I have had this conversation numerous times with my colleagues (different people) over the years about making difference in other people life especially the students that we taught and teach. The recent one was last week on Thursday (16 May 2019)
When I was at school while undergoing my LI, I could see that many former students came to visit their old teachers. This gives me a warm fuzzy feeling and even though there are some students who came visiting me before after they finished their study but they are few. At school, I even saw some of the students who came to visit their former teachers brought the latest new addition in their family i.e. children. I never had that experience before.
I racked my brain to think about what else could I do other than interacting with the students in class. I started to google few quotes for the posters that I have promised to give to my English panel colleagues (at school). While I was browsing Canva, I had this idea to give a best wishes card to my students. But what should I do with the rest of the cards if I only use half of it (because I was thinking to give it to the school kids that I have taught before)?
This gives me an idea to give the card to all my students at university that I teach as well. I know it is kind of unusual to do this and I had never have any lecturer or had seen any senior who has done that before, but what a heck, there is nothing wrong to give the students a best wishes card. Let’s start this tradition!
Am I making any impact in my student’s life by giving this card? Only Allah Knows best.
My motto: Do the best, pray for the best, leave the rest to Allah and always be thankful with the best things that happen in life even though we might perceive it negatively.
P.S: I can’t wait to see their reaction seeing this card on top of the table before their exam.