Kwentong OFW
"Teacher Sol: Tough Enough"
About working there in the US, why did you decide to make the big move?
In the Philippines one cannot guarantee his own security. I never had peace of mind. Never. My life in the Philippines wasn’t much of a bad life because we had food and shelter, but not too much economically. Now more than ever, the Philippines is in very poor shape. It breaks my heart that my Mother Country, who brought me up to be globally competitive, cannot compete globally, nor even sustain our needs.
I had complete control over my life back there. But I was yearning for my efforts to be recognized too. I was the youngest school administrator (I started when I was 23) in the Philippines. I was able to work my way up from 4 tutorial students to more than 50 exceptional students in a matter of 4 years. And FUNSHINE was one of the highly recommended schools by professionals in the field because of our good reputation. But I wasn’t given much acknowledgement for it.
I was craving for more ways on how to maximize my potentials; because I know I can do better than what I was able to produce. But my resources limited me. I wanted freedom to do everything there is for my professional development, and for the security of my family. I wanted to reach more stars. I wanted to achieve the biggest star…a better future in life.
Read full story here: OFW GUARDIAN: KWENTONG OFW
VIDEOCAST, view here: Phonepatch Interview about being an OCW
I still couldn't believe that reading my own story would make me cry, it's as if I was reading a heart-breaking drama from a pocket book. - TEACHER SOL
8 comments:
WOW! - that's all i can say!
the advice you gave - not only for future teachers but for all of us! ill heed that!
well done teacher sol!
It takes a lot of courage to get where you want to be. I am touched by your story. It's very inspirational.
I have great admiration for the achievers and doers. :)
Keep it up!
Congratulations again, Sis/Teacher Sol! Another feather in your cap!
Bopeep
Maria Lourdes Ledesma Ladrido, Ed.D.
University of the Philippines in the Visayas
Iloilo City, Philippines
CONGRATULATIONS!
Congrats Teacher Sol!
hello ALL,
I appreciate all the nice words. I also want everyone to know that though they're all "Looking Abroade for Few Good Teachers" (that's now according to TIME MAGAZINE http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1132834,00.html)and the professionalism of Filipino Teachers are now being recognized in the whole world, life is not too easy for us here. We go through a lot of challenges inside our classroom that we do not experience in our classrooms back home. Life is never too easy for us here, dollars doesn't come overflowing like what others think. Literally, we need to be TOUGH ENOUGH!
Wow! How cool is that? Congratulations!
i just arrived from our vacation in the philippines. at the airport while waiting for our flight, i got a copy of the OFW guardian and read this article about you. i brought the copy with me. During our flight, I kept thinking of telling you right away when I reach home.
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