Over the festive days, we visited Elizabeth's former Vice Principal. Since we left Silver City, we have been visiting her family most years. Last year we went to enjoy her asam laksa on the first day of Moslem Year after Ramadan. We were really entertained by the stories of her son and daughter-in-law's exotic green lizard from South America. The year before, we sat in her sitting room looking at the bridal pictures of her son's wedding. This year, the beautiful bride has put on some weight, she looks like the wife of a prosperous restaurant owner.
The Vice Principal did not change much. After retiring from Government teaching, she joined the local International School. She kept house. She pampered her plants. She is a teacher to be reckoned with. Elizabeth is a very fortunate girl to go to a mission school with many serious teachers like this Vice Principal. Even though my country's educational system has turned to gear itself towards churning out A's, there are still a few schools where we find teachers who are dedicated and really educate the children.
Now that a person is measured in terms of the house she owns and the car she drives, we need to nurture more teachers who are called to teach. The salary alone may attract the wrong type of people. We need teachers who are there to make a difference. In my church, I am beginning to see the answers to our prayers for Godly teachers. There are a few youth training themselves to teach. May this trickle multiply many folds!
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