The students in my school have just been extra sweet this past few weeks. It just touches my heart when I hear them call my name while walking in the corridor or when they give me an extra-tight hug for nothing. As a teacher, I realize that I have an important role to play in helping my students become all that God wants them to be. Robert Coles, a professor at Harvard Medical school urges us to regard children as fellow human beings yet to be constricted and constrained the way that some of us have been as we have made the various compromises that are called growing up.
Children are just like us in every way. Every time I get the chance to observe them, I see that I am just like them, just bigger. As Prof Coles puts it, they are "human beings struggling to figure out what this world means." The job that God has entrusted me is such a tremendous privilege. I get to teach the future leaders of the world. But it's also a great responsibility as I have to be careful with the things that I impart to them. I need to be an example.
I couldn't imagine myself doing something else. I never dreamed of becoming a teacher. But here I am, working as a teacher. Teaching is much more than just a profession. It is a lifelong calling that enriches me and draws me closer to the One who created me. I know that I cannot give what I don't have so I have to consciously make the decision to grow more intimate with God. So what comes out of me is just an overflow of God's love for me.
My desire is to be the best teacher that I could ever be. I want to impact the lives of many children who will one day be the leaders of this world. Oh what an exciting thought it is, to know that I may be shaping the hearts and minds of future presidents, scientists, business magnates or even future superstars. ;-)
Children are just like us in every way. Every time I get the chance to observe them, I see that I am just like them, just bigger. As Prof Coles puts it, they are "human beings struggling to figure out what this world means." The job that God has entrusted me is such a tremendous privilege. I get to teach the future leaders of the world. But it's also a great responsibility as I have to be careful with the things that I impart to them. I need to be an example.
I couldn't imagine myself doing something else. I never dreamed of becoming a teacher. But here I am, working as a teacher. Teaching is much more than just a profession. It is a lifelong calling that enriches me and draws me closer to the One who created me. I know that I cannot give what I don't have so I have to consciously make the decision to grow more intimate with God. So what comes out of me is just an overflow of God's love for me.
My desire is to be the best teacher that I could ever be. I want to impact the lives of many children who will one day be the leaders of this world. Oh what an exciting thought it is, to know that I may be shaping the hearts and minds of future presidents, scientists, business magnates or even future superstars. ;-)
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