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To Teach is To Love


 As my development as a teacher, I saw an amazing video called “Una Mancha de Grasa” that was presented in one of my classes. This clip made me feel different emotions such as angry, sadness, hope, and happiness. I was facing a roller coaster of feelings, which is great.

Basically, in the video we appreciated how a little kid faces with a very hard life, and his teacher was also hard to him because she didn’t know him. Little by little, the teacher, with the help of father of the church, took the time to know the environment of the neighbor she was teaching. This, bring to the teacher to analyzed her behavior and to empathizes with children.

I consider this is a video every teacher must watch a least once in their career. Sometimes, people say that work with children and teenagers is difficult, however, we don’t know the reality in which each student lives.

For me, a teacher must not be a figure of authoritarianism who simply imposes rules and knowledge, on the contrary, a teacher must be a guide, a source of support, someone whom students can trust and feel they are in safe space. A teacher must not only have knowledge to exert, but also a lot of vocation. Educators must be in love with their profession.

“Una Mancha de Grasa” illustrate us the importance of understanding and empathy in the educator-student relationship. The video reminds us behind of every learner´s behavior lies and unique and often challenging reality that we, as educators, must acknowledge. Which is why videos like this one are so important for every educator to engage with.

Overall, this emotional experience was more than just enjoyable for me and my classmates; it highlighted how important our roles as teachers are in the lives of our students.

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  1. Josué Blanco26 de noviembre de 2024 a las 2:40 p.m.

    Hello Daisy! Thanks for this lovely blog that is really amazing. I was just reading this post right now, and I want to highlight the correlation between love and teach. As future teachers we have been taught to be better than the traditional professors that already exists, some of the new abilities that a professor needs involves empathy and love, not just for the students but people in general. I know you will be a nice professor because you already demonstrate me the person you are. Good luck and go further with whatever you want for your life.

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