be a part of anything and almost everything. But this girl, sorry, lady here, taught me how not to follow the crowd and how not to just get along with the flow. I knew I was weird and she said, "then be confident about it."
There was not one day that I met her and didn't laugh like a maniac, that is what she does to you. Makes you forget all the worries and laugh like there is no end to it. Given a chance, I would borrow the Time Turner from Professor McGonagall and travel back to those days when I used to bunk classes and sit with her and her friends in their classroom to talk for hours about everything under the sun. Auto rides with her have taught me how to negotiate with the impossible Hyderabadi auto drivers. And it's only from her I've learnt that a friendly chat with a stranger could totally change the way you look at the world.
She has this pair of jeans on which she wrote quite a few things in blue ink. She wrote these two words in her minuscule handwriting which pretty much sums up everything and which is the most essential lesson no one has ever told me about. "పట్టించుకోకు భావిత", something on the lines of, "don't bother, Bhavitha." (that is her actual name) Since I read that, I can tell you I've seen the change in myself, life is a lot more easier now. After all, what is to be achieved with all the seriousness? Let your guard down and enjoy every moment, that, she put it simply in a couple of words.
Now as a Teach For India Fellow, she is a busy teacher working from 9 to 4 at a Government school in Himayatnagar. She calls her children her kids. She tells them different stories each day. Listening to her talk about her kids and the plans she has got for them is an absolute delight. You too can read more of this amazing teacher's wonderful tales and experiences with her kids.
Go on, read.
Knowingly or unknowingly, Samosa has given me a much valuable treasure that I'm going to take along with me as long as I breathe and will share this bliss with everyone I meet. Yeah, she taught me this too. I could go on and on and on writing on how she inspired me and shout it out to the world "Samosa, I'm so proud of you!" but I'll keep it short.
Dear Samosa,
You my favourite teacher, thank you!
If you've got what it takes to reach out to a child and educate them, and are willing to help them shape their future, and if teaching is your passion, look out for great opportunities HERE.
Maybe we can never tell them how much they ,mean to us and our gratitude is never enough to show them all our love, also, they would not ask us to do things for them. The least we could do is thank them from the bottom of our hearts and not look down upon the teachers and teaching, as a profession. The only thing that a teacher feels happy and proud about, is not the top scores the students get or the fancy greeting cards and gifts he/she gets on Teacher's Day, (or their birthdays) but it is the fact that the students acknowledge them as their teachers and say, "thank you." If you have ever heard or seen a teacher saying, "I taught that kid" out loud, you can sense that satisfaction in their voice and the smile on their face is priceless. That is what I call being selfless.
Even if they punish us, is it not for own good? They maybe strict like Hitler or may never smile in the class, but take a chance, go and talk to them, they might be a totally different person, who knows. And yes, they will teach you something which is not written in the books or told in the lectures. Later at some point in life when you are not sure of what is going to be your next step, those informal conversations will come to your rescue, like they did to me, as important lessons for life. So, today I'm going to tell you about the life lessons I've learned from a teacher. Her name is Samosa Ragda Chaat. No kidding.
Almost three years back I was introduced to my college senior with 'Samosa Ragda Chaat' for a name. "Say what?" I was mystified. Even today I get to see a similar reaction from others when I take her name. In all these three years that I have known her, I've taken a lot many things from her apart from her love and friendship, which I never realized until she graduated college a few months ago. In a college like mine, it is too easy to mingle with everyone and be a part of anything and almost everything. But this girl, sorry, lady here, taught me how not to follow the crowd and how not to just get along with the flow. I knew I was weird and she said, "then be confident about it."
There was not one day that I met her and didn't laugh like a maniac, that is what she does to you. Makes you forget all the worries and laugh like there is no end to it. Given a chance, I would borrow the Time Turner from Professor McGonagall and travel back to those days when I used to bunk classes and sit with her and her friends in their classroom to talk for hours about everything under the sun. Auto rides with her have taught me how to negotiate with the impossible Hyderabadi auto drivers. And it's only from her I've learnt that a friendly chat with a stranger could totally change the way you look at the world.
She has this pair of jeans on which she wrote quite a few things in blue ink. She wrote these two words in her minuscule handwriting which pretty much sums up everything and which is the most essential lesson no one has ever told me about. "పట్టించుకోకు భావిత", something on the lines of, "don't bother, Bhavitha." (that is her actual name) Since I read that, I can tell you I've seen the change in myself, life is a lot more easier now. After all, what is to be achieved with all the seriousness? Let your guard down and enjoy every moment, that, she put it simply in a couple of words.
Now as a Teach For India Fellow, she is a busy teacher working from 9 to 4 at a Government school in Himayatnagar. She calls her children her kids. She tells them different stories each day. Listening to her talk about her kids and the plans she has got for them is an absolute delight. You too can read more of this amazing teacher's wonderful tales and experiences with her kids.
Go on, read.
Knowingly or unknowingly, Samosa has given me a much valuable treasure that I'm going to take along with me as long as I breathe and will share this bliss with everyone I meet. Yeah, she taught me this too. I could go on and on and on writing on how she inspired me and shout it out to the world "Samosa, I'm so proud of you!" but I'll keep it short.
Dear Samosa,
You my favourite teacher, thank you!
If you've got what it takes to reach out to a child and educate them, and are willing to help them shape their future, and if teaching is your passion, look out for great opportunities HERE.
Soumya
Inavilli
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