Previously, as part of the administration team, my job required me to answer phone calls to the school. Most of the phone calls were from parents, with issues ranging from simple inquiries like wanting to know when is school dismissal time to handling complaints. I remember one request from a mother of a primary two student.
She was concerned of her daughter who had fever the day before. She called up the school, hoping that the class teacher could help look out for her daughter's temperature, particularly on that day, afraid that might she run a fever again. I suggested we could get her to office and get her temperature measured then and once again after lunch, just to make sure she was alright. The mother agreed. So, the girl had her temperature measured during those times, and both times, she was normal.
I had thought, that was it. It was just a routine job to me. But I was wrong! One day, when I was walking, a girl greeted me, so cheerfully. I looked at her face, but couldn't place where I've met her. Then I saw the nametag. Oh, it was the girl! The girl whose temperature I took. She just came up to me to say hi. I was really moved. I chatted with her a little while before asking her to get back to her class. I really did not expect that she could remember what I did. Furthermore, I was not a teacher then, just someone who works in the front desk in the school's office. But it really made me feel better that day.
Anyway, I have moved on, and am now teaching her art. :)
She was concerned of her daughter who had fever the day before. She called up the school, hoping that the class teacher could help look out for her daughter's temperature, particularly on that day, afraid that might she run a fever again. I suggested we could get her to office and get her temperature measured then and once again after lunch, just to make sure she was alright. The mother agreed. So, the girl had her temperature measured during those times, and both times, she was normal.
I had thought, that was it. It was just a routine job to me. But I was wrong! One day, when I was walking, a girl greeted me, so cheerfully. I looked at her face, but couldn't place where I've met her. Then I saw the nametag. Oh, it was the girl! The girl whose temperature I took. She just came up to me to say hi. I was really moved. I chatted with her a little while before asking her to get back to her class. I really did not expect that she could remember what I did. Furthermore, I was not a teacher then, just someone who works in the front desk in the school's office. But it really made me feel better that day.
Anyway, I have moved on, and am now teaching her art. :)
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