Teachers Role in Their Students Lives

     For a child, home is the first school which is its first world when everything new. So, parents model the child and see their mirrors in the child. The next exposure is the school. The teachers are the building blocks of the character, ideologies and the personalities of the child. Teacher is like a God to children. They even deny their parent's correction, if for some reason teacher has taught wrong. So, a teacher can influence the child with their looks, body language, knowledge about the subject, thier delivery which wraps her/his attitude, beliefs and values.

      Our face is our mind's index. Our culture, ethnicity and family values would have shaped us. Thus in all our behavior, attitude and believes are based on this and we emit the same. Thus, it is the onus of the teacher to be open for learning constantly, know every child's background, economically, physically, physiologically and ethnically to influence positively and aid in positive growth. Be impartial to any one culture or belief. An angry teacher though hard working and best in knowledge cannot expect the results which a mediocre teacher filled with love, care and compassion and  a philosophy in mind that they are the agents for bringing difference in the child. A reflective teacher always reflects on what went fine and what needs more attention, how to accomplish, compare versus peers like colleagues and teachers of other institutions. Every child is a very precious asset to their parents and parents send their children with loads of confidence and expectations that their child is well groomed and their children excel them. How a bitter pill when coated with sugar is popped up with all smiles, a teacher with good attitudes, believes and values can shape any child, any topic positively which gives a lot of pleasure and satisfaction to them too. While it is the responsibility of the parents to take care of their kids (which is numbered), a teacher takes care of innumerable students and helps in bringing societal changes.

      My father was a primary school head master and words are insufficient to express his love and dedication for his students. His students even after decades and being in high posts as IAS officers etc, the moment they see my father, will get down from their car and touch my father's feet to take his blessings.

      Similarly a negative attitude also can influence negatively and in the process the whole bunch of children become bad.