Keystone Magazine | Page 54

Meet Our Teachers I t was her childhood dream to “always play with kids” and it is this dream that makes Che Qing the teacher she is – bright-eyed, radiant and full of energy. It is the ideal characteristic combination for any teacher, especially for someone experienced in early years education. Dreams are not easy to achieve or live by, but neither are they impossible if one follows the words of the world-renowned author Paulo Coelho, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Che Qing does not know what this means, not because she hasn’t confronted difficult situations, but because she is not afraid to try, to give it her all. A painting of a flower of eight colors that hangs in her living room is a testimony to this fearless dedication and devotion to teaching. Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Black, and Purple “Six years ago, my class welcomed a student diagnosed with autism, let’s call her CiCi for now. She loved to paint, but on