“Turning 45 Minutes of Love Into 45 Years of Impact”

Why Love Must Return to Our Classrooms: A Teacher’s Reflection

I believe in Love Flows.

And if you’ve been with me on this journey, you already know this—I keep reminding you of the forgotten power of the word love in our classrooms. We’ve tiptoed around it for so long that “love” has slowly been replaced with softer, safer words like affection, as if love suddenly became too bold to say aloud.

But pause for a second and ask yourself:
Why are we avoiding a word that has built every meaningful learning moment?

Each one of us carries a heart.
Its presence is undeniable.
We can rename love, debate it, hide it behind policies—but we cannot silence the natural beating inside us. Love is not a threat; love is a force. It is the foundation of trust, connection, and that special spark when a child feels seen. In education, love is not just emotion.

It is pedagogy, philosophy, and commitment.
And it’s time we speak it proudly.

Let me begin with a memory that still brings a smile to my face.

I still remember my Class 7 science teacher, Mrs. Das. The moment she walked into the classroom, she didn’t utter a word. Instead, she simply began chanting the rhyme, 

“Bits of paper,
 Bits of paper 
 Lying on the floor,
 Lying on the floor,
 Makes the place untidy
 Makes the place untidy,
 Pick them up ,
 Pick them up” 

—and instantly, we transformed. Like well-trained little robots, we picked up trash, straightened our benches, and watched the entire atmosphere shift from chaos to calm. Only then did she begin teaching.

Now let me ask you—
Did she have no problems?
Was she born a perfect teacher?

Not at all
She had the same pressures, deadlines, responsibilities… maybe even more than we know. But what made her unforgettable was her clarity. She walked into each period believing something could change in those 45 minutes—and that belief was powerful enough to shape us.

Today, in the post-truth era, we hear teachers talking more about problems than possibilities—job insecurity, staffroom politics, demanding parents, overconfident students armed with Google. But let’s be honest: every generation of teachers faced storms. Yet we stand where we are today because someone, somewhere, chose to teach us despite their own struggles.

Now think for a moment.
If you had a younger sibling or a child you loved, and you possessed a skill they needed, wouldn’t you teach them with patience? With hope? With love?

That is exactly what teachers of every era have done—
They turned the impossible into the possible, not because life was easy, but because their belief was stronger than circumstances.

The Crisis of the Present: Losing Our Vision

But look at the scene today.
We are slowly losing our originality, our style, our voice as teachers.
Instead of drawing from experience or intuition, we check Instagram, Twitter, Facebook—searching for quick fixes, polished personalities, ready-made answers. We compare ourselves to filtered experts, feel inadequate, pick up jargon without depth, and try to sound like “pros” without understanding the context.

And this, often, becomes disastrous.
Confusion replaces clarity. Ego replaces empathy. And instead of solving, we start blaming—especially colleagues who are genuinely working with sincerity. Slowly, this forms a fractured culture:

Teams split like political parties
Gossip replaces guidance
Groups replace unity
And students quietly observe it all… like innocent citizens watching two sides fight for votes

When teachers stand united and let Love Flow, the whole school comes alive with purpose.

A Lesson from Literature: “The Last Lesson”

Have you read The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet?
If not, please do.
It is one of the most powerful pieces of introspection a teacher can ever encounter.

In the story, we meet M. Hamel—a French teacher who spent forty years in the same classroom. Yet he rarely noticed when children drifted. He assigned small tasks, declared sudden holidays when he wanted to go fishing, postponed lessons, and assumed there would always be a “tomorrow” to teach properly.

And then one day…
there was no tomorrow.

The announcement arrived:
French would no longer be taught.
Their native language—gone from the school forever.

And in that final lesson, M. Hamel looked at his students with unbearable regret. He saw the years he wasted, the moments he lost, the chances he ignored.

His regret is a warning for us 
Comfort today can become a lifelong wound tomorrow.

The Impact: Students Suffer, Families Suffer

And in all this noise, guess who suffers?

Our students.
And our own families.
The stress we bring home, the frustration we exhale, the negativity we unknowingly radiate—it touches every person who loves us.

That’s why, if we want to be “rocking professionals,”
we must first rock those 45 minutes inside the classroom.

That is our stage.
Our influence.
Our legacy.

When we enter the class, imagine saying--

“You are my sun”—the success I want to see shine.
“You are my moon”—the patience I’m willing to hold.
“And all my stars”—the glory I know you are destined for.

Call it affirmation, call it cognitive psychology—
it works because love works.

Why Love Is the True Curriculum

Yes—love is not a soft skill.
Love is the guiding principle of professionalism.

Knowledge alone cannot touch a heart
Discipline alone cannot shape a child.
Teaching alone cannot transform a life.

Love is the invisible curriculum—the one that makes learning unforgettable.

The Resolve: Let Love Return to Our Classrooms

Not the decorative kind.
Not the soft, fragile kind.
But the courageous, leading, guiding kind.

The love that says:

“I will guide you even when it’s difficult.”
“I will stand by you even when it’s demanding.”
“I will teach with purpose, not convenience.”

Because teaching is not about surviving another term or finishing a textbook.
Teaching is about leaving an imprint on young minds—mindfully, responsibly, lovingly.

When teachers teach with heart, classrooms become bastions of belonging.
When teachers teach with purpose, children become boundless in potential.
When teachers teach with love, the world becomes brilliant with possibilities—one lesson at a time.

Let us focus on possibilities and create solutions with purpose.
Let us shape staffrooms into spaces of shared wisdom and supportive collaboration.
Let us make every 45-minute lesson so impactful that its light stays with students for the next 45 years.

And above all, let us allow Love to Flow in our classrooms—
not as a sentiment, but as a strength;
not as a word, but as a way of teaching;
not as an emotion, but as an everyday practice that shapes minds and moves hearts.

When Love Flows, learning grows.
When Love Flows, classrooms breathe.
When Love Flows, futures blossom.