Being a teacher is a challenging role in a society specially to the young generations. Teaching and nurturing individual are some roles the teacher has to do. Before, when I was at early stage of being a teacher I consider this as a job, a source of income to provide my needs. Yet in the long run I realized that, you will never be an effective and efficient teacher if you will not spear love, patience, perseverance and understanding to every individual or we call them students. For sometime of my life I have come to this knowledge that teaching is a noble profession.
Nowadays, It's been two consecutive years our country facing the worldwide pandemic. I was assigned as one of the online delivery modality teacher in one of the public school here in the Philippines. A challenging role to my part, dealing with these young individuals. Experiencing an IC buffering in between of our online/virtual classes. Some students asking permission that they cannot join the virtual class because they were not able to buy prepaid load for an internet access due to some reasons. Some says, electric power interruption and most of the students informed me that their mobile hanging or not functioning well. How I wish I could have enough money and resources to extend my help to them.
Another I wish I have is the face-to-face will happen next school year and this worldwide pandemic will come to an end. That everything will be in normal and turn back as how it was. This week I went to the school everyday where I am employed to do some task and visited my assigned classroom. It sounds funny because I really miss the yelling, raising the hands of my previous students, group activities of my students and many more scenarios that you can see inside the classroom. Taking deep breath was the only I did and smile.
I feel sad also because one of my mentors retired early. It was a surprise for me because it was too early for her. She never mention that to us earlier. The reasons? She cannot do anymore the other tasks that we have to do. So sad but this is the reality. Their are many teachers applying for an early resignation since last year.
Teachers nowadays are working 24/7, sounds funny but it is true. Yes I agree being a teacher is so tiring, but at the end of the day when you will see your students' achievements in life, their the smile and joy in our hearts manifest. Then everything will turn into success.
I really do understand the hardships that the students are facing in this pandemic. I know teachers are facing hardships too in a different way. I have friends and neighbors who asks help from me especially in math, they really do need a teacher.