We are Missing You Students!! - A note from all teachers.

We are Missing You Students!!

         - A note from all teachers.

Dear Students

I am choosing to write this note to you to share with you and putting it on record that I am badly missing you all. You know, my existence as a teacher was complemented by you as a student to make us both complete.

Online classes are going on but that does not make me feel human. My classes were live because we had live energy exchange going on every single moment. I am missing every moment of my life with you.. starting from your chorus singing - gooood morniiiiing ma’am, your entering into class running and panting because you had missed the school bus, sometimes just not listening to your name and not answering to your roll call and then my looking up…staring straight into your face and calling out your name even louder, and your partner on the desk nudging you to listen to me. Those were beautiful moments full of life.

I am recalling with much joy, all those small little pranks and mischiefs that you played in the middle of the ongoing serious explanation of ‘French Revolution” or ‘Factors of Production’.  As I grew up into more mature teacher, I understood your pranks were perhaps the need to get a small break in the middle of so much new learning so I started structuring breaks into my lesson plans itself. You remember, at times pranks irritated me to the bone but I just tried maintaining my balance and you exchanged glances or even cunning smiles with your class mates. That was your turn to be irritated that why is she not giving in to lecturing and of course entertaining mode. You know, we were both growing together.

I specially miss my lunch time with you as your class teacher. The aroma of so many deliciously cooked and fondly packed lunches for you and your pestering requests to taste a bite from yours. I knew all your favorites by heart and you knew mine. Right??

I am missing your curious questions in the middle of the class on ‘Natural Resources’ and I miss your testing questions too in the middle of the Geography class when you decided to test my knowledge by asking the factual questions as to.. distance between the earth and the sun, the exact size of the continents or the name of the latest star discovered. You helped me to do my home work more sincerely and I started coming with the names of the sites or the links where you could find answers to all your queries. After all I was no encyclopaedia.

And before I close my note of “Missing You Very Much”, I must share my children that I enjoyed your ingenious plans to bunk the class or go on a detour on ‘loo’ permission. I am missing your creative excuses as they reassured me that your minds were working and your brains developing. All I needed was to redirect your energy and brain in to the right direction. On line classes don’t give me an opportunity to rest assured and that is sad.

Should I ask you a question my dear students? Do you ever miss me? I am waiting to listen to your answers, every single one of you. By the time the pandemic is over and we see each other live in the class rooms, choose to be good to your parents, help them around. Times are tough and money is tight so your being on your empathetic best will keep both of you strong and stable. I am sure together we all shall come out of it. Practice your online lessons yet remember life doesn’t happen online. ‘Online’ is a part of life. So choose to prepare yourself for life.

Eagerly waiting to see you all.

With much love

Your Ma’am