Teaching is a journey full of surprises with many beginnings and endings but it is always the person called teacher moves on. I like the two aspects of teaching journey—inner journey and outer journey—explained by Gloria Durka. It is the delicate and healthy balance between these two journeys makes a teacher who he or she is. A teacher’s awareness of inner journey reveals a teacher his or her true identity which helps one to express oneself in the outer journey through meaningful relationships with students, colleagues and whoever comes in a teacher’s life.
The journey of a teacher includes also known and unknown aspects of life. It is the unknown aspects which make a teacher’s life challenging and vulnerable. Happy is a teacher who passes through this journey and finds meaning in one’s life as well as helps others find meaning in their lives. In the film, lion king, the sage monkey helps Simba to acknowledge his true identity. During the journey of teaching, a teacher has to always strive to do the best and leave the rest to God as aptly said by Don Bosco. It is the genuine trust in God enables a teacher to find joy in the joy of students, and patience in failures and difficulties. I firmly believe that Jesus has truly given us his Spirit to guide us in our lives as teachers, as persons dedicated to the growth of our students.
Hello Vinod. I loved how you spoke of the two journeys that we take, both the inner and the outer journey. Working on ourselves is a huge aspect of who we are as educators. It is so true that who we are internally affects what we are able to give to the world, especially what we are able to give to our students and colleagues.Teaching is a journey, and it is one I am excited to take. I really liked how you said that a happy teacher is one who find's meaning in someones life and in their own. We are so lucky to be able to share our lives and passion with others and we are also lucky to be able to share in our students lives. Your dedication is so wonderful to read about. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
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