An Unexpected Path
“ Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.”
Hi! Let me first introduce to you myself as a student. I’am Aira Rose V. Aquino, a not so good a not so bad kind of student. I’m just a typical student who do random things inside the classroom. When I was in Elementary, my mother was always in my school every P.T.A meetings because I got high grades (I’m proud to share this) My teacher always give me encouraging words like “You’re a good student!” “Keep it up!” and etc. Then when I was in High School. I had a mindset that I’am good student, I’m far more better than them. Then I began to have friends. We always had good times inside and outside the school. We don’t mind about our grades, we choose to live young, wild and free. I became teacher’s enemy, I always make fun of them. My mother was always at the guidance office for some offenses that I’ve done. There’s a point, that they will pass me as junior high school, if I will leave the school. :D I don’t know why I act like that, it’s not because I’m a rebel one. I just want to enjoy things while I'm young.
As I graduated High School. It’s a new chapter, I knew. It’s a new beginning for me. I had hard time in choosing my course. They said that criminology will fit to my character but I don’t want that. Then I choose Business Administration, but there’s no more schedule for that course. Then I end up choosing Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education. There’s something inside of me that tells me “What?! You’ll gonna be a teacher?” “No! They’ll laugh on you, when your friends knew it” “You’re not the type of teacher”. Unexpectedly, I take it as a challenge. It’s like I’m already here, so I should give a try. Honestly, at my first year in Education I already want to give up. Because of the lot of paperworks, reports and pressures in becoming a teacher. I already admit to myself, it’s a wrong choice I’am not gonna be a teacher. But I still try. In my second year, we had a subject Field Study. Where we will go in different High Schools in Marikina to observe. When I enter the room of my designated school. I saw different kind of students. There was a student there that I saw myself my exact me, a notorious student. Then I ask myself as I look at her. “Is that me? Why does she act like that?” Then I realized that she just need a teacher. A teacher that will touch not only her mind but also her heart. In my high school experience, none of my teachers act like that, they are just concern in my grade not with me. So I come up with the question of “Where we can find a teacher like that? Do they exist?” and at that moment a bulb appeared on my head and God tap my back. I realized the most unexpected words from me. “I’m gonna be a teacher, those students need me. Yes, maybe I’m not that smart. But I can assure them that they will be understood. Cause’ my purpose was to listen and believe in them.”
As of now, this is my last year in Education and I'm still a not so good and not so bad student but I'm now concern about my grade. :)
I always thank God, for all the realization and to my professors and friends that makes me happy despite of all the pressures. I will make a difference cause I’m a teacher. :) Maybe it’s a wrong choice but it was not a mistake because I believe that he is the one who put me, where I’am now.
(This entry is for memoir.)
nice one, I hope you would still continue to become a teacher after practicing teaching =)
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