Being a teacher is hard; being a good teacher is even harder, yet for a person to be a passionate and dedicated teacher is the most difficult. From early mornings to late afternoons, as much as I was exhausted after a long day of school, Ms Karen was so keen on her work that she seemed so busy when rushing through the corridor, full of energy and with a huge gentle smile on her face. With such a great passion which she had for teaching, she hardly missed any deadlines in marking students’ work as well as finishing teachers’ projects. To students, Ms. Karen, who, with her exceptional dedication always tried to achieve the best preparation for them before every oral exam, or work that would be examined externally. She wanted to help us to obtain the best we could by explaining and briefing in detail about each particular process. Despite her frantically busy schedule, she was willing to spend a lot of time checking and making sure that the technology was working as smoothly as possible, before recording any students’ oral presentation. Apart from that, she also managed to practise a healthy life style by doing exercises and swimming frequently, in hopes of having a good health to be able to pursue her career to its fullest extent. Honestly, I could see no one but a passionate teacher who sometimes even scarified her own time and pleasure to devote everything into her teaching career. As a young student who has a wide future to pursue, I would definitely take my English teacher as a role model in having such an immense passion for a job, which holds the key to success.
However, my teacher never relied on the amount of work she had done for us to be rude or impolite. Her voice was soft, gentle and easy to listen to as it always had been. She never raised her tone even at times when such naughty students like us winded up her mind. Without shouting or yelling at students, Ms. Karen often managed to stay balanced when solving any kinds of problems. She much preferred to explain calmly yet strictly so that the point could come across and it was certain that we all understood our mistakes. On the other hand, she did not give us boring lectures or summarily advice, it was her heart and soul being put into the conversation so that us – the students could learn a lesson and try to improve ourselves. Unlike some other teachers, who would over react with a hot temper, my English teacher believed that for her to be respected by the students, she had to give them respect and care at the beginning.
I have finally passed my IGCSE English exam with quite a pleasant result and I am now much more confident in speaking and using English as an essential tool in communicating, all thanks to Ms. Karen Monday. In the end, I have truly considered her as a person who walked into my life and brought with her almost miracles to help me grow into a better person. With her life time experience of both teaching and treating children, especially active yet vulnerable high school students, she has made many lives in this school different in a way which we could never forget. It had such strengths like magic that academically guided us along, helped us find our true selves and gave us the courage to move forward, to overcome obstacles and to achieve the best out of us. Now that she has moved away, her image is still embedded in my mind, like a charm that backs me up, with the knowledge that she gave me, I am proud to be an English speaker.
