Illusion of Words

Teachers

They come in so many varieties. Some are dearly loved and friendly. Those get tables heaped with presents on Teacher’s Day. But there are other teachers, who for one reason or another, are despised and never receive any presents.

Back in primary school - I must confess I do not remember much of it - there was a teacher who had the most crazy moods. Which included throwing tantrums - screaming, throwing books, overturning chairs… It was fortunate that I was good in English. If you weren’t good at it, you better watch out. The teacher would be all over you with the least mistake in class. My brother tells me occasionally the stories of the teacher. Swear words - stuff like the s-word - are common when the teacher is angry. More wrenching is the demeaning of the children. Stuff like, “you’re worthless”, “you’re bs” etc…

I think the teacher has grown more violent over the years…

But then there were other teachers too, that inspired and brought so much color to the dull classes. My former high school English teacher is brimming with sarcastic humor, something to look forward to on a boring day. My former science teacher is everybody’s favourite teacher - despite having favourites in the class. (I remember during exams, the teacher would actually tell me a few answers… which made me feel guilty. Is that called cheating?)

You can’t doubt that they do influence your life. Even from teaching to mentoring. They always say teachers are the most important figures. I say, not every teacher is that important. Some I rather not have.

Just a little extra which has nothing to do with teachers. I saw this article on digg. Totally weird. link

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