As public school teachers, we are swamped with a lot of problems and challenges most of the time. We usually handle children that come from the poor areas of our community. We deal with different kinds of people daily. We plan lessons, prepare visual materials, search on videos and PowerPoint presentations that correlate with the lessons, check workbooks and test papers, record pupils' scores, compute grades, attend NAT reviews on Saturdays, attend training and workshops, do home visits, organize remedial classes for slow students, teach everything from discipline to all the things about different subject areas and a lot more. I have one question for you my dear fellow lovers of the academe. Are you enjoying your work? Are you always excited in doing your tasks? Or would you want to resign and forget all about your responsibilities to your more than fifty pupils? It is typical to feel engulfed and shaken sometimes. We are not wonderwomen or superma'ams.
I know that the kind of work required for us does not compensate the salary that we get. The work involved in public school teaching is different to the work of a teacher rendering service in the private school. Teaching in the Philippine public schools requires commitment, dedication and sacrifice to the service. But we chose this profession for a purpose of changing the lives of our pupils. Although there are a lot of problems in the system and the challenges are vast, our commitment to our pupils as public school teachers has to remain resolute and untarnished.
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And because of the overwhelming tasks in front of us and we are not even superma'ams after all, here are some recommendations for you.
*Set your priorities clearly.
Determine the order for dealing with the number of tasks according to their relative importance. Cramming should never be a strategy for educators.
*Recognize your boundary.
It is really needed to finish all the necessary assignments given to you by your administrator. But as a worker, you need to consider your work limits. Pushing yourselves outside the said limits may result to sickness and fatigue.
*Focus and forget about your fear of having multiple assignments and numerous reports.
Shape your perspective in a stimulating and fun-filled approach and strategy.
Do not be afraid of multi-tasking. Enjoy your daily journey as a teacher who values what she can do for her pupils than what she can do for herself. You may never know, you are done with your tasks just in time.
*Be contented with your job
Being satisfied and happy with your job invites optimism and positivity in your life. If you value your work and you feel contented, it could create positive work environment.
Just always remember that teaching is more than a noble profession. It is a mission, a vocation, a calling...Superma'ams are not teachers who can do several things in school. Superma'ams are not only the efficient and effective teachers. Superma'ams for me are the affectionate teachers, they are those who love teaching and are those who love children. They are those who teach children meaningful experiences.They are the teacher-heroes that pave learners' way in their quest for education. Although teaching surely does not guarantee financial security, it is indeed fulfilling to know that every child entrusted under your care becomes a better person with meaningful purpose and ideals. Sometimes teaching means investing almost twenty-fours of your time, resources, and even energy. And sometimes it means pain, heartaches, and disappointments as well. It is not important that you are never called a SUPERMA'AM, touching the hearts of the children, opening their minds to greater possibilities and opportunities are the ones that matter most. And especially bringing joy, smiles, and contentment to their lives that no amount of money can buy is the most significant of all.
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