Students come and go but the memories last forever.
I remember having that as my FB status and had so many likes from my former students and friends. Being an educator is an exciting profession, every start of a new academic year you come to face to face with new people that will eventually be part of your daily life for about 4 years and probably more for some. At the end of a the year you will then see the seniors take the stage and receive their hard earned diplomas, they'll soon join the real world if some would call it and face the real challenges in life. As the moments arrive, you are always feeling a mixed emotion, the feeling of being happy and proud with a bit of sadness as well.
After 4 years in college many of your students will graduate, find work and use the knowledge you taught them, maybe not all but surely some of it. You feel excited and full of pride when they get hired in a job.
Sadness
Overtime you develop a student-teacher relationship with most of them. That involves friendship, sometimes as a counselor and it’s sad to see them go.
In the end
As a teacher the fulfillment is not felt after their graduation but rather it is when one day you will see them at top looking back at you with a smile. Peace!
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