Despite having a set of Mathematics questions to finish or a stack of Economics notes need to be revised within two weeks time, I thought it would be better for me to spare some time writing an article regarding a very special day which falls on 16 May- Teacher’s Day.
Teacher’s Day (or Sambutan Hari Guru) is celebrated nationwide on 16 May. This is the day where the teachers and students would throng the school hall and enjoy themselves with activities planned for that special occasion.
I would like to take this opportunity to write about what defines a good teacher. Or what are the elements which constitute the roles of teachers. I am grateful since I was given a chance to see different world at a very young age. Through various experiences that I had encountered, I think there are a few core values which distinguish between a good teacher and those who really need to improve themselves.
I started off my primary education in Sek. Keb. Lubuk Stol, Rantau Panjang Kelantan. This school is located in a rural area near to the border of Kelantan-Thailand, Sungai Golok. Here, in this school, I had a few teachers who played their roles very effective. In my opinion, they really knew what they did with the students. It was not easy actually to teach a bunch of budak kampong to do what they were supposed to do. In fact, some of them came from a very poor family. Due to this difficulty, the process of teaching and learning were not that smooth.
However, what really surprised me was that the teachers and students never looked back. They never used the difficulty as an excuse of not to excel in their studies. The teachers (especially the Headmaster, ha ha I was really close to her son) always told the students that they must work hard and dream big. To make them realise about this was very important. Sometimes, their thoughts were overshadowed with the fact that budak kampong can never seek success and would remain forever in that village.
When I was in Standard Two, I moved to my new school which was Sek. Keb. Seberang Jaya 2, Penang. Well, I had a cultural shock for several reasons. Firstly, that was my first time having friends from other races. Secondly, the environment at my new school was completely different compared to my former school. New place brought new experiences as well. This was the time where I found out my real talent which was public speaking.
Cikgu Maheran Yahya was the one who was responsible in developing my skills in public speaking. She asked me to join Pidato Piala Diraja and I was the second runner up during the state level competition in 2003. She saw my talent. She knew that I can fulfil the expectation. Thus, she took the responsibility to nurture my talent. When I made a visit to my school last year, she came to me and said, “Cikgu simpan semua keratan akhbar pasal pencapaian awak.”
Well that is my teacher for you.
Teachers are not defined as those who come from the professional arena only. Anyone who provides teaching, guidance, and inspiration are called TEACHERS. They are the ones who make our world a better place to stay.
Lastly, I would never forget the kindness shown by my Physics teacher in MCKK, Miss Grace Margaret. This lady would spend half an hour during her lesson teaching us about values such as honesty and discipline. In fact, she never failed to spend time with some of us asking about things which were not related to academics. I would never forget her good deeds with the debating team as she will always give us good luck card before we went to any competition. It was very rare to see her calling her students as pemalas or budak jahat despite our laziness in finishing our works. I hope now she is doing fine with 600 plus of Malay boys in MCKK.
Towards the end of my writing, I hardly give you an impression of what makes a good teacher. But through my words, I think you got my message very loud and clear.
SELAMAT HARI GURU-HAPPY TEACHER’S DAY!
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