When do educators feel their job is completed?

Day 12

IFRIENDNET is a nonprofit organization that provides mentorship support in English for Dominican Republic and Haiti. I am one of the educators at the organization. An interesting incident happened at training today. A statement from Dominican Republic students who spoke zero English couple of months ago said “you don’t have to translate every word anymore we understand a little now." This moment was filled with a great sense of satisfaction.

So here is my question: When do educators feel their job is complete?

I will start my question with the parents because parents are one of the first educators for a child. As an educator for a child for basic elements like potty training, story reading, teaching the alphabets, and many more, when does a parent feel when is there part completed as an educator. I raise this question to parents, because as a parent you do not have the privilege of accessing a syllabus for the education of your child.

Personally, the school years were some of the best times of my lives. Surprisingly some of the concepts and stories I have learned in my school days, I have carried it along for over 20 years. Teachers encounter students with different learning styles, learning calibers, intelligent levels, non-corporative students, and many more. Using syllabus as guidelines, teachers complete their teaching requirements annually for new batch of students every year. But, when does a teacher feel their job has been completed?

What are the emotions a teacher undergoes, when the student has achieved success? If a student recognizes the teacher for their educational work and the impact it has provided to their life?  What is the true gift to the teacher, attaining a 100 percent passing grade or the teaching has changed the life of a student for the better?

Planting a seed is passion or job but watching the seed blossom is blessing or achievement