Unlike before, in Ancient Greece and during the Being an educator is a noble profession, but the young of today has their own perception what a teacher is. I should know I am a mother of two watchful students. There were times when Kay and Daryl would discuss during supper how one teacher would utter ‘did not went’ or ‘does not washed’. This with never-ending laughter that ceases when a ‘shhh’ sound from me would ensue. Or how one teacher would make a slave out of my daughter running errands for her because she is ill or busy. This with an irate hissing. Or how one kind teacher would let her submit her formal theme the following day because Kay has to go to the bank to tender the papers needed for the SC account. Or how Daryl laughs at one teacher’s sense of wisdom and humor.
When teachers excel...
Teachers can be the proxies Mama or Papa, because they can also be there and be ‘a shoulder to cry on’ during moments of tension because of an intense break-up with a steady. Teachers can be friends that students could entrust their private feelings. Teachers can be inspirations when they educate, care and achieve. Teachers can be leaders when they choose to be followers and not influence or manipulate their students. Teachers can be the fad when they impregnate their students with updates. Teachers are also students, passing on their knowledge as senior students to their juniors.
When teachers fail...
Teachers are ‘pain in the ass’s when they are faultfinders, nitpickers, bigmouths, señor/a/itas, etc, etc, proving how inadequate they are to their vocation. Teachers can be adversaries when they do not listen but instead criticize. Teachers can be intruders when they delve into personal affairs instead of just being ‘listening ears.’ Teachers are students’ frustrations because they do not learn from their haphazard, conventional and boring mode of teaching. Teachers can be the passé educators ignorant or trying to ignore that the earth is revolving and people are moving. Teachers are flops, like some students, when they fail to educate, to mold, to inspire, or simply, to possess human-caring skills. Teachers can be the proxies Mama or Papa, because they can also be there and be ‘a shoulder to cry on’ during moments of tension because of an intense break-up with a steady. Teachers can be friends that students could entrust their private feelings. Teachers can be inspirations when they educate, care and achieve. Teachers can be leaders when they choose to be followers and not influence or manipulate their students. Teachers can be the fad when they impregnate their students with updates. Teachers are also students, passing on their knowledge as senior students to their juniors.
A teacher affects eternity. (Henry Adams, 1938-1918, US historian). If this is so, how would you want, as a teacher, to shape the youth of today?
Your comments to my entry will be very much appreciated. Bing (http://warmstone.blogspot.com/)
This with never-ending laughter that ceases when a ‘shhh’ sound from me would ensue. Or how one teacher would make a slave out of my daughter running errands for her because she is ill or busy. This with an irate hissing. Or how one kind teacher would let her submit her formal theme the following day because Kay has to go to the bank to tender the papers needed for the SC account. Or how Daryl laughs at one teacher’s sense of wisdom and humor.
When teachers excel...
Teachers can be the proxies Mama or Papa, because they can also be there and be ‘a shoulder to cry on’ during moments of tension because of an intense break-up with a steady. Teachers can be friends that students could entrust their private feelings. Teachers can be inspirations when they educate, care and achieve. Teachers can be leaders when they choose to be followers and not influence or manipulate their students. Teachers can be the fad when they impregnate their students with updates. Teachers are also students, passing on their knowledge as senior students to their juniors.
Teachers are ‘pain in the ass’s when they are faultfinders, nitpickers, bigmouths, señor/a/itas, etc, etc, proving how inadequate they are to their vocation. Teachers can be adversaries when they do not listen but instead criticize. Teachers can be intruders when they delve into personal affairs instead of just being ‘listening ears.’ Teachers are students’ frustrations because they do not learn from their haphazard, conventional and boring mode of teaching. Teachers can be the passé educators ignorant or trying to ignore that the earth is revolving and people are moving. Teachers are flops, like some students, when they fail to educate, to mold, to inspire, or simply, to possess human-caring skills. Teachers can be the proxies Mama or Papa, because they can also be there and be ‘a shoulder to cry on’ during moments of tension because of an intense break-up with a steady. Teachers can be friends that students could entrust their private feelings. Teachers can be inspirations when they educate, care and achieve. Teachers can be leaders when they choose to be followers and not influence or manipulate their students. Teachers can be the fad when they impregnate their students with updates. Teachers are also students, passing on their knowledge as senior students to their juniors.
This article is an eye opener for all of us, how teachers are in the eyes
of a parent advocate. Salamat Bing!
