To be honest, I thought I was (I still do sometimes) failing as a teacher but my students surprised me with cake and a song.(I also received a gift from a person who is not one if my students but more on that later.) This was perhaps one of the most memorable days of my life. As we sat in the classroom sharing cake two of my students gave a speech on how much they appreciated me and respected the fact that I had return to my country of birth to contribute as a teacher. I got emotional as I explained to them that this is a personal development for me because I don't want to forget my roots and also because I believe in the potential this beautiful country has. I also went to ask them for patience; just like them I am learning as well but I take this work seriously because ultimately I want to do this for the rest of my life.
I heard stories from my students about their dreams of having a better life and how some of them tried to make it to U.S only to be mistreated and almost raped. I wanted to hug them all as I teared up.
I have never in my life felt so inspired. I finally feel like I have a purpose in life. As I heard these women I felt that with the gift that I have I can at least open a window of possibilities to them. Education is truly power.
Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.
-Lord Brougham
Awe. That must've been an incredible experience for you.
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