The teacher I want to be

Many think that teachers are only there for delivering knowledge to students. However that is not true. They not only give knowledge but also lead every student to become a whole person. In other words, teachers try to bring students to become a fine grown-up.

I want to be remembered as someone who gives advise through out students' life and is willing to help with any kind of problems to the students. It means I want to be a role model. Being a role model to students is very important because students have difficulties in defining what a good adult is. It means that students are in the process of growing into a man without direction so teachers should be there for them as a role model. Giving them someone to follow could help them to know what kind of person they should become.

I have a desire for being a teacher who can understand students. There are some tendency that students feel uncomfortable in front of teacher and assume that teacher would not understand them. This kind of thinking is common because most of teachers forget how their school life was like and repeat the same mistake they hated during their school years. For instance about 20 years ago teachers were considered as an untouchable being and this idea kept students from going close to the teacher. And now, the students who were afraid of their teachers become a teacher themselves with the same idea that teachers are unapproachable. The bad concept handed down for years. This have to be stopped right now for the sake of students and future teachers.

I know that I can't be a perfect teacher. However, I will use my utmost endeavors to be the one I dreamed in two ways. I'm not sure what kind of teacher I would be but as far as I can I will try to grow into someone who is exemplary to students and understands them.