Anjali Jhawar- Class XII A
NAMASTEEEE MA’AM….
Isn’t this the way all of you are greeted every single day no matter which class you enter?!
I am sure…
Well, TEACHER. A word of simply 7 letters but with a meaning so profound that it took us almost 14 years to understand its true meaning. For most of us, our first memories of our encounter with a place called a ‘school’, would have involved crying, throwing tantrums and convincing our moms never to send us to that place again!
But how did that place suddenly turn out to be our second home?
Well definitely, without any trace of doubt, it was the warmth and the friendly environment that all the teachers provided which made us forget the anxiety of parting with our parents for the first time.
Elementary school was fun but then we stepped into …MIDDLE SCHOOL!
As middle schoolers, our newfound title as teenagers was something we didn’t fully understand, but believe me, we didn’t really have to worry because we had our teachers to keep us on track. Be it tracking our way through the jungle where the best claim themselves to be the king or tackling peer pressure, our teachers were always by our side. We pestered them with our demands for free periods, pleaded to take us to the field and followed them like a lamb for even a 0.5 mark increase, but never did we see our teachers lose that wide smile on their faces.
As years passed by, it was finally time for the big transition. HIGH SCHOOL!
Now that was a change which threw our confidence to rock bottom. Each word being taught seemed unfamiliar and every subject had an unknown depth of its own. But here again we had our teachers by our side to guide, motivate and influence us.
We always hear our teachers say “Your smile is our reward” which tells us how much we mean to them and how much they love us.
Thank you dear Teachers, we will never be able to express the immense love we have for you in our hearts.
