The last three months have been what I define as a life-changer.
I went to a school known as Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Tun Fuad or
SMKTTF for my practicum. Three months might seem like a short period for a teaching
stint, but what I received from teaching in that school is priceless.
I learnt a lot about what it means to be a teacher. A
teacher doesn’t just write stuff on the whiteboard, say things related to the
topic, and finally give homework to the students. A teacher’s work involves a
lot more than that. A teacher is everything. Well, besides teaching, a teacher is
also an MC (I did that), a teacher is also a painter (I painted mural), simply
said, being a teacher is not simple.
Those three months have shown to me how hard it is to be a teacher.
A teacher needs to give his best to his students. Sometimes, when my students
got so naughty and mischievous, I felt like throwing the whiteboard eraser to
them, but that was the challenge right? When I think about it again, well, I did
the same thing to my former teachers… karma much? Haha. But frankly, now I have
higher respect for all those who are known as teachers.
I won’t deny the fact that I was (and I still am) so happy
each time the boys and girls called me as ‘Cikgu’. The feeling was different,
the kind that warms you from the inside, so to speak. Well, only that
sometimes, when there were too many students who called me to guide them at the
same time, then I got confused haha.
The students of 2C, 2D, and 1D were my first group of
students. I learnt a lot from them. Maybe I was not perfect since it was my
first time teaching anyway, but I tried my best to be a good teacher for them.
I just hope that what I’ve taught them will always be in their minds.
I really love my students, every single one of them. I love
the school. Thank you TTF for accepting me even if it was for only three
months. Thank you.
