MY TENETS IN TEACHING

Teaching is my source of wisdom.

It is a skill which I did not master overnight.

Discipline, Diligence and Dedication were my investments.

Appreciation, Acknowledgment and Affection were among my priceless rewards.

I touched and left a mark in the hearts of my students in my own simple ways.

This experience also created significant implications in my very own life.

Pleasing all of my students is indeed a difficult goal.

In this kind of undertaking, transparency of one’s sincerity is not sufficient.

Most students find good motives not easily understood.

Winning their approval is not a feasible aspiration.

Learning entails a difficult process as in difficulty learning is more enhanced.

But only few of us can sustain complexities.

The inclination of students to stay away from intricacies is a reality.

If learning becomes difficult, the instrument of learning is also too complicated to appreciate.

Thus in teaching, endurance is my effective shield.

Dedication is the acme of my moral support.

For almost fifteen years, I clung to this profession and survived its trials.

Well, did I achieve anything?

This question unfolds many possible answers;

Answers that are either clear or ambiguous!

For now, I don’t really mind whether my students appreciate my efforts or not.

After all, realization comes in its tail.

I’m astonished looking at my former students who are now professionals and successful.

Being overwhelmed of their endless and sincere words of appreciation;

These are things more than what I expected to receive.

Again I say, teaching is not just a skill but it is more of DEDICATION!