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11.13.2010

For almost 15 years of being a student I’ve come to realized that teachers play a big part of a student’s life. No matter where school they came from still they can make a difference in their students’ lives. They can either encourage or discourage their students to want some additional knowledge.

My first impression on teachers was that they are one of the very brilliant beings ever lived for they pass their knowledge and skills to other people. And I am so overwhelmed by that reality because not everyone is given the gift to pass on knowledge on others.

I even dreamt of becoming a teacher. I kept telling myself before that this is what I want to do. I want to teach kids. I want them to learn. And all my teachers back in my elementary years were my inspiration to achieving that simple yet ambitious goal of mine.

However, as I aged I found out that not all teachers are good. Not all teachers aim to help their students learn. Sometimes they are the ones who put their students down below that grave level. Sometimes they are the reason why students want to stop attending school. And I can attest to that because I was once a victim of a teacher’s demeaning method of teaching.

Teaching is a profession, actually a vocation, which is very diverse and very complex. Its complexity sometimes becomes a reason why other teachers cannot follow all the rules behind the teaching methods because they sometimes don’t get the meaning beyond the words, beneath the rules. But, this blog will not be about the teaching methods or whatever that has to do with teaching. This blog will be about my teachers who inspired me, made me cry, made me love my batch, let me appreciate my capabilities, my talents, and my existence as a simple being.

Here are the list:

1. Easily inspired by ambitious goals

Ambitious, bubbly, inspired by all the new ideas of her students is what best describes Maria Theresa Rivera a.k.a. Ma’am Mayet. She always has a lot of requirements for you to make but she does that because she knows that you have the capabilities to do all of those. She’s not the type of teacher who always praises you every time you’ve done a wonderful thing. But rest assured that she appreciates your efforts and creativity.

2. Ego-booster

Her cuteness and goodness make you feel afraid of her not because she’s cruel but because you don’t want to do something that could hurt her. She’s very gentle and welcoming. Every time you see her all you would want to be is the best that you could ever be. But the most of things that I learned from her is not to be gender-biased and to accept the reality that the 3^rd sexes exist. And that is Ma’am Chona Echavez.

3. Intelligently self-contained

Ma’am Iris, she’s really intelligent. She’s a good teacher. She’s a good writer. She deeply cares for lumads and the youth. The only problem was when she became so disappointed just because we were not able to get her lesson. We were not able to really grasp the gist of her lesson. We didn’t apply her teachings. We can’t write well. haha. But I understand her anyway. For me she’s still one of the best teachers.

4. Plays favorite

Shiella. She would say she’s gorgeous. And yes, she can be whoever she wants to be. But anyway, she’s good. We’re friends, I hope so. But, she plays favorites. I’ve realized this long before but I didn’t mind it that way coz still I’m receiving good grades from her. Then came these instances that I started wondering how we became good friends or so I thought? A lot of people opened my half-closed eyes to the fact that she only befriends those who are classy and smart people. Unfortunately I don’t belong in either of the two. So would that mean that she doesn’t consider me as her friend or student-friend?

5. Provider

Wonder why I label this teacher as provider? Oh well it’s simple. Ma’am jingle was once my teacher in thesis. Everytime me and my thesis mates would give her our paper to be checked she’s always generous enough to give us advises and even provide us with our guide questions. Haha. And I just like that. She’s also a very good teacher. I could easily get her point.

6. Sacrificial lamb

She’s the teacher to whom I would want to say sorry to. Why because I am one of the reason why she’s not teaching anymore. Actually our batch is the reason. Because of the sort of concert that we did in her class her reputation as a very productive teacher was at stake. We didn’t realize that. I, in particular, didn’t realize that. I even didn’t appreciate her being a mother to us all. But Ma’am Lai is just a wonderful teacher. She’s not only good in her field but she’s also very supportive in showcasing our talents.

7. Self-absorbed but protective

He’s a proud gay and I had a crush on him. Yes, I had a crush on Sir Evans because I appreciate his skill in photography, the places that he’s been into, and the wonders written in his blog. I like him also because I saw that he’s very protective of his students. He can be very self-absorbed and too proud of himself to the point that he doesn’t want to be leveled with his students. But, in some cases, I think that’s just normal. If you are the teacher you would always feel superior.

8. Straight-faced

Since the start of our class until it ended, Sir Veng, didn’t flash his cute smile on us. It’s so obvious that he knows his craft. He absolutely knows almost everything about theatre to the point that he sometimes doesn’t welcome mistakes. He even used that poker face on us so that we would think that he’s strict and serious about his being THE teacher. But you could learn many things about him especially about cooperation and group work.

9. Strict but proud

I used to hate Ma’am Trel when I was in DC 1 because she always forces us to speak English. If ever you would utter vernacular she would not answer or call you. If you’ll be late for even just a minute she would say that you don’t exist anymore. It’s only when I was in my senior year that I realized how good she is and how proud she is of our batch.

So, these were my teachers for the past four years in my college life. They are very good teachers but behind that goodness there’s always that dark side hidden. But, that dark side of each of my teacher made me into a better person. I bloomed into a new individual. I survived college life because of them and I will forever be thankful to them.

Thank you.

+ yaNix + 11/13/2010 01:36:00 AM