Dear Mrs Phuong,
It’s nearly 3 years since the day we first met each other, when i marked one of the most important occasion in my life by putting my footprint into NCT even i had not been a full-fledged student of this high school. Hence, today, at this moment, i decide to memorize the last short space of time by writing this letter to you.
3 years under the guidence of you. It seems to be so hard for me to show my thorough gratitude with you who greeted me with open arms when i started to learn how to walk by toddling with my narrow english that i had built up for 4 years in secondary school.
That’s it! Therefore, i began my journey with “0”, no listening, no speaking, no reading, no writing even though these’re all the necessary skills for people in english class. How i can express my feeling at that terrible time, i was down, i was disapointed about myself because i could not catch up with others who had accessed better conditions of learning english comparing with me – a small mild from a small district. The idea of giving up used to have come up with me, ya! “Give up and go back to the normal high school live in that way the rest of my youth”.
You know? You cant imagine the invisible power you gave me.
When you came back from USA for your scholarship. It’s 8 months since 2 months in the summer we learnt together. You returned and follow you was the new breakthrough methods of teaching which changed my life turning to the brilliant way.
You – leading your student with your own way, completely different from others.
You – gave us the opportunities to see the programs, the useful softwares for learning and presenting that we have never seen. We were supplied with the needed skills that would help us more in our continuous journey.
You – who never appreciate the scores one person gets above the ability he has. You treats your student equally regardless of their sexes, level even position. With some one who surpasses with the others, you sleep on the way to strengthen and develop their english. About the weaker student, you try your best to aware the power insides their bodies, you create the environment for all the students to learn even the ones who’re not in english class. You operate english club activities with your own money irrespective of whether others notice or not. In that way, you gave me the lesson to be patient in front of any problems we encounter in our life, you teach me to be optimistic even the errors with computer prevent us from showing the film on time. You let me realise the importance of smile we put on our face every difficult moment we met. Moreover, you made me believe that i could. Ya! I could get 10 and be master in english, i could achieve prizes in ioe test, i could do the national examination with 9.4 even i could communicate with foreigners fluently without any embarrassment. The more important thing you made me realise that one day in the future, i can test my limits in the beautiful countries beyond VN like what you had dreamt and made your dream came true.
Look at your eyes, i can sense your enthusiasm with teaching profession though it was not the first choice of your career. However, thanks to destiny granting me an opportunity to be your student, to learn and live in your protection during 2 years despite just a little of time.
2 years with your lessons, i put it as an unforgettable part of my high school to a corner in my mind.
Only 2 years, you had been trying with the whole of your efforts to raise ability, to refill the knowledge we lacked in previous time, you approached to each student and explained meticuluously until they had comprehended this part. You pushed us to have taken part in outdoor activities because of the great significance for improving the level of us that you found from. You inspired us to dare to dream , nurture it, set a target for ourselves to catch. The safe you let me feel is enough for me to be secure that “it’ll be still fine even if i fail this time, move on and keep going” because it’s not destination, it’s journey.
Not only the knowledge did you teach me but also the invaluable lesson you equiped me to become a good citizen. Right! You advice us to show mercy to everyone near us even enemy. You said like this
“You learn to live with people and respect them, even the one you dont like”
More and more truth inferred from your life still emerge in my mind apparent like this, not only now but forever.
You – the most wonderful teacher in my life
I dont want to say! But it’s not much time left for me to enjoy your lessons more and more. A little bit regret insides of me in the 3-year journey we passed together.
Regret not to have taken part in national team when you gave me a previous chance to do so. You know? Actually, i had a big desire and i was very happy to have received your appreciation. However, maybe the pessimistic view flares up, then i decided to say “sorry”. You know why? I didnt want to fall in a situation that i could not pass the test, i could not get a prize. How i could look at you straightly when you had been spenting all of your effort to train me. Making you disappointed is a big fear, a terrible punishment on me. I was too fragile, right? What i did not do is what i want to blame myself now. Mrs Phuong, i am so apologised to you for my weakness. I will take it not only my failure but also the lesson to remind myself dare to test my limit. I promise!
Regret not to have dedicated the entire of my passion into english club. If i were in 10 grade again, i would try my best to think about the greatest ideas to renovate EC be more strengthened. I believe that what i had not done yet, the new generation of this school can make it more brilliantly. About me, i will write new page of life my own way in Foreign trade university, hope that you still be by my side and support me, give me the feeling of safeness like what you did for me. Certainly!
You are my nice teacher, my great inspirator, my extraordinary motivator as well as unforgettable person on my way to be success. I’m your student not one day, not only 3 years but forever.
Thanks for you and your splendid thing from you to me
Cherish in my heart!
Love you with my gratefulness!