Because there should be a place for it..

Initially this is what I wrote for my personal essay for the Uni application haha but my writing juices overflowed in the wrong area and it turned out to be too narrative for an application essay! I had written too much and exceeded the word limit but I still had not really answered the second part of the essay topic I chose! (Share an event or incident you have encountered personally and why and/or how it has affected you or is especially meaningful to you.) Haha so..because I don't want to waste what I wrote, I had to find a place for it and I think..this is the perfect place! Haha I remember putting all my drafts for the application essay last year here too! Gonna edit it to make it sound more complete! Enjoy! =D

It was nearing the end of the school day. As I sat at the teacher’s table and looked at the pupils reading quietly in the classroom, I was thinking about how I could make an impact as a relief teacher. It seemed rather impossible to think of any ideas since I was only doing it on an ad-hoc basis. “How much of an impact would I be able to make even if I have the heart to do so?” I questioned myself and sighed inwardly as I knew there would not be any answers coming my way.

In order to distract me from thinking further and getting futile results, I decided to stand up and walk around to look at what the students were reading. I stopped when I saw a girl holding a book related to the brain. That stood out among the rest because most of them were reading storybooks meant for their level (Primary 2). As I looked at the contents of the book, I actually began to explain the concepts to her using layman terms. Soon after, I found myself teaching not just one but at least five other students! The rest had gathered around me, eagerly waiting to hear more of what I was going to say. As I flipped page after page to teach them more concepts, the students’ excitement grew and I thought to myself, “Wow, maybe this is the answer!” After I was done with the last page, the bell rang and it was time to go.

As I was switching off the lights in the classroom, one of the pupils asked me if her eyes got bigger, which is what I taught earlier. She did not use the correct term but I was felt a sense of satisfaction, like I really did make an impact. That is one of the most memorable incidents I encountered while doing relief teaching. It may seem small but to me, it was especially meaningful because it showed me that as long as you have the passion to make an impact, you do not need a long time for it to happen. An impact can happen at anytime, within any time frame.