I entered the Leyte Normal University at an early age of 15 and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education four years later. While in school, I was trained and prepared by my mentors to be a TEACHER, who in actuality I AM. When I entered the university, I had the qualms in my heart whether to pursue the choice I took. Despite overwhelming doubts in myself, I opened my mind to a broader perspective- looking through the future, the promise of touching lives and shaping dreams of the youth especially.
The question which has been etched in my mind is already answered. I have chosen to become A TEACHER in every essence of the word. I have been teaching ENGLISH to foreign and local students for more than six years now. Six years is nothing compared to a lifetime indulgence of those who have come ahead of me but what is important, I could say that I am on the top of it.
TEACHING, MY FIRST AND LAST LOVE.
Since the very day I stepped in my classroom as a TEACHER, I promised myself to be the best that I could be. I was very strict. I even acted as if I were a stone-blind. But it didn’t last until one student of mine ( a high school sophomore) stood up and said ” Sir, why don’t you try to smile. Never let teaching stress yourself. We feel that we are the most stupid students around because you never accept the fact that we make mistakes.” I deeply contemplated into this utterance and I realized that it was a genuine statement. From this, I learned my very first lesson as a real TEACHER and since then, I have declared it to be my first love.
It has been more than six years now and I am happy to have been given this opportunity. I am so delighted that I have made my part as a mentor to a preponderance of intellectuals. And what makes me happier is the thought that I have made my contribution not only in the lives of my students but also to their communities.
I hope that I would be given more opportunity to touch lives...
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