I learned that would just need to change your attitude towards life to really find yourself in it. Contentment cannot be found if you are not willing to accept and appreciate the things that you have.
After several weeks of turmoil due to a lack of direction, I finally found my place in this world and a vision for myself as a young educator. Teaching is a vocation. It might be fun, but then it would entail a lot of sacrifices. But it is a commitment and the sign of the times that I face right now calls me to join the profession. Yes, itinuloy ko ang pagpasok sa mundo ng pagtuturo. I applied in a several schools and St. Scho got me in. I submitted my application 2 wednesdays ago, went back for an interview with the English coordinator and demo lesson Friday after that, then the ff tuesday and wednesday, I was interviewed by the asst principal and took the exam respectively and got hired on Friday. Monday until today, I and some newly hired teachers joined the faculty retreat in St. Scholastica's Center for Spirituality in Tagaytay.
Magtuturo pa lang ako, at di ko pa masasabi na guro na talaga ako. I haven't even met my students in St. Scho but I kept on asking myself, who can they be, what would be my encounters with them be like, how can I make them learn from me? Kaya ko ba sila turuan gaya ng mga MaScians? Speech II (Lateral Thinking) at Speech IV (Debate) ang mga subject na ituturo ko. Actually, I'm having doubts about my effectivity in these subjects because my oh my..these are not so simple to me and not too familiar. I only had 1 sem of debate and 3 days of formal training in debate bago ako magAWOL sa DebSoc.
Well I'm willing to learn and make a way to give my future students the best that I can give. I still cling to my philosophy of education that education must be a part of a social transformation. And teaching young minds to be critical and teaching young people to become responsible citizens would be the best place for me to find the contentment that I have been looking for. I might not become their best teacher but I am sure that I will give them my best.
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