Great Wedding, Great Time with Old Students

My teaching career spans over 13 years and through these long years, I have endless number of students from my five (5) school employers. And, the overwhelming number is simply affirmed when I get to meet my old students but fail to recognize their names.

with my old students, the newlyweds

So, this is quite the case when the bride, one of my old students five years ago, asked me to join them in their wedding. I was just around the neighborhood that I happily conceded. Surprisingly, though, that when the bride and groom met me to hand in their invitation, the groom happened to be my student too 10 years ago.  The two simply met in Qatar in one religious activity and just after a year, they decided to tie the knots.

The wedding was beach - inspired and was held in one of the nicest white beaches in Glan, Sarangani Province. The newlyweds invited me to be one of their godparents and I could only complain because I don't see that my 30+ age falls for the godparents' age range.

the beach wedding 

The entire wedding ceremony was all touchy when the newlyweds gave their personal vows and messages to their respective parents. And, while the rain was lurking around the venue, the entire program went smoothly and successfully  until I gave my own message to the newlyweds.


We stayed over the night in an open cottage and went home after the rain subsided.

It's the Last Day of Summer Class for Us!

Officially the summer classes are over today when we issued our final exams for our students. I shall miss the daily schedule with them but I am happier that I can spend more time with my kid and business among other things.

We may be leaving for Zamboanga next week just for a 3-day vacation from everything. My kid is simply excited that he keeps on counting the remaining days left before our departure.

At last, I can breath more. hahahahha!

The Struggling Plight of Teachers

Today, I quite feel awful. As a teacher for a decade, I had several happiest and worst experiences ever with students, co-teachers, administrators and parents. I am quite passionate with my profession that I normally extend my services to them even beyond what is required.

But, what actually discourages me is to see students failed from my classes. I pity them but I pity their parents more. Now, that grades are soon to be due and that graduating students' grades are computed earlier, I had a bad news to tell my graduating student, she failed and will be missing her graduation this March.

She cried and pleaded all right but I could not give in since my class records show that she doesn't deserve a passing remark. She is quite persistent that she saw me twice this day and keeps on texting me. I am really pissed off when she requested for special projects or exams to make up.

Students and parents must indeed understand that grades are earned. Teachers are only there to make sure that learning is assured and properly monitored. But, if students choose to least prioritize their studies, I don't think, teachers on their right mind will make up grades just to make them make through. I help students who help themselves. But, I guess values are subjective to some individuals. How far will parents and students go just to change their grades?

I am no idealist but I just want to teach values of integrity and dignity as much as I want to impart lessons. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk! I only hope people will share this plea. Most likely, Philippines and our leaders and even corrupt and corrupting families and individuals will least likely exist.

Teaching Blog Earning Among My Students

As we end our first semester, I was a bit excited as I look forward to having more time with the family and our business. But, I was quite sad too, as I wont be with my students anymore this semester.

So, those who I had taught blogging essentials, I asked them to continue blogging and find a way to keep this going and earning at the same time. I have them sites to check so they can register their blog for residency. LOL!

Perhaps, I can still be with them as we all blog hop!

Let's Go Party!

These are the few Admin heads and the ITE Faculty!

THe ITE Faculty and the beautiful me!Hahahhahah!

My ITE Freshmen students (just the few!)

The ITE Junior students and their pacute teacher!

Last August 1, our school its college acquaintance party. So, our ITE department hold it in a hotel by the pool.

Around 260 students were contained in the hotel's function room. THey seemed to happy to be contained on their seat as they kept on hopping from one table to another.hehehhehhe

BUt, it is nice to mingle with them. Only then, I realized that we have a big number of students. So, the program was filled with games and too many entertaining intermissions from them. I was supposed to give the closing remarks after the dinner, but my, after their dinner, they went straight to the pool. So, I ended up, getting their wacky pictures instead.hahahhahah. Poor Teacher!

They all had great fun. I had a great fun!

Teaching Life to Students

Being a teacher for ten years is worth fulfilling, imparting your ideals and character all at the same time. You wont get tired to read and wait until you meet the faces of your students hungry for your new learnings. But apart from all the content that you teach, you dont actually realize, that they value more your enthusiasm, your love for them. You will see this from every smile and greetings you get whenever you meet them in and out of school. THe simple "I miss your class" from your old students can make you feel fulfilled, that indeed, teaching is something. I will always appreciate the teachers in us, teachers within our friends, family and ordinary people that we meet. People who teach us how to deal life and how to love it at the same time. We can never outgrow that teacher-feeling within, perhaps, until we grow old, until our students wont remember our names anymore, but only our smiles and the appreciation they give for the little things we taught them.