May 15th

On May 15th, 2019 I received a gift, it was a plastic rose that came
along with a can of cookies. It was held by two small hands behind
the back of the smiley seven-year-old I'd been teaching for about three months at that point.
It was my first ever Teacher's Day present and it was given to me
so wholeheartedly, yet, I didn't feel like a real teacher. I thanked him
with crying eyes and promised myself that I would become a better teacher.
Days have gone by and new doubts and determinations regarding the
topic continue to fill my mind; they swap places and, at times, destroy
each other leaving me with nothing more than confusion.
On May 15th, 2020, I got a call. A tiny voice asked: Do you know who I am?
His mom lent her phone for the call. He continued: I just wanted to wish you a Happy Teacher's Day.
A year later the same voice reminded me that we are all learning from each other.
That's why teaching is worth the try.

Comments

  1. Ayax Islas GarciaMay 17, 2020 at 10:08 AM

    I really understand how you feel. My family is teachers family, they encourage me to be a teacher but I don't feel I have what's neede, however, I'm here, trying to be a good teacher, one who is able to learn. I couldn't agree more with you, I would that a teacher not only teaches but a teacher also knows how to learn, and the one who cannot learn, cannot be a teacher.
    Hope you had a grat teachers' day!

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  2. diegorfarellMay 17, 2020 at 7:31 PM

    I'm pretty sure that every single teacher in the history of teachers has had at least one moment of doubt and failure at some point during their professional lives so, I want you to know that feeling that way is completely normal. I'm a proud college student, but I can tell you with certainty that teachers are not made in college, but in classrooms with real students and real challenges to overcome, and it's only a matter of time and experience for all us to learn how to deal with all of it. Hope you had a great Teacher's Day. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Mauricio MarianoMay 17, 2020 at 8:55 PM

    The teacher's role is much debated nowadays. It heart melting how students and parents are grateful the work that one does. Yes! It totally worth it. Of course you're a great teacher 😊

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