All of us have in our minds the image of the
best teachers that we have known in our past. That image could be negative,
too. The way that we remember them depends on their different attitudes, which
make more or less positive their personal teaching and, moreover, the future of
their students. However, other educators are never reminded by the majority of
the pupils.
In my personal experience I am very grateful
for have being learning with some of my school teachers. It is because thanks to
some of them, nowadays, I want to be a teacher and I am studying teaching in
the university. Especially, the best image that I have kept on my mind and my
heart is from my Kinder Garden teacher. After nineteen years, she has been my
practical teacher, too. I can say that she continues being as lovely as I was
three years old. The most important personal qualities that make her the best
teacher in the world for me are her patience and creativity. She is a worker
person with a lot of imagination. Her sense of humour and proximity to the
children motivate them to learn with very good results. To sum up: she loves
her job.
Nevertheless, other opposite characteristics reminds
me to some educators. Their way to teaching did not motivate me or turned an
interesting subject into a boring subject. Maybe they did not try to innovate
or do attractive all the activities. Some of these teachers were not patients and,
sometimes, they were focussed in the final mark instead of the knowledge process.
Concluding, all my own experience as a student
will help me in the future to be a good teacher and improve in my personal
qualities, help my pupils to improve and enjoy together, keeping in their minds
all their sensations lived with me.
Gemma Lerma
