Teachers
Before Primary 4, I have always led a carefree life free of stress from school work and from friends. After joining the GEP, my whole world changed. I had never imagined the piles and loads of school work it would bring. After a long day at school, I still had to sit down and complete my homework, catch up on assignments, an work on projects. The first year in Primary 4 was a long and tedious year. I had problems with my English, Chinese and Science and I was first exposed to Maths Olympiad in that year, and I was literally struggling are barely passing my exams. The first common test I took for English in Primary 4 was a baseline pass, and my Chinese compositions were week in many areas and I often write off topic, resulting in a failing grade. Fortunately, my teachers have helped me tremendously in those three years. I remember many teachers who have made my life in primary school a much more enjoyable one.
However, before Primary 4 when I was in a neighbourhood school, I had always topped the class since the year I entered in Primary 1, and even though I did not top the level, it didn't really matter. I still remember the form teacher of my class from Primary 1 to 2. She taught us English and we called her Mdm Teo. After so many years (6, 7 years), she is still a teacher whom I will always respect and remember her as my teacher. Why then is she so special? Firstly, she always talked to us and gave us counselling sessions, serving not only the role of teacher, but also the roles of mother and counsellor. We have to understand that students from neighbourhood schools come from a variety of backgrounds and many of the pupils have financial problems, divorced parents, learning disorders etc. At that time, I was still ignorant of all these problems of other children and it was she who made me see the real world out there. She was effortless and unselfish in her teaching, she had the student's best interests at heart, she helped us through in times of need, she shared with us the happy memories and laughter, and she also shared the burden and sadness of the pupils.
On the last day of Primary 2, I distinctly remember our class standing in two neat rows outside the swept and cleaned classroom, and Mdm Teo was standing in front of the class and looking at us with eyes of reminiscence. On that day, she told us what all teachers would always tell us, to continue to work hard and strive better results. Although that might seem very ordinary to some of you, those few sentences left a deep impression on me, and I also believe on the other students. There was one thing though, on the last day, she wanted all of us to remember how to spell the months of the year, and it was then when I started falling in love with learning. It might seem amazing how one teacher can change your entire life.
[On the other hand, there were also some teachers who made my life in school a living torture. (Read more here: http://ivanlablog.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-kill-mockingbird-chapters-1-11_14.html)]
In our 16 over years of education, we will be taught by many teachers and some of them will eventually play a huge influence in our life, personality and character. Teachers shape who we are today and we should learn to appreciate what they have done for us, even if it might be for the worse. After all, we should learn to look at the bright side of things and that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank you, all the teachers who have taught me so far.
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