Thursday, August 8, 2019

Beauty of Teaching


Teaching, people say
is a noble profession
Ask a teacher and she will say
it's an emotion

It's her joy, to nurture a flourishing 
dream in a child
And live that dream with them, 
however small or wild

It's her joy, to realize the purity 
in a child's thought
And share with them, 
free of any judgmental knot

It's her joy, to inspire young minds 
so the country thrives
And works toward building 
a value system in their lives

It's her joy, to create an environment 
free of threat and fear
And cajole the fragile hearts 
to unleash their superpower

It's her joy, to be present in the moment 
with cheer and glow
And notice a new enlightenment 
in them as they grow

It's her joy, to see more of her male counterpart
share her vision
And together transform a generation 
like avengers on a mission!

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© Balaji Palanidurai
PC: indiatoday.in

A post in one of my WhatsApp group (of friends with whom I attended a Storytelling course) triggered a spark to write this poem. The post was simple and asked 
"Girls complete this sentence.
I am proud to be a teacher because..." 

Response started trickling through the morning and that is all I needed to invoke my creative veins and voila we ended up writing this poem. It also got me thinking why teaching is still looked at as a profession for women, especially in the early childhood years/kinder garden. I did read an article recently that 2 men quit their high paying corporate jobs to start a kinder garden soon, welcome change!

Thanks to my Kathalaya friends for sharing their views, which inspired this creation!! 
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I dedicate this poem to Mr Prem Kumar founder  of Bumblebee Trust and Kalvi40 who is focused on uplifting the rural Tamilnadu & Puducherry Government schools eco system.
https://www.kalvi40.com/team/prem-kumar/

And the Mrs Kamatchi G HM of Karapakkan Govt High School in Chennai who is keen on leveraging the wider ecosystem to give the best possible education for her school staff and children.

2 comments:

  1. Teaching is indeed an emotion that is so unique and sublime. You've penned it beautifully and thank you so much for that.
    Women vs men... Well when children are young and their minds and hearts impressionable, a women is in a better place in the mind space to mould them, guide them and let the set sail and eventually fly. As a species women are the ones capable of bringing life into this world and hence the power to teach, guide and nurture.
    Men are welcome to make their presence felt In the nurturing sphere.

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