Mukhammadova Mushtariybegim Otabekovna
By: Mukhammadova Mushtariybegim Otabekovna
Teaching has always been considered a noble profession. There are many professions in the world. However, at the core of all these professions lies just one: the teacher, the foundation of all successful careers. No one has 30 children, but a teacher, throughout their life, becomes a beloved figure to hundreds, even thousands of children. Only teachers can show love and compassion to someone else’s child and provide them with education. Everyone loves their own child, but loving and educating someone else’s child is not something everyone can do.
Recall the first time you stepped into school… A kind person with a radiant face gently took you by the hand from your mother and seated you at a desk. If our parents gave us family upbringing, teachers imparted life lessons and made us recognize those seemingly simple symbols called letters. They selflessly sow the seeds of knowledge and wisdom in us. During the most beautiful, knowledge-thirsty years of our childhood, we take our first steps into the world of learning from our first teacher. They teach us to sit quietly for 45 minutes and to listen to someone. Gathering all the mischievous, impatient, playful children who can’t recognize letters into one classroom, they form a family out of them. They teach the children not only to be kind and courteous to one another but also to others around them. They are as loving as a mother and as demanding as a father.
I remember… It was September 2, 2011, the day I took my first small step into the big world. My heart was simultaneously filled with excitement and fear. How would it be? What will I do? How will I spend hours in a room without my mom? Will I make friends? Perhaps because my mother had sent me to pre-school education, I knew many poems and could speak Russian. But I didn’t know what letters were, and I admired my mother for being able to read all those stories, poems, and texts effortlessly. That day marked the first step in my journey to learning to read. My little heart stepped onto the school threshold with great excitement. The first stage was successfully completed. Now, who would be my teacher and classmates? Fortunately, God gave me Zebo Nurullayeva as my teacher. I was delighted. Indeed, at first sight, she was an attractive and kind person. On the first day, because I was late, I sat at the back with another child. Our teacher began her speech with “my dear children.” She introduced herself and said, “we are one family. You are brothers and sisters. Always be kind to each other. Now, everyone share your snacks with your seatmates.” Since it was my first day, I hadn’t brought anything, only my “Bilimdon” magazines. The boy next to me had brought some bread, and he broke it in half and handed it to me. A true teacher is not just someone who teaches lessons from day one but instills love, compassion, and humanity in the children. That’s what our teacher did; she first brought the children together, teaching them life lessons and encouraging them to be generous. Anyone can be a teacher, but not everyone can be a mentor or a master.
As the wise say: “An average teacher tells. A good teacher explains. A great teacher demonstrates. But the greatest teachers inspire.” Truly, until I was 18, I had many teachers, but only a few were true mentors to me. If asked who I think of as a mentor and who comes to mind, without hesitation, I describe the qualities and characteristics of those who were true mentors to me. A mentor is not just a teacher; they are a motivator, psychologist, critic, advisor, someone with strong knowledge and capabilities, compassionate yet firm, someone who has overcome life’s trials and challenges, and someone who has lived through my situations. Yes, my mentors possessed exactly these qualities. They gave me life and educational lessons. They made me understand that the path to my goal would be difficult and that I should never stop striving. They made me realize that practical experience is more important than theoretical knowledge in becoming a good professional. They criticized me, not accepting my work done tirelessly day and night, saying, “This does not meet your standards,” thus giving me new zeal, motivation, and understanding. In stressful and bad situations, alongside my family, they thought of me and guided me in the right direction. They were my protectors, not allowing others to criticize me, and showed me love. Behind each of their criticisms was a piece of advice, a piece of guidance, and a chest of new ideas. We all have mentors who have left an indelible mark on our lives. Our wise people didn’t say for nothing, “A student who has not seen a mentor is not a student.” Even the stubborn Jahangir was guided by these people. Those who have bowed their heads to conquerors like Timur and have educated greats like Alisher and Babur. God even sent the Archangel Gabriel as a mentor to the Prophet. Yes, if asked who holds the most significant place in our path to success after our parents, without hesitation, we say our teachers.
While Amir Timur conquered the world with his sword, Navoi with his pen, teachers conquer the world with knowledge. Indeed, one day the students of a teacher will succeed in various professions and fields. There is no greater happiness for a teacher than this.
It is no coincidence that people say, “Teachers rejoice more at the achievements of their students than at the successes of their children.” After all, when we achieve success, we loudly proclaim in big arenas that it was their knowledge and upbringing that brought us to this point.
Through the education and upbringing of one teacher, hundreds of highly qualified professionals in various fields emerge. The teaching profession is the foundation of all professions. From one class come 30 different professionals. One becomes a compassionate teacher like their mentor, another a doctor, another a carpenter, another a pilot, and another a defender of the homeland protecting it from evildoers. In this context, a story comes to mind… A grandmother who had spent her life teaching and had educated many young people was asked by her 4-year-old grandchild:
– Grandma, I can’t decide what I want to be when I grow up. A doctor, a pilot, a policeman, what should I be? Grandma, what were you when you were young?
– Me? She answered with a smile. I was a pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, a chef, a tailor, a soldier, a firefighter, a carpenter, a programmer, an athlete, a translator, a journalist.
– How is that possible? That’s impossible. At that moment, her students walked in.
– My child, I was a teacher, she said. A spark lit up in the little child’s heart, and he said, “I want to be a teacher too.”
Indeed, one teacher creates specialists in thousands of professions. It’s impossible not to always bow to such noble people.
In conclusion, there is only one profession in the world: teaching. All other professions are its derivatives. A teacher has the strictness of a father, the love of a mother, and the wisdom of sages. They are the precious people who, after our parents, stand next to us with hearts full of knowledge. No matter who we become, our success is truly due to them. They are the guardians of life and education. We always show respect and honor to our teachers. No matter how much we do for them, it will never be enough. As the great thinker Alisher Navoi said, “On the path of truth, whoever teaches you a letter with effort, it is impossible to repay their debt with even a hundred treasures.”
Mukhammadova Mushtariybegim Otabekovna was born on 01.05.2005 in the city of Navoi, Navoi region. Currently, she is a 2nd-year student of the computer engineering faculty of Tashkent University of Information Technologies. At the same time, she is a young member of the People’s Democratic Party. Until now, she has gained knowledge in many areas. In particular, she perfectly studied art, culture, education, politics, psychology, personal development, foreign languages. Currently, she can communicate in Turkish and English.
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