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There's a quote by Robert Frost I particularly like. It goes like this, 'I'm not a teacher, but an awakener'. That's what teaching is all about. Pity few understand it these days.
I'm grateful to my teachers not just for the knowledge they shared but also for the life lessons they taught me. Some taught me boldness, others self-discipline. One of the greatest things I learnt from my Spanish teacher was 'Never cease to learn'. He encouraged us to double-check everything and never be satisfied with what you know. I now try to instill this idea in my students.
It's Teachers' day today and I think it's time we paid tribute to those in this profession. Teaching is grossly underpaid and underappreciated. Yet many decide not to quit for the sake of those they teach. And it's admirable. They stay to kindle interest and a never-ceasing yearning for knowledge in the hearts and minds of others. As William Butler Yeats put it, 'Education is not filling of a pail but lightening of a fire'. Let's thank our teachers for sparking the fire in us and helping us light the road to others. 🍁
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