THANKS

A student came to me and told me that her mom wants to thank me for helping her achieve good results in English and also for helping in Geography. Being a narcissist, I was quick to give myself a pat on the back. After doing that though, I quickly pointed out to her that the credit was, really, all hers. One thing I realised over the years is that teachers truly wield tremendous influence. Sometimes, even more than parents. Thus, sometimes I...

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WORK HARD

At times I feel like I have so much to offer. All my diverse life experience, I could use to teach my students and educate them on the finer things in life. Tell them what is the right thing to do and point them down the right way. At times I feel useless. I feel like the students are not gaining anything from me. Like I'm wasting their time. I really hope I can help everyone to the best of my ability. To have a student leaving me because...

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WHY

"Why Andy, why?" Why become a teacher? My friends always say it's retribution that I became a teacher. I was definitely closer to being my ex-teachers' nemesis than pet. I thank every single one of them, from the one who held up my half-a-mark-test-paper and insulted me in front of 39 pupils (including my crush), to the one who told me that she believed that I was really intelligent. I'm thankful to all of them. And that's why. Why create...

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