15/09/2026
SOBRANG ENTITLED NGA BA NG MGA TEACHERS?
Maybe sometimes, what looks like โcomplainingโ from the outside is actually a teacher quietly saying, โPagod na rin po kami.โ
Yes, we appreciate class suspensions, health breaks, wellness programs and every consideration given to us.
Pero sana, hindi natin isipin na dahil may ganitong support wala na kaming karapatang mapagod.
A teacher can be grateful and exhausted at the same time.
This term alone has asked us to adjust to new schedules, policies, forms, reports, assessments, meetings, documentation and countless responsibilities, while still trying our best to be present and effective inside the classroom.
And when people see โwalang pasok,โ they may only see the absence of classes.
They don't always see the preparation, paperwork, follow ups, checking, planning, and catching up that continue behind the scenes.
Health breaks are not vacations.
Suspensions are not automatically rest.
And asking for support is not entitlement.
Teachers are professionals, yes. We are expected to be resilient, responsibleand committed.
But before all those titles, we are human beings, too.
And no, we also cannot forget the responsibilities we carry outside DepEd.
For some of us, after the school day ends, another role begins.
No mention yet of the heavy responsibilities of being a solo mom.
A mother who has been hustling even long before her DepEd journey began. Not because of luho. Not because she wants to impress anyone. Not because she has everything figured out.
But because there are children depending on her.
Bills need to be paid.
Dreams need to be funded.
A future needs to be built.
And while doing all of that, there are personal battles no one sees.
The silent worries.
The financial dilemmas.
The pressure of making the right decisions.
The fear of not being enough.
The anxiety that creeps in when responsibilities pile up and you don't know which one to carry first.
Sometimes, you show up in class smiling, teaching, encouraging your learners, checking papers, attending meetings and getting things done.
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