Hi people,
How many of you would like a job where you are hated all throughout? A job where people think you are insane, jerk, stupid, terrorist, tyrant, devil etc.? A job where you have to check yourself at every step so that you never go wrong. Because, there are hundreds for whom you are the living example?
Yes. I have been through such a job. I have been a teacher, though for a brief time. I rather loved being hated. I had turned into a masochist. The only thing I felt I was hated for was because I wanted my students to have a colourful future.
I always love challenges. I am a computer science engineer. Got through to Convergys. But had to wait a long time to get in. With the advice of mom (rather forcing me to), I applied for the role of a teacher. Don’t know how and why she felt I’m good at it. And Kerala Public School, Kadma was the unlucky one to hire me. I took it up as a challenge. Being an amateur, I tried to figure out various strategies which could be effective to the students. Some failed, some work and some were miraculous. My mom says sometimes I used to blabber of it even while sleeping.
First 2 months were disasters. Tried a lot to build rapport with the students. But failed. Something was missing and I was not able to figure out what was it. I committed mistakes as well. After all, before a teacher, I’m a human being, burdened with imperfections. My sincere apologies to thosestudents. Whatever I did was to ensure that you be on the right path. But somehow, things got screwed. From the third month, things started working out. My dreams were turning to a reality. Finally, I felt that I was effectively managing 300 young and tender minds with 300 different personalities.
I didn’t want to be the strict teacher or the boring one. I just wanted the students to study when its necessary. There have been good times when I too had fun with them. Things went on to be better and better. The return of the job was not the salary I used to get. It was the love. The way my students care for me till date. The way they chat with me on Facebook whenever I’m online, the 75 messages I received on Teachers day is the return of the job. It is the divinity. My ambition made me shift to Convergys. However, my heart still lies there.
Hurdles of a Teacher 