Teachers played an important role in my schooling years.
In fact, I would say they came in third (after my parents and friends) as the most influential figures in my life.
Academic-wise, they were my guardian angels.
Madam Dolly was my class teacher cum tuition teacher in my primary schooling. A sincere and soft-spoken lady with a heart of gold, she treated me like her own daughter. I remembered there was once when I was sick and absent for class, Madam Dolly called my house to ask about my condition. I was moved by her kind concern. I was taught by her for several years and because we lived in the same neighbourhood, we bumped into each other occasionally way after I completed UPSR (national exam for primary education).
Mr. Kung from Martin tuition centre in Pudu was my favourite maths teacher. Not only he was gifted with a handsome face and manly physique, his teaching method was fantastic. He made maths as simple as 123 and if students follow his guidance faithfully coupled with one’s own effort, it was just impossible not to score in the exam paper.
Mr. Siva from the same center taught me History for four years. I loved his smart way of effectively encoding all the facts contained in a hundred-page sleep-inducing text book into an interesting compact mini bible that saved up hours of revision time.
Mr. Murugan from Kasturi tuition centre in the city was another great teacher whose lessons I truly enjoyed. It was because of him that I found the beauty of English and my subject improved tremendously onwards. Of course, best sellers novelists gave me great inspiration too.
In varsity, all (maybe minus one or two) my lecturers and tutors were awesome. They taught us about the real thing in the real world or so it seemed :p.
I hope they are still teaching. A good teacher is a rare gem.
Of all teachers in the world, experience is the best one 🙂
Happy Belated Teacher’s Day!
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