20/03/2024
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
First of all, it is because teaching demands everything from the teachers. It takes their hands to learn the skills that must be possessed, their heart to uphold the values that must be imparted, their intellect to comprehend the concepts that must be taught, and their time and energy to accomplish the tasks. It requires them to go above and beyond what they have been paid for just to complete the necessary responsibilities. They are consumed by teaching on all levelsโmentally, emotionally, physically, and financially. As they say, teaching is not a profession for the weak, but in reality, they are not financially strong.
Moreover, teachers do a lot aside from teaching. To mention a few, they check students' outputs, prepare the classrooms to make them more conducive for learning, train students for school competitions, conduct researches, perform some administrative tasks, and more. Contrary to what some people claim, they do not just sit, talk, and assess. They do more than these verbs. Teaching is just one of their tasks and we have to know that they do not merely teach. Rather, they multitask.
Teachers, furthermore, are building the future. Without them, we cannot produce โprofessionalsโ at present. Illiteracy and crimes could have been worse than ever. There could have been so many undescribable things that could have happened in their absence. Undeniably, we become more knowledgeable because of them, and we cannot thrive the way we do at present without their presence.
And because teaching is the noblest yet the most challenging profession, we have to help our teachers perform their tasks. We have to listen when they discuss. We have to respect them even in times when some of them seem unrespectable. We have to strengthen them by showing them love and gratitude. In this challenging time where the truth becomes the lie and the lie becomes the truth, we do need teachers more than they need students. So, we have to give them what they truly deserve.
And to the teachers out there, learn to set boundaries as well. We know how promising social media are in terms of providing other means of living, but do not go beyond the limitations. Draw a fine line to follow and let's strengthen our grounds. Remember that teaching is a challenging calling and it takes so much passion to do this mission. It takes so much courage and determination to fulfill the extraordinary path that we have chosen. And I do believe that we have been prepared for this. Let us continue carrying the torch which we have lightened up few years ago. Teaching is never an easy thing and from the very beginning we know that. Managing unruly students might be the hardest part of it, yet, isn't it one of the things that we have been preparing for?
Laban lang ta chers, padayon sa gihapon! ๐๐