September: A Time for 3 important dates in our lives
In this month 3 important dates to me, and perhaps for you too, are celebrated.
The first one is September, 11th (or the 17th). This day will always be important in our lives as it will remind us of the profession we have decided to practice for the rest of our lives. On the 21st of September, we celebrate students’ day. This year, most of us are still celebrating students ‘day more than teacher’s day but very soon this fashion will be reversed. Will it? On second thought I wonder “will we ever stop being students to become teachers?” Of course not. We’ll be students our whole lives. We will be continuously learning new things and experiencing new situations surrounded and accompanied by our students. A good teacher recognizes that her knowledge is finite and maintains an open-minded attitude to all the new situations that may arise daily.
I think that’s the magic involved in our profession: teaching and learning are inextricably intertwined. Teaching is by nature interactive and in this interaction both parts learn and enrich themselves continuously.
The first one is September, 11th (or the 17th). This day will always be important in our lives as it will remind us of the profession we have decided to practice for the rest of our lives. On the 21st of September, we celebrate students’ day. This year, most of us are still celebrating students ‘day more than teacher’s day but very soon this fashion will be reversed. Will it? On second thought I wonder “will we ever stop being students to become teachers?” Of course not. We’ll be students our whole lives. We will be continuously learning new things and experiencing new situations surrounded and accompanied by our students. A good teacher recognizes that her knowledge is finite and maintains an open-minded attitude to all the new situations that may arise daily.
I think that’s the magic involved in our profession: teaching and learning are inextricably intertwined. Teaching is by nature interactive and in this interaction both parts learn and enrich themselves continuously.
We are also celebrating spring’s day. Spring is for me the most beautiful and inspiring season. Most people’s humour and predisposition towards work and life changes. Personally, I love getting up to the chant of birds and the warmth of the sun. Getting up, studying, working, going out, everything is better when the sun heats the earth because it also heats our lives. It’s the season that represents birth and renewal. Could there be any connection between spring’s day and teachers’ day? Perhaps. I can say I hope my career is full of the joys of spring. I hope we never lose the desire of renewing ourselves and our knowledge every single day in the same way that flowers and plants do during spring. I also hope we can plant many seeds along our teaching profession which will grow forever since we will make an impact on all our students. Isn’t that connected to spring?
Do you agree with the idea that these three important days will be forever intertwined in our lives? Let’s share.
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