Mehri & Teaching

  In my childhood I used to try to like my teachers. As a little girl I liked to have all the best in my life including best teachers. So even when I didn’t like one of the teachers I pretended I like all of them. At home one of my fixed hobbies was teacher-game. But as I grew older everything changed. I didn’t like nearly all of my teachers, except one or two. Even I no longer liked my first teachers. I was nearly confident that teaching is one of those majors that I would never be involved in. Like most of the students I had lots of imagination for my future life; a physician, an engineer, a politician, an attorney, a manager, or a professor but not a teacher, and my dislike of teaching had been turned to hate!!! I had a multidimensional mind but it was impossible to have all my wishes together.

  Being accepted in English translation at Lahijan University somehow I found a new way and new dimension of life. And my viewpoint of teaching a little changed. So many things happened, new friends, new professors, new locations, acceptable endeavors and achievements surrounded me and changed my decision for future life from time to time until I found the best and the most confident way of decision making!


  I wrote a commitment with the Lord; the most capable and trustable. He promised to go on ahead of me and I follow him. So it was a Deal!


  I sought and he gave me. I promised to try and trust the Lord if he wants not to give me an especial wish. So, I chose TEFL for M.A. studies and I was accepted at Guilan University.


  Now I no longer hate teaching and teachers because I understood this could be a right place for me to have all my old and colorful wishes altogether. I needed to talk, to write, to discuss and to search. I needed to express my ideas. I needed to help humanistic sciences, to inform my lovely 7-month niece and all the Iranian children of the great history of our country and the world, to save all Iranian kings and tribes’ names and defend their rights, to inform the world of Iranians’ capabilities, and I wanted to do all my best to get back Iran out of those dirty hands.


  It is a best place to put all my dreams in practice. I don’t want to be a refugee or a fugitive, an unqualified teacher, an ordinary citizen and student.


  I’ll try day and night to be a knowledgeable teacher. One who is different from those who upset me and one like those who were responsible.


  Dear Lord,
  I promise to do all my best to be a good student and a responsible and qualified teacher and researcher. More than any time I need your attention and favor.
  I will pay my share and you do yours.


   Thanks