Wednesday Musings

August 31, 2022

I used to be so angry and bitter when a classmate of mine got into the DepEd system. We have undergone the process together but she was the one who was hired. Why wouldn't I be happy and clap for a classmate's success? That's because she didn't deserve it. Her points didn't even make it to the quota and she isn't a resident there. Before that process, she advised me to visit a certain high official for me to get in just as she did. She already did that before submitting her requirements. I shrugged off that idea because I know in my heart that I could make it. I have enough points and I know my capabilities.

True enough, she made it. The official she visited and asked for help is legit. What irks me is that she is proud and arrogant that she made it. She didn't even have the decency to make everything discrete knowing that she got into a dirty process. I would have accepted it if it was someone who was included in the list. But her? Come on. We're classmates and I know her very well.

The community is overrated. A lot would want to get in because of the many perks it offers. Some don't consider the responsibilities that underlie them. Some teachers who are in the system are already complaining due to the many paperwork assigned to them. This makes them lose ample time to teach in the actual classroom setting as they are glued to their laptops cramming and working on various reports.

To me, it's getting toxic. Some teachers aren't doing their utmost best and barely give the minimum. It's overrated to the point that some people would go on to study professional education courses just to be a teacher. It's like there are more in the field who are teaching to live and not living to teach.

I know some who would only log book and then go home. There is a lot in the field who are not doing their duties. Maybe they're tired of being overworked and this result in the students not getting the right education they should have. The system is messy and chaotic. There's a lot on the plate and there's a lot to do. Many would want to get in but those who are already in the system take their position for granted.

Now, the system is calling lucky applicants again to get in. I don't know if I can make it as there is a lot to consider but I'm positive that one day when ill am given a chance to be in the system, I would do my best and when I'm tired, I'll revisit my purpose and my vision.

Thanks for reading. Until the next read.

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