In our contemporary society, the job of
the teacher has been relatively mistreated. But like a shoe-shiner, the teacher
remains the only person who molds future professionals in all the domains. For
that, what matters is what teachers accomplish and believe. The answer, after
all, is in the classroom. Great teaching has long been seen as an inborn
skill as critical minds continue to demonstrate that the best teachers are
born, not made.
Mupmbaah Harrison is a born teacher.
The warm but firm Principal of GSS Binshua in Donga Mantung of the North West
Region is teacher who has caught our admiration. He has a soft voice yet is a
strict teacher. Being a science teacher, Mupmbaah Harrison once told me that
his best moments in school are when students give him the correct answers. Rather
than spending his time musing over school administration, though principle, he
is into the craft of the classroom. And he does it with a lot of dexterity. He
makes sure all children are thinking hard. Not a second is wasted. Mupmbaah
Harrison studied Mathematics at ENS Bambili and after graduating in flying
colours, he taught in several schools as a classroom teacher before was
catapulted to an administrator. Though administrator, he still holds the chalk
in his hand and moves into the classroom. Did someone said only carpenters, bricklayers, masons etc are great nation builders. In fact the greatest nation builders are in the classroom. They are just more than the teachers we see them to be.
Happy Teachers Day, sir.
When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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