My First ever English Teacher
Daniel Rather, an American journalist once said, "The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." Universally, teachers are viewed as people whose role is help students discover their potential and guide them in the right direction so that they can find their own path that leads to their dreams and goals. In the hands of good teachers , students become a valuable asset to society and better yet to the whole world. Luckily, I have had my share of wonderful teachers so far who helped me walk confidently towards my dream. Among those , there was one teacher that helped me develop a passion for learning languages.
I met my first ever English teacher when I was about seven years old. She was a tall, slender middle-aged woman with a short hair cut and the sides of her hair always tucked behind her ears that gave her a very tidy, professional look. Before I met her, I was a little kid, who did not even know the English Alphabet and dreaded the idea of learning it. She would come by my house twice a month and give me short story books to read. Unfortunately, those books were way difficult for my level and soon I got discouraged. I did not even want to look at the covers of the books and just loathed English. She used to call me every evening to check if I did my homework that day, so when the hand of the clock pointed to eight in the evening, my heart started pounding quickly, and my face would drop as if I had been about to face the death penalty. I was rather a difficult student who did not have any drive for learning English. However, she did not give up on me. After every session, she complimented me with kind, encouraging words and told me that I had a great potential. Little by little, confidence builded up inside of me and I developed a passion for learning the language which spread to other languages later on such as Japanese and French. Thanks to her painstaking efforts to boost my confidence, I started to make great strides in English.
I love this expression 'diamonds in the rough.' Each and everyone of us have jewels in different shapes and sizes right inside of us. Truly great teachers can help us bring out these hidden precious stones waiting to shine for the whole world to see. Thanks to my teacher, I did not give up studying English and developed a genuine interest in learning languages. Even now and then, I just hate studying English whenever I feel like I am not making any progress or my English is getting rusty or worse, but hopefully I will just keep chugging along ,always bearing her compliments in mind, and have a near-native proficiency in English someday.
1. What I like about this piece of writing is a description of your teacher.
ReplyDelete2. Your main point seems to be your first English teacher.
3. ‘Truly great teachers can help us bring out these hidden precious stones waiting to shine for the whole world to see.’ struck me as powerful: It touched my mind that you give a certain message.
4. NONE
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is introduction. I think it has some typical opinions on teachers stating ‘Universally~’ part.
To – Noh Young Sun from - Jitendra Kumar Gupta Assignment – 2010-10-06 (Wed – 78)
ReplyDelete1. What I like about this piece of writing is the way you describe the role of your favorite teacher.
2. Your main point seems to be cleared and vivid in its description.
3. These particular words or lines struck me as powerful:
Words or lines - The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth."
I like them because if a teacher knows your ability and inability, s/he will mold you accordingly.
4. Some things aren’t clear to me. These lines or parts could be improved (meaning not clear, supporting points missing, order seems mixed up, and writing not lively): none.
5. The one change you could make that would make the biggest improvement in this piece of writing is nothing in my view.
My First ever English Teacher
ReplyDeleteDaniel Rather, an American journalist once said, "The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." Luckily, I have met quite a few wonderful teachers so far who helped me walk confidently towards my dream. Among those , there was one teacher that helped me develop a passion for learning languages. My first English teacher was the one who sowed the seeds of hopes and dreams in my mind that eventually grew to become who I am today.
I met my first ever English teacher when I was about seven years old. She was a tall, slender middle-aged woman with a short hair cut and the sides of her hair always tucked behind her ears that gave her a very tidy, professional look. Before I met her, I was a little kid, who did not even know the English Alphabet and dreaded the idea of learning it. She would come by my house twice a month and give me short story books to read. Unfortunately, those books were way difficult for my level and soon I got discouraged. I did not even want to look at the covers of the books and just loathed English. She used to call me every evening to check if I did my homework that day, so when the hand of the clock pointed to eight in the evening, my heart started pounding quickly, and my face would drop as if I had been about to face the death penalty. I was rather a difficult student who did not have any drive for learning English. However, she did not give up on me. After every session, she complimented me with kind, encouraging words and told me that I had a great potential. Little by little, confidence builded up inside of me and I developed a passion for learning the language which spread to other languages later on such as Japanese and French. Thanks to her painstaking efforts to boost my confidence, I started to make great strides in English.
I love this expression 'diamonds in the rough.' Each and everyone of us have jewels in different shapes and sizes right inside of us. Truly great teachers can help us bring out these hidden precious stones , waiting to shine for the whole world to see. Thanks to my teacher, I did not give up studying English and developed a genuine interest in learning languages. Even now and then, I just hate studying English whenever I feel like I am not making any progress or my English is getting rusty or worse, but hopefully I will just keep chugging along ,always bearing her compliments in mind, and have a near-native proficiency in English someday.