A SHORT STORY

A TEACHER'S LOVE, PASSION AND COMMITMENT

I was thinking of how best to present the above topic to a group of students in my after-school activity class next week when a story I read sometimes ago crossed my mind. It is a story that best describes the love, passion and commitment of a professional teacher. A story that can be the bench mark for any aspiring preschool educator.

The Story:

An old and feeble Chinese man, above 70 years had to walk more than 966 km to visit his son in prison. He embarked on the journey out of his love for this wayward child, the journey that could have taken the man about 24 hours on train actually took him more than 70 days. He had planned to take the train but had all his savings stolen shortly after leaving home. Undeterred he made the journey on feet, using his walking stick as a support, having to beg for food on the way, sometimes eating rotten food from bins to survive. All this done out of love, and wait for this : the son, Xie Fe revealed later that this man is actually his adoptive father, as his real father died when he was 10. What manner of love?

We Are This Old Chinese Man

This story best describes who a preschool educator should be. A preschool educator should love all children under his or her care unconditionally and equally. A preschool educator should be prepared to surmount all obstacles to reach all children under his/her care. A preschool educator should be ready to go extra miles in showing and giving love to the students.