Dear past teachers, thank you for teaching me how to read and write, your hardwork is what makes me to write today , sorry for taking a long time to say thank you. Your effort to teach me say my name, write and read was always taken for granted, never realised the patience you had to have through all my trial and error in learning. I still remember how I struggled in my language, how your grace got me from one class to another, though many times it was underserved. I remember how you encouraged me to participate in activities even when were not confident at all or appreciated my handiwork without any hint of sarcasm even when you knew it was made by my parents. Your ability to hold on and have faith in student like me realize that we can be someone someday. The independent student I have become is all because you taught me to stand on my feet and run forward and backward to reach my goal. I also pay my tribute to those who have left this world, may your souls rest in peace. You do not hold my hands anymore but your knowledge imparted still lingers in my hearts and mind and I will value it until my last breath. Dear present teachers, thank you for not losing hope in me and continuously encouraging me to hold on to my dreams and aspiration. Your effort to make me learn and unlearn things is something which I will never forget because it is helping me to be a person of value. The way you help me develop my absurd idea come alive to something worthwhile is a wonder. I wonder how you could read inside my heart and mind to know what I wanted to express and dwell upon. The mess I make in my process, you clean it up so swiftly, thank you. ‘I cannot’ is always my agenda but ‘you can’ always seems to be your agenda. When I am down, you pop up and remind me time and again that you are following me in every step. Thank you, for being my guide as I struggle to follow my dreams. Dear future teachers, I do not know who you are going to be or how it is going to be but looking at my past and present teachers and experiencing from them, I am sure it is going to be a good one. Thank you in advance because I know for sure I am going to learn more from you all.
Happy Teacher’s Day
Ruth Aier, CTC Aolijen
