Back to school… Eeeek!!

Did you just hear that?! The loud scream??? That was Me!! – screaming inside of me!! It’s been more or less twenty sporadic years, including my school time, that i’ve been doing this routine of getting back to school after summer vacations but the mixed feelings wouldn’t change; be it of a student or of a teacher.

Yesterday I was a student, today I am a teacher.

 As a student, Mom and dad would be running around fretting about the time to sleep  ” It starts the next week. Go to bed early.” And we would be procrastinating watching tv, listening to music, browsing the web, talking to friends on phone excited about meeting up soon in the school and at the same time not wishing to wake up early. School ended then college finished, achieved the Masters degree and after a few years –  landed in a school again!! what? really?! Things are still the same. Parents reminders have been replaced by husband’s. However latter stays the same – procrastination, watching tv, listening to music, browsing the web, talking to friends on phone – add blogging.

This time getting to see things from a different perspective – A teacher’s perspective. The thinking pattern changed from “why do teachers want to dictate us? *silent eye roll” to “Do these energy balls melt – like ever?! *silent eye roll x 2 “ In the earlier years, all one cared for was a group of great friends and partying with them. Now, that has been replaced by worrying about a bunch of precious students and their future. Before, for the most of its part, all what was significant was learning and growing individually but now, you don’t see yourself growing till each and every student of yours understands the concepts and till you provide the less able ones with after school extra support.

Well well well!!… almost everything changes and everything did change. Except for one – The mixed feeling of getting back – Back to school. Seeing the banners in the malls ” Back to school ” and not knowing whether to smile or frown. But on a second thought, like envisioning your friends in the past would bring it about – now, just the vision of the cute little bunch of your old darling students and the excitement of meeting the new adorable batch comes by your side and whispers in your ear enthusiastically:

 

” Hey, Smile!! ” 🙂

 

 

Bring it on school! I’m ready with open arms and a heart full of love 🙂