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(𝐴 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑦 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑃𝑟𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑙 𝑆𝑢𝑟 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙)

By: Lady Mae Tautho-Balinton
SHS Teacher
Agusan del Sur National High School

𝗔 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱

I never dreamed of becoming a teacher. In fact, it was never part of my plans. I had seen

how exhausting and demanding this profession could be. Almost 80% of my relatives are teachers, and witnessing their sacrifices made me believe that teaching was not the path I wanted to take.

My dream was to become an accountant. However, God redirected my career path and led me to become a teacher. At first, I am puzzled. I questioned His purpose and wondered why my dreams
had changed. But as time passed, I slowly began to understand the reason.

𝗔 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗹𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱

Today, I believe that I am a teacher for a purpose. I am a teacher because there are students who someone to believe in their potential, help them grow, and equip them with the knowledge and values they need for the future.

Most importantly, I am a teacher because many children need a second mother like me: someone who will listen to them, care for them, and remind them that they truly matter.

𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

I may be strict inside the classroom because I want every student to go home carrying something Valuable: new knowledge, meaningful lessons, and a better understanding of life. But behind my strong and firm personality is a very soft heart.

There are times when I find myself in tears as I listen to the heartbreaking stories of my students. Many of them carry burdens that no child should ever have to bear.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀

To the parents, I sincerely ask: Why do you leave your children behind? Why do you allow someone else to fill the role that only you can truly fulfill? Why do you choose to build a new life
while your own child is left feeling broken, abandoned, and hopeless? Your children deserve so much more. They deserve to be loved unconditionally. They deserve to feel secured, valued, and
supported by the very people who brought them into this world.

I sincerely hope that parents realize that when a marriage ends, it is often the children who carry some of the deepest wounds. Separation may end a relationship between husband and wife, but it should never end your responsibility to love, protect, and be present for your children.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺

Being a teacher has taught me that education is more than teaching lessons from a book. Sometimes, it means becoming a safe place, a source of comfort, a listening ear, and a second home for children whose hearts are quietly hurting.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿

Now, I finally understand why God made me a teacher.

It is not only to teach minds, but also to touch hearts, ease burdens, restore hope, and light up lives.

I am more than a teacher.

I am someone who believes in my students, cares for them, and reminds them that they matter.

END

𝐼𝑛 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠’ 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠. 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡, 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑔𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑎𝑢_𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑎@𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑑.𝑔𝑜𝑣.𝑝ℎ

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