Open Tribute Letter to ‘TEACHERS’

Writer: Dendup Gyembo

Date: 27^th April, 2016

Place: Thimphu

Dear Teachers,

With ‘Teacher’s Day’ celebration this year, I would like to reimburse tribute for being one of the nicest people in my life. In Japanese terminology, it says, “Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher.” By time I entered the school before 21 years, I was unable to take care of myself and my stuff. Teachers taught me to care my things. That’s simple but great beginning. I am greatly obliged that I am standing at current position due to my beloved teachers.

There are no words to describe the way teachers educated and nurtured me by bestowing incomparable kindness. I had been in schools, institutions, and college for last many years, where I came across the individual like my teachers. Teachers are more than what I think and I don’t have words to express gratitude for your tremendous help and bestowing me with your knowledge, which made me learned individual. Thank you, teachers for your dedicated services in educating me. Moreover, your words are encouraging and inspirational to me, which remain in my heart forever.

As a student, I am always here and there to remember selfless teachers for making my life bright from being in dull for last many years. As an unenlightened mind, I would have created mistakes of which was unusual and against the will of teachers, knowingly or unknowingly, if so, I apologize for my misconduct.

I completed my undergraduate studies before few years, and found my own ways to stand. Same like bureaucrats, scientists, politicians, artists, researchers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, medical specialists, and so on, I am who I am today partly because of a great teacher. Therefore, teachers devote their lives to giving me the tools to succeed and work for the nation building. It is teachers who listen to me, who challenge me, and who encourage me to stand up for my values.

The unquestionable truth is that, teachers are selfless individuals, who need our salute for the appropriate value on the contribution that teachers make to our collective future. If we are to rate teachers, it’s far too high, and given that teachers are the builders of our future, losing even one good teacher is too many. It is indeed a great lost for the nation.

With good teachers in schools, I have seen immediate inspiring effects of teachers leading the schools in shaping students with innovative knowledge. I, as students for last 16 years in schools, institutions and college, I feel that we must continue to expand career and leadership opportunities like these, opportunities that allow us to develop teacher’s practice, foster a school culture that encourages collaboration with teachers, and empower with the autonomy to innovate and thrive. This is ways of teachers being good in schools.

To build the nation, and to brighten the nation with human resource, teachers play an important role just not for name sake but it is incredibly important work. I, on this very auspicious day of His Majesty, the Third Druk Gyelpo’s Birth Anniversary and the Teachers’ Day, I wish all the Teachers a very Happy Teachers’ Day.

Long Live Beloved Teachers…

Thanking you,

Yours Faithfully

(Dendup Gyembo)

Ex-Student