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Meiyu Kuo

by Sarah Chang from PingTung City, Taiwan


I. Preface

Lecturing me abbout science in the junior high school, Meiyu Kuo showed me the beauty of a simple mind. She's not my main classroom teacher but my academic teacher. But she treats me and all her students as her children. She punishes us so that we can learn the lesson. She encourages us to have confidence in living our own life courageously. She has taught numerous students with kindness and passion. She leaves a deep impression on me.

II. First Impression And Interaction

My science teacher was not her originally but a substitute teacher. The substitute teacher instructed our class in biology. Afterwards, as the substitute teacher was assigned to another school, Teacher Meiyu began to teach our class. At first, I wasn't interested in physics and chemistry. In addition, she was stricter than the substitute teacher. As a result, all my classmates including me didn’t like her. Later, I was the science assistant who helped her enroll grades and deal with some trivia, so I had more opportunities to know her. Through the observation and interaction with her, I found her not so sober-sided and boring. Instead, she’s humorous and easy-going. At that time, my classmates spoke ill of her behind her back. Most of them made gossip out of nothing at all. When I told her the case, she always laughed and didn’t care about if others said something false about her. In contrast, I often got harrowed for others’ tattle. Teacher Meiyu reminded me to just do my duty and be myself. That’s all. This is the first matter that made me start to adore her. Time can prove everything. Afterwards, we all loved Teacher Meiyu for her attitude toward her lectures and her personality.

III、Inspiration From Her On My Life

She did much for me. I still cherish every memory I have with her. The following are some examples. She offered a place where students could study at lunch break. As long as we had questions about our school work, she was always glad to solve our questions. I once asked her a physical question in class. Though Teacher Meiyu explained it again and again, I was still confused. In that noon break, she came to my classroom with an object in her hand── she made a prop for me especially to help me understand it more easily. Through her prop, the complicated theory turned lucid. Every time I recall that she was willing to sacrifice her rest time to teach me, I'm touched very much. When I applied for the senior high school, I also prepared to take talented class at the same time. Teacher Meiyu gave me plenty of useful experiences and suggestions. She even asked her relative, who was studying in this school, some information about the talented class for me. She encouraged me to try my best boldly. Without her words, I could have quit the chance to enter the talented class. Her support of me is no doubt a shot in the arm.

She is humorous.
She is humorous.

IV、Rersonality Of Meiyu Kuo

Her teaching concepts are that as long as her students want to learn, she will dedicate herself to teaching them sincerely. She also teaches students in accordance with their aptitude. Compared with study, character is more essential for her. So she emphasizes the importance of attitude. She lectured in a remote school for some years. Though students there received less education, they were more innocent and satisfied with what they had. Thus, she hopes that after she has enough teaching experiences, she can get back to those remote schools to help them. I'm really impressed by her high-mindedness. Sometimes she's humorous and naughty. Her hand had been wrapped in a plastic cast for a while, and she looked cockamamie. Not minding that others made fun of her, she laughed at herself instead. She even put her picture taken at that time in the graduation yearbook. From this point, I find her frankness. At appropriate time and a right position, she can be serious to her students, but she can bring joy to people around her. Besides, she is not only our merrymaker but also an environmentalist. She often conveys to her students the ideas that we should protect our earth. She doesn't just speak words; instead she works on it. When she sees a plastic bag, she will clean it and continue to use it. She doesn't litter but gather rubber bands. If she has empty boxes, she will recycle them or use them to store some things. She does not abandon everything optionally. She is so eco-friendly that she does the utilization of waste. If she sees the water is dripping out of faucet, she will close it off at once. These behaviors may sound ordinary, but "Few actions can assemble into strong power." This is what she always said.

This is my only photo with her .
This is my only photo with her .

V. Conclusion

There's a sketchbook named "I like You." On reading this sketchbook, I thought of her immediately. So I bought one for her. When we read the sketchbook which I gave her together, we made a commitment── if I go abroad, I will send a postcard to her, and so will she. This is one of the plots in "I Like You." On one day, I received a postcard from Lyudao Township. The sender is namely Teacher Meiyu! It really surprised me because I didn’t expect her to remember our commitment. I find her exquisite in thought through this postcard. The most touching lines I think in Sketchbook "I Like You" is that ──"Everything that happens is nicer with you." This is what I want to tell her exactly. Meiyu Kuo, she's not just my junior high school teacher. She's my mentor who plays an indispensable role in my life. She is Meiyu Kuo, my dear heroine.

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Last edited 12/27/2010 12:00:00 AM

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