Student life is a life that we all have experienced and passed through it. We had made friends, had fun, studied and enjoyed every single day. We all had come across many people in our student life and one among them are our beloved school teachers. I am quite sure that you remember your favourite teacher even today. We remember and often recall the good times spent at school especially sharing the food that we used to carry from our home. Some of us even remember a gist of the lessons taught by the teacher. Few of you may remember the punishments received for the mischiefs done at school both as an individual and as a group. It is interesting to know that some of the students come back to their school after many years to meet their teachers and talk to them. When you recall all these wonderful memories you may agree with me that student life was one among the best life that we had in our lifetime.

A teacher always looks forward in bringing out the best from his/her students. It is the duty of a teacher to teach not only the school related subjects but also the basic moral values of life. A good teacher will never hesitate to provide corrections whenever a student does a mistake. A teacher scolds, punishes or gives imposition to write just to make a student realise his/her mistake and bring that particular student to the right track. 

Students whoen counter a bad experience with their teachers during their school time will hate them even today. In fact these students fail to understand the positive side of those teachers who punish them. While few take it negatively, many others have taken it positively and have considered their teachers as a source inspiration, guidance and motivation in their life’s journey. 

When I was a student I use to play a lot just like any other children. I wasn't much interested in studies and my marks were not that great. I wasn't troubling my teachers but whenever I had called my parents for PTA meeting my teachers used to complaint saying that, "Your son is good at everything except in studies". The same teacher used to say this again and again until my dad losses his temper and shouts at me. I was fed up listening the same complaint every year at school. But believe me I did not change. I was that same boy who enjoyed playing.

Every human being has a turning point in life. Mine was at the time when I was pursuing my Pre-University studies. All of a sudden I became serious in studies. I started studying and even scored good marks which made me and my parents proud. Later after few years when I reflected upon my Pre-University life I realised that my relationship with all the faculty members at was an amazing one. They used to provide all the students with equal number of opportunities. They weren’t rude rather they were polite enough in understanding the problems that every poor student faced. This attitude of my Pre-University teachers was liked by most of my classmates.

Today I am preparing myself to be one of the best teachers. I am trained in my B.Ed college in such a way that I turn out to be an excellent and a dedicated teacher. All my B.Ed lectures have molded me in such a way that today I can transform every new challenge into an opportunity to grow. I am all set to build a positive teacher-student relationship wherever I go as a teacher and create a best classroom environment.

About Author:

Ashish Joseph Carvalho hails from Derebail, Mangaluru, Karnataka. He has completed his Bachelor of Commerce from Milagres College (Affiliated to Mangalore University), Mangaluru. He has also completed his Master of Commerce from St Aloysius Evening College (Affiliated to Mangalore University), Mangaluru with distinction.

Ashish Joseph Carvalho is certified with Diploma in Computer Application (DICA) from KEONICS Institute - Government of Karnataka and Advanced Tally ERP9 with Computer basics from Karnataka German Technology Training Institute (KGTTI), Government of Karnataka. He has participated as delegate and presented two International level research paper (One Published; ISBN bearing 978-93-84734-67-1), six National level research papers (Two Published; ISSN bearing 2319-1953 and ISSN bearing 2394-7780) and two Inter-collegiate research paper presentation competition. In addition, he has been awarded as the ‘Best Paper Presenter’, in a National Conference on Youth Entrepreneurship in Current Competitive Arena. He has also attended various workshops and national level conferences as a delegate. He has also been awarded with a certificate for successfully completing a course on ‘Introduction to Research’ conducted by NPTEL Online Certification, funded by the MHRD, Government of India.

Ashish Joseph Carvalho has worked as an Accountant for one year and five months at Asiel Group, Mangaluru. He has also worked as a Lecturer in Commerce at Rosario College of Management Studies, Mangaluru for one academic year. Currently he is pursuing his Bachelor of Education (4th Semester - Final year) from St Aloysius Institute of Education, Mangaluru.

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