It’s complicated.
This may not be the finest article you ever read in your entire life. I may not be a paramount writer. I may not be finishing college as Magna cum Laude…but I can say that this article can somehow make you see how complicated college life is…
As we enter college, we were able to meet diverse kinds of people. Some we hate and some we admire. As you can remember my previous column, I discussed about the attitude of SOME of our teachers towards other teachers…and now, another chance is given to me to express my thoughts about how complicated an issue on how SOME of our teachers treat the us the way we are not worthy of.
I REALLY RESPECT OUR TEACHERS. They are the ones who are molding our future and I, too dream to become one of them. We cannot deny the fact that sometimes, we students are really hard-headed. We sometimes fail to comply with some of the requirements assigned to us but is it a reason for some teachers to treat us the way we don’t even deserve? I GUESS NOT.
SOMETIMES our professors tend to pressure us more and sometimes criticize us negatively. I understand the fact that we need to grow up as students but how can we grow if we are being told that we are not good enough? Complicated isn’t it?
I guess it’s not appropriate for a teacher to reprimand a student in front of many people (he/she might feel depressed). If you want to correct a mistake of a student, do it in a subtle way. Anyways, who am I? I am just a student who cares for my co-students and a soon-to-be teacher who doesn’t want students to be treated that way…and the thing that I don’t like is when a teacher compares us with other students from other universities saying they are better than us. One time I heard a teacher said to a student, “Is this CHMSC? OMG! Sa amon ya sang college ko, indi amu ni! (So arte huh! Balik ka to eh!). I don’t know if it’s a joke or something. But the thing is it’s quite offending. If we are not good enough, then, they (teachers) should help us make ourselves better (Indi bala Ma’am, Sir?).
It’s the role of the teacher to make students better than ever before. But hey, PLEASE Madam’s and Sir’s don’t reprimand us as if we did a crime or something. We are just human who commit mistakes. We are learning from you and vice versa. Anyways it’s not yet the end of everything; maybe, you could change your teaching strategies and the way you deal with your students because at the end of the day, students’ performance reflects on you, teachers.
On the bright side of the scenario, clap, clap, clap for our very supportive college teachers who are always willing to give their life for the profession and who view the teaching-learning process as a collaboration between the teacher and the students. I salute you. Thumbs up!
I can say that I really learned a lot during my off –campus training. Thanks to my critic teacher (Ma’am Asuncion) and my students who taught me to learn from every life and bring out the best out of it. I really admire those teachers who challenge the students positively and I love them. But I hate it when some of our teachers fail to give positive criticisms.
Yeah, I know that criticisms would make a person better but sometimes it would lead the students to hating themselves because a teacher who is attempting to teach and insult students without inspiring and challenging them with a desire to learn is like drying clothes in the yard on a rainy day.
