bad sensei dessu

Every 16^th of May, we will celebrate a day to honor our teacher. It’s already 5 years since I start teaching as my career; therefore it makes me become a part of this celebration too. Oh well, maybe the only difference is I don’t get lots of wishes from my previous students. I don’t mind actually in view of the fact that I have never been a good teacher. I used to downgrade my students as my style to motivate them (and still do) but they actually hate me for that. I still remember those 2 months when I had been a replacement teacher at the one of the private school in Damansara area. It was a tough job and I had lost my weight because of too much stress. To be honest, I don’t know how to handle children or high school students in a class. It’s really a hard job since the teacher has the minority power to totally control them unlike lecturer. Especially in this day where teachers can be convicted if they do something to the students such as slap or cane them. Speaking of punishment, I almost got convicted by one of my student’s parent that time because I put a duster on their son’s face.

Despite this job is so stressful, teaching is still my passion because it is a wonderful feeling when you can finally see someone that you guide has success in his/her life. It does not matter if you’re a teacher or lecturer, as long as you can guide someone till (s)he achieve her/his objective in life, you’re a hero to them. The only thing that we (teacher) want is to watch our student success but still a little appreciation like ‘thank you teacher’ in this special day really made our day sometimes. I still remember my last day at that school where there was some students hug me with tears and said how much they appreciate me even I was only teaching them for 2 months. (I almost cried too. Dammit ninja cutting onion!) Well, my point is if you still keep in touch with your teacher either on Fb or phone, do wish and thank them for teaching you.