January 29, 2007
Teachers are very important in our lives as student. They accompanied us in every success we achieved, and they are happy for us, just as our parents did. They are also sad when we get failing grades. They perhaps accused themselves why their beloved students failed, who, in return, are not trying their best. Then they tried to develop their ways in teaching. Every educated and professional men and women passed through the teachings and hard works of a teacher.
Since I was a child I wished to be a teacher. I convinced my mother to buy me a class record, a white board and a marker. I used them every time I don’t have anything to do. I played with my cousins and usually talked about the planets around the solar system. And it really became my favorite lesson, Astronomy. I memorized the planets by their positions and by their size. I also keep in mind their identities such as their color, temperature and even their circumferences. That was really my favorite subject. When I graduated in elementary, I was sad because I didn’t get the award, “Best in Science”. But I’m trying to make it now in high-school. My highest grade is 96 which I get from my Science 1-C subject. I know it is not impossible because I already liked it ever since I was young. I also taught my mind-numbing classmate how to memorize the nine planets quickly. It is by singing it in the tune of “Little Indians”. I have many ways how to learn quickly especially on my favorite subjects. In these ways I tried to figure out how I love Science in Astronomy. That is why I was really happy when I knew that UP would celebrate the KYSD, not knowing the difficulty you are going to face.
It was the UP’s Know Your School Day (KYSD) when I experienced being a teacher. I was the Science 1-C and P.E. teacher. I found it hard to teach my classmates because they are really very naughty, most especially the boys. They roam around the classroom, talk with their friends and even shout at us. The classroom was really a mess that time. I realized that being a teacher is just like carrying a cross. Many backbite you. Many talked negatively on the way you perform. I even practiced how to perform actively and nicely. After I taught them, I went to the locker and decided not to take the course that involves teaching. Actually, I really don’t know if they learned something. They only teased us and I hate it. I have my partner, Dan Clever, who spoke to them calmly. But they were really disobedient. I even spoke only a little. I must say it is really difficult teaching even to a high-school student.
Consequently, we must appreciate the diligence our teachers had shared to us. We must respect them and share to them our best so that we can pay what they had given us. We must try to have a good grade to make them happy. So, treat them as our true, loyal and lovable second parents.
