THIS TEACHERS DAY, MEET YOUR FIRST GUIDE AND SAY THANKS

In India, 5th September is celebrated as Teachers Day — a red-letter day to express gratitude to our teachers for building the foundation of our future. Teaching is a noble profession and apart from imparting knowledge, teaching has the unique quality of enhancing the mental and intellectual well-being of an individual. Also, a kindergarten teacher’s job calls for that extra something, because she injects the initial dose of knowledge into the student’s system.

A kindergarten teacher’s task is much more challenging than a teacher attached to the secondary section or a college professor because she takes into her fold a child who for the first time is introduced to a new environment outside home.

The teacher tries to make the child feel at home, even when the child is away from it. She is the epitome of patience and has to bring out the best in the student. Good manners, the importance of cleanliness, healthy attitudes and other basic human qualities are inculcated into the student by her, besides teaching him or her how to read and write with proper pronunciation and accent. Moreover, the teacher acts as the perfect bodyguard and guide, providing protection and direction to the little ones in more ways than one. This Teachers Day, take out time from your busy schedule, meet your kindergarten teachers and show some love.

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