My Teacher

Man is a social animal. We are so many things at the same time. For example, we are son, father, mother, brother, husband, friend, boss, employee etc, all at the same time. We fulfil so many obligations at the same time. Almost the scope of every relationship is well defined. But there are some relations which are complex, or in other words they are an amalgam of many relations. One of them is the relation between a student and his/her school teacher. It is very difficult to define it because a teacher plays so many roles in a student’s life.

Teacher and Student Relationship

Magical Relationship (between a Nursery Student and his/her Teacher)

I am sure, most of you will agree to the fact that the relationship which exists between a nursery student and his/her teacher could not be defined. I have just one word for it – magical. If she asked me to do something, there was no way I could say no. Once I asked her innocently,” Madam, do you like me?” To this she replied,” yes, of course”. That day I became so happy.

One day, due to some reason, I got angry and was not eating food at home. My Mom and Dad tried every trick which they knew but were unsuccessful. At last my dad called my school teacher and I was asked to talk to her on the phone. She just said “Dheerendra…..”. I instantly replied back,” Yes madam, I am not angry at all and will have my food right now and will also do my homework….”. That was the magic of her.

Now as a teacher, I try to create the same bond with my little students. I became successful or not, that can be a matter of debate but I am trying and will continue to try to become a good teacher.

Relationship of an Army Cadet and his Instructor

When I was in class 6th, I joined NCC. I remember, he was such a tough guy. We used to call him Gabbar. Whatever discipline and toughness I have, all credit of it goes to him. He taught us survival skills among other things. The relationship that existed between us was mainly based on fear. It is almost like the terror of Gabbar Singh from the movie Sholey.

When he used to shout, “Boys, are you hungry”? We used to shout back, “no sir”. Then again he shouted, “Are you tired”? “No sir” was the reply. Even now when I feel tired, I just recall that shout and in the next moment I feel fully charged.

Relationship between Teenage Students and their Teachers

Teenage is normally considered the best time of life. Normally in this age the student-teacher relationship is based on understanding, love and attraction. To handle teenage kids, a teacher has to be very mature; otherwise there is a good chance that things may go south.

It is also an age of rebellion. I mean the more a teenager is stopped from doing a thing, the more he wants to pursue it. Therefore good teachers use strictness in a calculated amount because excess of it can become counterproductive.

When I was in class 8th, my English was horrible. This is why I was not able to write answers correctly. One day my English teacher called me. She had my English literature copy in her hand. I thought that I would get a nice scolding, may be I will get punished or worse, my parents will be called. But thank God nothing like that happened. She politely asked my problem but I was unable to explain to her because of fear. When I realised that she won’t scold me, then I told her my problem. She then worked vey hard on me and only because of her hard work and mine will power, my English improved significantly. The point is, if she would have scolded me or punished me, I am pretty sure, things would not have worked out.

I try to do exactly the same with my students. Sometimes, the situation becomes really tricky. For example, once a girl student of mine asked me in the class, “sir, maiaapkokaisilagtihu”. To this I laughed and said, “You are a good kid”.

Conclusion

Overall, I can say that the student teacher relationship is one of the best relationships among all the relationships because it is a combination of many relationships.