IT’S better to give than to receive; it’s a cliché, I cannot think of nowadays, if it’s worth resolving for. Ompong, Rosita, several concert for a cause, voluntary contributions to help out colleagues, and not to mention godson, nephews and even caroling neighbors are just some things one have taught these holidays.
What will a P3,000 anniversary bonus do? But the most controversial is a P50 compulsory ticket from the association of supervisors and heads whom we know are better salaried. But I believed, the more tickets I will buy, the more energy, the supervisors and heads will have in lobbying at city hall for the return of social funds meant for public school teachers.
So I wanted ten nevertheless, they only gave me one; I was disheartened. Thus, to whoever politicians wanting to see dreadful faces this DepEd day, better think a thousand times. You can come with promises, explanations and other lips services or moral supports, yet in the end you, know what the public school teachers need right now.
And to those who are asking, if Jack took that yellow bill in the box, the answer is he didn’t. Jack pretended to have that yellow bill out; and with his personal money, he bought food for lunch. He still has, either that fear of being caught with his hands in the cookie jar or that little pride that he may have; he can buy food for the two of them. While having the lunch break, the senior mentor said “Jack, there are so many things you need to learn, just watch and don’t be too shy to ask.”
Money, property, positions, promotions or relationships in the teaching profession, I have a lot of it in my coffer. Here at city high? Jack asked. Absolutely, you can even open a can of worm if you like. Just make it sure that you have that strong stomach.
But if you want a sincere one, I bet you know what it means when I say “In vino VERITAS”. Jack does not know what that means, and still shy to ask, brought out his tab and search what it means by veritas. What appeared in his gadget is an image of a pretty woman with the words “young virgin dress in white.” Jack naively asked, so where will we watch this veritas? The senior mentor replied, “That depends on your budget”.
I can take you to Legarda, Lapu-Lapu, Marcos highway and even Magsaysay, but a can of beer is a good start at Session Road. You mean, you have gone to these places, Jack retorted. Yes, I cannot say, I am a good teacher if I have not visited these ones or often if needed. So better finish your lunch break and prepare to proceed in our enrollment task.
While at Session Road, the senior mentor started saying, “Jack, there are a lot of unqualified teachers in our profession. There are even junior high school teachers who are teaching without passing the licensure examination test?” To his surprise, jack exclaimed, “what!” To be continued...