Teachers Find Satisfaction In Profession
By Za'im Zaini Aemy Aziena

Bandar Seri Begawan - Young and experiencedd teachers were seen mingling with each other at yesterday's Teachers' Day celebration held at ICC in Berakas.

Norul Kamilia Hj Kamil and Mashema, both 25, and 23-year-old Norli Hj Kamis just began their teaching service this year at the Raja Isteri Fatimah Primary School.

"We entered the teaching profession in the hope of developing our nation's children. This also adds to our deep interest in teaching and it has given us motivation to be better teachers," they said. "With such a grand celebration to acknowledge our profession, it has encouraged us to be more committed and be more hardworking to help students improve and we feel more appreciated doing what we do.”

Also at yesterday's celebration were 39year-old ; Hjh Norbayah Hj Shahminan along with her colleagues, 40-year-old Hjh Maimon Lamat from the Special Education Unit, 42-year-old Hjh Noraini Hj Timbang and 34-yearold Mardiah Hj Wahab from SUAS Muara.

What they have in common was that they teach children with special needs.

Hjh Norbayah began her service in 1990 and has been a teacher for 17 years. According to her, the teachingprofession iss a noble career and they treat their students as if they were their own children.

"Teaching special needs children is a challenging job and it takes patience," she said.

This, year's Teacher's Day theme is `Guru Beriltizam Memperkasa Keupayaan Bangsa' or `Committed Teachers Empower the Capabilities of the Nation'.

Junainah Hj Zunaidi, a teacher at Orang Kaya Besar Imas Subok Primary School, finds her job rewarding and challenging. She finds it challenging as children are becoming more and more mature so teachers need to keep up to date on topics such as ICT

She felt proud when His Majesty mentioned in the titah that teachers are `valuable' and that made her proud to be in the teaching profession.'

Mdm Lee Yen Tshin has been a teacher for almost 30 years and is the principal of PTE in Berakas for the past two years.

She expressed her pride when two of the 24 people mentioned were from their school.

Meanwhile, Jaqueline Chin - principal of Jigsaw School-and mother Helen Chin, founder of the school, were proud to be in the leaching profession. They find it rewarding when parents come to tell them how glad they were that they had send their kids to their school.

Jaqueline said it was satisfying to help students make use of their talents in life and believed in building a productive workforce. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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