The BEST gift..

For a teacher, the best gift is not how expensive it is.. It's seeing and knowing that the pupil under you had changed for the better.. THat's the most wonderful gift a teacher can receive and the main reason why i am still in this line..

This year teacher's day, i receive a card from Jaime Ch'ng. She had been in my class since last year.. She had always been a pain in the neck and she is very difficult to handle in the class.. This year, i was so fed up with her till i ended up crying when i am in the staff room.. I felt very helpless.. But i know she is a child who needs help..
Fortunately, i send her for counselling with Michelle.. Mich suspected tat she had very low self-esteem and that's why she reacts that way.. And that was an "ah-ha" moment for me! Esp after i read a book, the case study is simply the case of Jaime!! It was god-sent! It's a wake up call for me.. And luckily, Jaime decided to work hard to be a better person..
Oh.. back to the card she made, she wrote a poem in it..
She dedicated it to a very special teacher (but she spelt my surname wrongly..)
This is wat she wrote:
Because of you.
If it wasn't for your gentle words, your faith in me and your determination,
who knows where i would be today?
If it wasn't for your hope, care and consideration,
who knows where i would be today?
If it wasn't for your scoldings, your words which changed my heart,
who knows where i would be today?
But best of all it was because you cared.
If not, who knows where i would be today?

When i saw her words, i was extremely touched.. I was lost for words..
The satisfaction? Priceless...

For all of my pupils, i want to see them doing their best in whatever they do and have a positive attitude towards life.. Being confident, resilient and courageous to guide them thru the passage of life..
This is a high calling.. But guess i just have to try my best.. Able to change a life, that's not wat everyone can do.. Hee hee..