Saturday, January 31, 2009 9:53 AM
We've all heard life stories about teachers that have inspired students in one way or another.
Well, i thought that my visit to Ms Teo's place was very inspirational.
Teachers don't usually invite students into their homes.
As a teacher, there must always be a space between your students and your private life.
Yet, here i am, walking into a teacher's home, meeting her husband (for the 2nd time), using her fridge like its my own, going into her study(where the scripts are located),going into her bedroom (which is probably one of the most private where places a person can be), checking out her wedding pictures and playing games.
But this is the person, who marks my scripts and turns my paper red.
This is the person, who screams at people for being late for lectures.
This is the person, who has to be responsible for me during school time.
I guess, we have to ask ourselves what a teacher really is.
Is being a teacher merely an occupation? I think it is.
There's no such thing as going the extra mile.
Because, teachers are human too.
When one "goes the extra mile", the person is just dropping the role of teacher and assuming the role of a friend.
Ms Teo's house was really enjoyable.
I pretty much could live there.
You can actually feel sense the love and care in the house.