I choose to teach because I want to serve the nation’s children- Divya Namah

October 8, 2020

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Children carry what they are taught at a young age throughout the rest of their lives. They will use what they have learned to influence society. Everyone knows that today’s youths will become tomorrow’s leaders, and teachers can educate children in their most impressionable years.

Miss Divya Namah, along with pupils of the Vreed-en-hoop Primary School

Teachers have the ability to shape leaders of the future in the best way for society to build positive and inspired future generations and, therefore, design society, both on a local and global scale. In reality, teachers have an essential job in the world. Those who have an impact on the children of society have the power to change lives. Not just for those children themselves, but for the lives of all.

But for 18-year-old Divya Namah, she chose teaching because she wants to serve the nation’s children. The young educator said that she aims to mould the mind of our children so to create the future they deserve.

Namah was born on the 2nd January 2002, at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) to Sono and Champa Namah.

Looking back at her earlier years, Divya grew up with her brother and sister in Hague – a quaint village on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), named by the Dutch.

The young teacher noted that growing up was not much of a challenge due to the fact that her family supported her every step of the way.

Reflecting on my childhood memories, I was raised in a Hindu home. Every Wednesday, you would attend and sit and sing at the mandir. I looked forward to going to the Bacho ka Satsang on Sundays, which was not far from home. During that time, I could remember that I would get away with my friends after school to pick water nuts.

She attended the Hague Nursery School then the Hague Primary School. After writing the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), she was awarded a spot at the Vreed-en-hoop Secondary School but was later transferred to Uitvlugt Secondary School.

She sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and later graduated in 2018 doing reasonably well. She then applied to the Micro Graph Technology Centre, completed some computer courses, and passed with A’s.

But while growing up, Divya said that she always wanted to become a teacher. She noted that her sister was a teacher, and this is what fuelled her passion for the field.

The 18-year-old applied at the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), and on the 11th of February, 2019, Divya began working as a teacher attached to the Vreed-en-hoop Primary School.

I choose to teach because I want to serve the nation’s children. I also joined because my sister is a teacher, and I really admire her.

Divya added that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, she could not start the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) but is eagerly awaiting to attend.

While the young teacher admits that she is not where she wants to be in life, Divya credited her accomplishments to her family, who worked tirelessly to help her to the place she is today.

Her advice to aspiring teachers is to love what you do.

My advice to everyone who is joining the profession is to love what you do. Each day you should be excited to meet your students to be excited to teach them. And remember, teaching is more than holding a piece of chalk and writing on the chalkboard. I love my job, and I love all of my students equally.

Asked whether this is a career she will continue until retirement, Divya said;