“It is a greater work to educate a child, in the true and larger sense of the word, than to rule a state”-William Ellery Channing
School is back and as a parent I’ve been thinking so many things like, where is the best school should my daughter go into if she started asking me”mom wanna go to school!”.How much will it cost,will they give here the education she really needs.Of course most parents also have this kind of sentiments.So, i started to think of searching for best schools in town which will cater and enhance my daughters capabilities.
As i was browsing the internet,i was caught by what my brother is watching,” The Correspondents” a television segment of abs-cbn that informs about Filipino people and what’s happening to their community and recognizing those people who excel on their fields.
And there it was, the episode they had was all about teachers and the concerns of education now days.I was touch by this mobile teacher’s story that i started to be teary-eyed. Teacher Merle Beralas of Nueva Viscaya was in my own words so “awesome teacher” that she walks like a day(9:30 am to 9:00 pm) on a muddy long walk up the mountains just to reach those Ifugao students on Sitio Bahas. She leaves her family just to stay with those living on the far-flung barangays to deliver directly education at their doorstep. Even though according to her “sometimes she wants to have wing just to see her family in the city,coz she misses them”. I admire her being so dedicated and and generous of her life to fulfill some dreams of our “kababayans” to have education.
But the question i had in mind we’re…are they compensated well? Are they fully recognize by the government of how generous it is of them to sacrifice themselves rendering services teaching those people?And then it hit me, teacher III like them is payed only 6,000 pesos in a month! Was it really worth it?
My mom is a teacher for a long time, and i have seen how dedicated she is that she even sacrifices time with us just to teach. Not to brag but sometimes we call her the “martyr teacher of the modern world”. She has so many other opportunities( greater than teaching,well, at least financially that would be able to help us ) but she opted to stay and be a teacher to her students.
My fervent wish,is for the government to recognize teachers. Give them more the benefits they deserve, more than what they deserved.Rather than spending to much money on nonsense campaign or projects why not let our teachers enjoy those benefits . Because without them,without their sacrifices who will step out and educate our youth?
I dedicate this little blog to all the teachers who never falter even though there are lot’s of hardship and frustrations with this profession .
Cheers to all of you!!!
