Being a teacher entails a lot of commitment. It also means that you are the embodiment of many profession rolled into one. There are times that the teacher will become a little bit of a “handyman”, “engineer”, “nurse”, “Doctor”, “an attorney” but almost all of the time a leader. Part of being a teacher is […]
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Education and Material Wealth
Many Filipinos agree that education is quite important. In fact, most parents say that it is the greatest wealth that they can give to their children. Most of all, many believe that it is the bridge that will lead them to a better life. Because of these, parents work hard to ensure that their children […]
Let it Go..
We Filipinos are very proud of the fact that we are Christians. We go to church every Sunday for some even twice on a Sunday. We see to it that we celebrate Christmas as it is very important to acknowledge and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Saviour. On the holy week to show […]
Think Differently
Accepting the knowledge and then re-echoing it to another person without innovation is an intellectual bulimia. A practice that most of our teachers and other professionals are guilty of. When we are at school preparing ourselves to be a future teacher, we have been bombarded of many researches and new ways of teaching, which according […]
Thank you Teacher
“Our teacher sucks! She wouldn’t let us play inside the classroom.” “Our teacher is worse than Hitler. Our teacher is a robot.” “Our teacher is so ugly, she looks like a monkey talking in front.” “I hate our teacher because she is giving us a lot of homework.” “Our teacher is “maarte” she wants us […]
Forgive and forget, shall we?
Most of us will agree that forgiveness is one of the great deed of great people. The greatest teacher Jesus Christ never failed to teach this long time ago. Teachers of other religion never failed to do the same. We the teacher of today, try to do the same and always remind the students of […]
Protect Our Teachers
While going around my humble country side talking and sharing stories with the teachers I knew, veterans and neophytes alike. I have reached a conclusion that is seemed to be shocking at the same time saddening in a way that it affects our teachers, the institution of education itself, the children, the future and eventually […]
The Teacher of Today (21st century Teacher)
In a very short year that I worked as a teacher and a department head teacher, I have learned four valuable lessons that I think will be helpful for young teachers. First, a teacher must adapt. The world is changing fast. What is new today will be ten times outdated today. Mindset, way of living, […]