As a teacher, it feels good to be celebrated upon. It feels good to have our role in the society being recognized-being considered as the unsung hero. However, being a teacher is not all about being in the limelight at all times. We can work even when no one is looking, we can perform our job even if no one is supervising. We did our job because we are committed to give our best- above all, we are committed to serve our future leaders.

But the teacher nowadays have lots of challenges to take. With the presence of Social Media, different interpretation of Child Protection Policy, the wrong interpretation (again) of the motto: No Child Should Be Left Behind, and a whole lot more that seems to be Pro-Student than pro-teachers, our job is sometimes got compromised. 

It may not be inappropriate to compare what we once were when we're still a student to what kind of students we are dealing right now- it creates a huge difference. Huge, in the sense that most of the students we're dealing right now are so entitled, overly empowered, and egotistical beings. 

As a teacher, I do what I thought is right. I don't tolerate laziness in the classroom, I always speak what's on my mind. If I need to reprimand a student, I do it without holding back. I felt the need to let them realize that there's so much things they need to learn about the realities of life.

I commend all those parent who don't tolerate the misbehavior of their children. I commend all those parents who give premium to disciplining their children. I commend them because it's just the right thing to do. I despise parents who pampered their children so much that made them entitled enough to insist on things they want to do that won't help them to become the kind of person that they ought to be when they will become adult.

This World Teachers' Day, I commit to do what is right and appropriate; I commit to hone the skills of my students and at the same time teach them the right attitude towards work as a student.

I commit to restore the best practices that I once experienced when I was a student.

Happy World Teachers' Day to all teachers- let's all commit to mold a responsible, sensible leaders in the future!

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