To teachers who find it hard to go to school tomorrow
Weekdays are long, but the weekend flies by.
Sunday is coming to an end.
Is your preparation for work tomorrow going well?
Some teachers may be feeling depressed, dreading going to school tomorrow.
I am a graduate of the Faculty of Education,
and although I don't remember at all who said this,
I would like to introduce some words that might help such teachers.
But first, let me share an episode I experienced in the field of education.
At my first school, I was appointed as the grade head.
Moreover, it was a grade with many teachers in their 20s who were first-time homeroom teachers (though I was in my 20s too...).
Around this time in June, one teacher
was feeling down because the students in their class weren't really warming up to them, and their guidance wasn't getting through.
They were feeling depressed.
The class was also in a state of collapse.
Some students even started saying that they found it painful to attend that teacher's class.
As the grade head, I listened to those students.
They said it was noisy during class and hard to deal with.
That was what they said.
From what I heard, there was no denying that the teacher's guidance was lacking.
The students who were taking the class seriously were the ones losing out.
I felt I had to provide guidance to that teacher, so
I asked the student, 'Can I tell the teacher about this conversation?'
However, unexpectedly, the student's answer was no.
When I asked why,
they said, 'The teacher is trying their best to make the lessons easy to understand.
It's not the teacher's fault; it's my fault for reacting to the noise around me...'
That's what they said.
What a kind student.
That was when I remembered something I heard, though I don't remember at all who said it,
which I probably heard in a university lecture.
There is no teacher who is hated by every single student.
If you are teaching with all your heart, there will always be students who trust you and listen.
To teachers who feel they are not trusted by their students at all,
there are definitely students waiting for you tomorrow.
It is okay if the lesson ends up being just for that one child.
For the smiles of the children again tomorrow.
I hope you can take that one step toward going to school.
Sorry for the late hour.
Good night.