Journal: Educational Issue

UNICEF Philippines - Education - Issue

Me, A Teacher

My Philosophy

" Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion. Without passion for your subject and a desire for your students to learn and be the best in the world, then we have failed as a teacher and failure is not an option."
Copyright © 2003 John F. Podojil

I decided to enter teaching profession because I believe that it is the profession that I will use my mind, my heart and my soul in serving others especially those who need proper education. I believe that teaching is not an easy profession. Teaching is a vocation or a call to be accepted by those who are chosen to be.

In teaching there is no such style that is effective at all times because I believe that I must have a variety of styles and I must provide the students novelty of styles for them to develop their whole being. I will provide variety of styles in teaching because I must consider the individual differences of my students and my student’s multiple intelligence. Using my variety and novelty styles in teaching, I will allow them to explore and develop holistically. I will teach my students not only facts, skills but the most important to be taught is the values that is useful in their life. These values will be imparted and will retain in their whole being even if I am not with them.

Everytime I heard my students to say “Thank you, ma’am for your teachings”, I felt so good! I'm so grateful for their simple "thank you" because it means a lot for me as a teacher. Those words from my students give value to me as a teacher. I will be sad if my students got nothing from me. That is why I really tried my self to give them what they needed. Knowledge is important for them but of course every facts, knowledge, they must have the values to learn and integrate in their life to be holistically develop. 

Every person I met means a lot for me because I believe they shared knowledge, skills, experiences that help me to be what I am now today. I've learned a lot from them especially my teachers, proffesors who are untiringly in giving their time and what they felt if we, their students failed. It is a great achievement, impact to me if my students learned because I believe I am productive, effective teacher if I will impart learning to them, that is my mission.

But difficulties come to them and I believe I will be the one who can help them trough my teaching and advise. As a person, I love advising my students especially in their difficulties. In my lessons, I love my students to integrate values in their lives. I love them to relate the topics, the knowledge they've learn to the environment especially in their selves.