My teachers were the best

Today is Teacher Appreciation Day & I think I have been very lucky so far as teachers are concerned cause most of them were just amazing. They were easy to talk to & whenever I look back, I feel truly blessed.

However, I do have an urge to scribble this piece for a reason. Few months ago, I met one of my school teachers on FB. I really admired her all my life till I met her again online after more than 20 years. Actually we expect too much of teachers. We want them to be role models but they are humans, after all. They all have faults. Anyway, this one inquired me of my status, which is of course no big deal. When she came to know I was single, she insisted that I should marry as soon as possible cause I will grow old soon & no one can live alone. Fine.

Anyhow, I noticed her gigantic status one day that she went for grocery shopping & she saw a very skinny girl wearing provocative clothes…she wanted to hit her & tell her that men can never be interested in that kind of shit. On & off I used to read her crazy status updates in which she was just bitching for the heck of it or she was judging someone or the other. On top of it, people were so in love with her bitchiness. One of my friends wrote that she loved all those hateable quotes in which the teacher was jeering at someone.

However, her favourite topic was not marriage, it was rather bitching about single women. She referred to them as ‘no good option’ for men & she was way too judgmental. I don’t know how she knew that every single woman freaks out in a relationship. It cannot be the case but this woman thought she knew everything. If a man has not noticed you, it means you are good for nothing & had he noticed you, you might have been married. This was a strange logic. She also had issues with miserable people & she was bitching about Mr. & Ms. Misery whenever she could grab any opportunity.

I deleted her from my circle, because I don’t like to read such crappy things. Moreover, she was too bitchy & judgmental. In all these months I never read a single positive status by that woman. Even when she shared other things, she bitched about either single women or people who have ugly attitude which she couldn’t stand or maybe she saw her own reflection & went mad.

I don’t think anyone has the right to judge people except God but this teacher had no fear of God I suppose & then she knew what everyone should do which is getting married. I don’t think any sane person would go around making such big statements about single, miserable, lonely people as she did. I just can’t believe that even in 2011 we hear such crappy views. My sister very rightly said that she has never seen such a fat person who was so lost. When I was about to delete her, I asked my sis to go through her page, it was so full negative shit. And all this while, this teacher never had a good look at herself I guess cause if she would look at herself, she might not go around bitching about anyone.

National Teacher Appreciation Day - May 3rd

This is basically a celebration that is carried out by many countries but it is quite aspirational and thought provoking so there is no harm in following the footsteps. Most countries have different days to celebrate this day. The first week of May is considered to be Teacher Appreciation Week in USA, while the 3rd of May is 'Teacher Appreciation Day' there.

World Teacher Day is celebrated on October 5th though and is a much bigger event.

I have not had too many unforgettable and wonderful teachers but yes some of them were indeed nice amongst the lot. I particularly cherish and remember my 5th grade teacher with fond memories. She was an angel. I feel she was living a tough life but she was an angel indeed in every way. I adore and love her till this day.

In my A-level days, I had the most amount of fun. I practically didn't study in the two years of my life. This was the best time for me and surprisingly I did get much better grades at the end of two years. The teachers were fun, smart, easy going...at least the ones I studied with were all great. I have respect for them.

And in my university days, I don't think I cherished anyone. They were all okay. Only one of my professors was outstanding. I mentioned him before also. He was so much fun to talk to and a treat to watch with his reactions and response. The man was a bachelor who had no intentions of marrying, took great care of his parents, had a great career, was an intellectual in the true sense and above all he really followed an international style of teaching. He reached out to his students and communicated one on one. That is how I feel teachers should be really. Too bad that he died a few years ago.

Anyway, if you recall your teachers and adore them completely...do let them know through a card, flower, letter, facebook message or phone call. Appreciate them if they ever left a positive mark on your personality.