05 September, 2012

Malini Miss...

Rajam Miss expressed her sadness when she had to hand me over from 1E to 1B. Pramila Miss was the class teacher in Class 2B and the stand out incident as far as I was concerned in that class is thankfully not widely documented :)


3A – My favorite teacher till date took Maths classes for us. Malini Miss. The warm smile on her lips looked like a permanent fixture. Thinking back, it sure looked like an expression of someone who just loved her profession and was unconditionally happy to be amidst children and impart some Maths and a lot about enjoying school

4A- As the school opens after the annual leave each year with us wearing the new school uniforms to school, the biggest game was to guess who the Class Teacher would be. As far as my friends and I were concerned, it was more a prayer than a guessing game.

As Malini Miss entered the class wearing the predictable crisply starched saree, our prayer was answered. Not sure what it meant then, but I guess it was just a simple feeling of reassurance that we were going to be in safe and caring hands.

As Class 4 drew to a close, the fad for getting autographs of teachers and friends had just begun. So when me and my friend Prem went running to her to get her signature, she was amused and told us it made little sense, for that was not the end of schooling and we were all going to meet again in less than three months. Never the less, she did oblige.

There have been countless teachers whose classes that I have been fortunate to attend. Some were very good in the subject they taught and some adept at tackling the adolescent minds in High School. But I can boldly say, there is no other teacher who has left such an indelible mark in my mind. Though I don’t know where I kept that autograph book, what will stay as vivid in my memory as her saree prints, would be her smile and the sense of reassurance we derived in her sheer presence.

Miss, you still bring a little smile on my face whenever I think of you!