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An old man meets a young man who asks:

“Do you remember me?”

And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks:

“What do you do, what do you do in life?”

The young man answers:

“Well, I became a teacher.”

“ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.

“Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”

The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story:

“One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it.

I stole it, I took it out of his pocket.

Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you.

Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student's watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’

I didn't give it back because I didn't want to.

You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle.

You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.

However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed.

We did as instructed.

You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone's pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’

You didn't tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life.

But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson.

I received your message clearly.

Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do.

Do you remember this episode, professor?

The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn't remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’

This is the essence of teaching:

"If to correct you must humiliate;
you don't know how to teach.....!!”❣️

Written by one of our very own, Juffrou Zelda Coetzer.

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I AM JUST A TEACHER

I've learned more from being just a teacher, than I could learn from a degree, profession or any other type of education.

I've come to know that everyone has three main needs; acknowledgement, acceptance and attention. And that people will go to whatever extent, good or bad, to have this need fulfilled.

Being in this profession taught me how to appreciate a 30% that was hard-earned from a struggling learner, as much as an 80% from a top achiever. Acknowledgement for both, is very important.

I've realised that many people don't believe in their abilities, but you can help them achieve, by making them believe. Acknowledged change, big or small, cannot be unspoken.
It changed my perspective on what really matters in life and also the way I want to raise my own children.

I now know the difference that one hour, one minute, one mark, but most of all, one smile can make.

I've learned that not only can we educate academically, but guide and change in other aspects of life as well and that it's not only the elderly you can learn from.

I realised that what might seem like the start of a bad day, can change and turn into a day of purpose, just by looking at the class in front of you.

BUT, more IMPORTANTLY, I now know that anger, disappointment, but also compassion, care and love have no boundaries. Not age, not gender, not background nor race or religion.

I often see my pocket empty, but yet, I've never been this rich.

I feel it’s so important to be mindful of how to word things. This isn’t about perfection but intention.

More on what to say: http://www.racheous.com/respectful-parenting/tips-strong-emotions/

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