What do Teachers Make

Google's front face today. Google says Happy Teacher's Day

Happy Teacher's Day everyone. I'd like to share this with all the great teachers out there:
(This has been circulating for sometime but it surely is still a good read)

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education.

He argued, ‘What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?’

He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: ‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.’

To emphasize his point he said to another guest;

‘You’re a teacher, Ned. Be honest. What do you make?’

Ned, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied,

‘You want to know what I make?
(He paused for a second, then began…)

‘Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

‘I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.

‘I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can’t make them sit for 5 without an iPod Touch, Game Cube or movie rental.

‘You want to know what I make?’ (he paused again and looked at each and every person at the table.)

‘I make kids wonder.

‘I make them question.

‘I make them apologize and mean it.

‘I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.

‘I teach them to write and then I make them write. Keyboarding isn’t everything.

‘I make them read, read, read.

‘I make them show all their work in math. They use their God-given brain, not the man-made calculator.

‘I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.

‘I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.

‘I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God, because we live in the United States of America.

‘I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given, work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.’

(He paused one last time, then continued.)

‘Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn’t everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention because they are ignorant…

You want to know what I make? I MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Happy Teacher's Day

Teacher's Day cards created by my daughter.

A simple message to all teachers/educators where ever you may be in the world.

"We pray that you shall be blessed abundantly in everything you do. We'll never be able to pay you back for all you've done for us. But I guess, sharing the knowledge we've learnt from you, giving our best shot in striving to achieve yours and our objectives, giving you the respect due to you, would be the least we could do."

I'm dedicating this beautiful poem to all Teachers out there:

A Teacher for All Seasons

A teacher is like Spring,

Who nurtures new green sprouts,

Encourages and leads them,

Whenever they have doubts.

A teacher is like Summer,

Whose sunny temperament

Makes studying a pleasure,

Preventing discontent.

A teacher is like Fall,

With methods crisp and clear,

Lessons of bright colors

And a happy atmosphere.

A teacher is like Winter,

While it’s snowing hard outside,

Keeping students comfortable,

As a warm and helpful guide.

Teacher, you do all these things,

With a pleasant attitude;

You’re a teacher for all seasons,

And you have my gratitude!

By Joanna Fuchs

Happy Teacher's Day

Happy teachers day to all teachers at SMK Sanzac, Kota Kinabalu. Wishing all of your are doing great. It's such a blessing to be doing noble job as teacher.

So, I googled for my ex-school official website and felt a bit disappointed and sad at the same time as it is "still under construction" after many years. The school has gone thru a lot of transformation physical-wise. Nice landscape and beautiful paintworks.

I'm positive that there are people within, that are IT-savvy and are more than capable of putting things in order. Ex-students, such as myself, only have this (website) to interact with their previous school, so, come on guys! Make it happen!

A bit of search and these are the nearest i could get:

Official website - (under construction)
Sanzac on FB?

Better and More info here (but last updated in 2006?)
Cleanly done and nice browsing navigation. If this is still up to date then I still know some of the academic staff, like Pn Goy Siew Kee who taught me Chemistry (not on the favourite subject list of many students, but I like it. It was challenging and interesting), and Pn Hayati Mahmud.


Appreciation and fondly remembered:
Mr Chuah Chong Leng
Pn Goy Siew Kee
Pn Syarifah Mariatun Syed Harun
En Zulkifli
Pn Ranjeet Kaur
En Mokhtar
En Sinin

Happy Teacher's Day
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Dear Teachers - Have a happy Teacher's Day!

It is not that we choose to 'forget' our teachers or to not pay tribute to them on other days but, it's in the significance of this day that we should take a moment to remember all the good things they have done, all the sweat and hardship they have gone through and especially their dedication to ensure the future generation get to live a better quality of life.

I sincerely believe that every single teacher wants his/her students to be successful in their study and in whatever they maybe venturing in future. Such is their hope that they can be regarded as our 'parent' who work very hard to ensure we 'leave' our school as proud graduates.

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So teacher, this is me saying thank you to all of you at SM Sanzac, Kota Kinabalu, who have worked tirelessly to mould me and shaped me into what I am today:

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Cikgu Azhar, our Form Teacher during earlier days as secondary schoolars, whom I must admit had termendous headache teaching us English - I knew you must have felt like talking to aliens.

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Cikgu Margaret, a Ranau born commerce teacher, for the good insight of commerce, finance, accounting, and who underatand us inside out.

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Mr Chuah Chong Leng, then the senior deputy to the Principal, En. Abd Aziz Abbas, for all the free tuitions and being the spiritual mentor to many of us. Your no-nonsence teaching style we remembered well. The last correspondence I had with him, I knew he resides in Perak.

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Ms Goy Siew Kee (also fondly known as Pn. Ang - the sweet smiling teacher) for undivided attention and your never-say-die attitude although many of your students feared and sometimes in total avoidance of your subject, Kimia. Well, I want to let you know your subject was one of my favourites. If not for the love of electrcity, I surely would've pursued chemical engineering. I liked the colour of burnt copper! (CuSO4) - that was in my Ujian Amali during SPM.

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Cikgu Sinin, the discipline teacher turned counsellor. I was one of the prefects and we're so motivated under your mentorship. I had one memorable audience with you and thankful for that.

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To our teachers at SBPS Bukit Padang (now known as SM Sains): Mr Khalid, Mr. Yim, En Rahim, Cik Rosnah, Cikgu Bob, thank you. I spent lesser years there but that's life as student, everyone got to move on.

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Thank You!










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