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Perks of

Being a

Teacher

CA Sweta Jain- Assistant Professor, IMDR

he earliest memories I have of she displayed during those two years, is
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teaching are from school days. I still fresh in my mind. I had a heart to heart
was good in few subjects, so few chat with her once, where she mentioned
Tfriends who lived in neighborhood about creating a balance and prioritizing
used to drop by and I would become a yourself along side your family and work.
momentary teacher. I guess most of us Even today, when I face such dilemma, I
have had this kind of teaching stint in do think about Gaganpreet and she gives
our lives, so many would not even call it me courage to carry on. This is one perk
teaching, but for me that was important. It of being the teacher of a strong women. It
provided benefits which I never could have is said that Strong Women lift each other
thought. It clarified my concepts better. I up. That heart to heart chat still lifts me
started questioning my understanding of up.
any topic which made me more curious
and compelled me to read more. Of course, Post my maternity break, I worked as
the occasional chocolate as a thank you a trainer for Finance and Accounting
from friends was always welcomed too. certification courses. I met many students
After a stint in corporate life and practice during that time. Most of them were
as a CA, when I finally started teaching for working professionals, who were upskilling
a living, I had never imagined the person themselves through certification. Their
it would help me become. There are many determination was admirable. Most of
things which helped me transform my them used to work 8 hours a day for five/
thought process, my outlook and myself six days a week and attend an eight hour
and I am proud of all those moments. certificate course on Sundays. The zeal
Today, I wish to share few anecdotes from was something that I would certainly
the past. love to imitate. While all of them has their
own stories, there was a girl, Nitika, who
I started teaching early into my career. had come down to Pune from Delhi. Her
During the first year, I had a lady student, objective to learn the course was different.
who has taken a career break to do a post- Her father is a part- time scientist.
graduation. She was eight years older to Apart from working for an MNC, he had
me in age. She was a very sincere student. developed a machinery which could stop
She topped the university for three papers manual scavenging. He has presented
and received gold medal. She had six the project at IITs and won applause for
years of work experience, but she never the same. They were in the process of
let it bother her or anyone else. She securing funding and my student was
participated in group assignments with learning the necessary skills to manage
all other students and guide and helped the business. She said the motive to
them wherever possible. The humility that upscale the project is not to make money

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