They say teaching is the noblest profession of all, isn’t? Have you ever imagined how long the temper of your teacher when everyone was very noisy? Have you asked yourself why your teacher eagerly explained lessons? Have you ever realized why your teacher constantly reminded everybody on the importance of education?
Mrs. Marcia was the best high school teacher in town. With 40 years in the service she had produced thousands of professional individuals in different life endeavors. She was not only the walking dictionary but also the talking literature. More than being a teacher, she was a mother to everyone. Many of her students will never forget how she motivated them to fight for their future. She believed in them when no one did. Most of them are teachers now because of Mrs. Marcia.
After our graduation, she also retired. Now, she is 75 years old travails with dementia. According to studies, the brain region called the hippocampus is the center of memory in the brain, and the brain cells in this region are often the first to be damaged. That’s why memory loss is very evident to people with dementia. Her students went to her, but she couldn’t remember anyone, even her family and friends, but one thing she knows is she was a teacher. The students were partly sad, but their hearts rejoiced knowing that she did not forget the part of her life that made their future.
Now, I have been teaching for over a decade, handling the beginning of children’s education endeavors. In particular, they are called kindergarten. Every day, I teach them the foundation of learning from numbers to letters, and concepts and abstracts, hoping that together we can build an optimum scaffold of their education towards to higher learning and better future. I may forget these cute little smiles of my pupils or they may forget my sweet smiles, but I am sure, I am part of who they will become.
A salute to all the teachers – the noblest profession of all.
By: Emeliza M. Magdaraog | Teacher 1 | Kalalake Elementary School
