Sinasabing hindi madali ang propesyon ng pagtuturo dahil katakot-takot na tiyaga, sikap, sakripisyo at dedikasyon ang kailangan upang manatiling tapat sa sinumpaang tungkuling maging panday ng kaalamang at gabay sa mga batang "pag-asa ng bayan."
Kaya naman, ibinahagi ng isang gurong si "Mary Jane C. Castillo-Villanueva," ang kaniyang karanasan noong siya ay baguhan pa lamang sa pagtuturo at wala pang naipupundar na kahit ano simula nang sumabak siya rito.
Aniya, nagsimula siyang walang sariling laptop at hindi pa afford na bumili kaya nagtiyaga siyang gawin ang lesson plans sa limang preparasyon niya nang sulat-kamay lamang.
"Way back in 2015, in my first year of teaching, I still remember how I made a way to do my lesson plan with five preparations IN THE ABSENCE OF a personal laptop and smartphone that I could not afford to buy," aniya.
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"But, because I remember what one of our professors (Dr. Tandingan) in college said, 'It is a mortal sin to enter the classroom without a lesson plan.' Crawl as you may, you shall teach. ('Sukdulang gumapang ka, magturo ka.')"
"When you become a teacher, you must be resourceful. Learn to do the impossible, have an eagerness to solve problems, and believe that you can do them."
"So, this is it."
"How did I manage from a set up where, despite not having a laptop and smartphone, I could finish my lesson plan? It's simple. I persevered and loved my profession as a teacher because I entered the classroom well-prepared and did not waste my students' time at school."
Bukod sa aktuwal na lesson plans, sulat-kamay rin ang kaniyang visual aids.
"I experienced hand-writing a lesson for the five classes I handle. I finish at 11 p.m. or 12 a.m. because I also work with visual aids. This is my daily routine, and then I'll still go to school at 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the evening, we will have tutorials until 7 p.m. I'm just doing my best to be patient because I'm a teacher. It is my obligation as a teacher."
Ngunit dumating ang pagkakataong hindi na siya pinayagang magpasa ng handwritten lesson plans. Hindi nawalan ng pag-asa si Ma'am Mary Jane at gumawa ng paraan.
"It's just that, after a few months, I was no longer allowed by the school I attended to submit handwritten LPs. So what I did was wait at the computer shop to type an LP, and because there were many young people playing, I waited for them to finish. It may have reached me from 9 to 11 p.m., so to speak. That means, until dawn, I'm working in Marta's computer shop for an LP."
"I'm sleepy, but I can handle it, and I pray to God to give me strength of mind and body. Until I can buy my own laptop, little by little 😊 I went through everything with diligence and trust in the Lord that He would not let me down in any of my situations in life."
Kaya mensahe ng guro lalo na sa mga baguhan at sasabak na sa pagtuturo sa Agosto 29, gayundin sa mga matagal nang nagtuturo subalit lumalamlam na ang silab ng sulo, "So, to all the teachers like me who lose hope in teaching, just hang in there. Just fight, because the important thing is that you are progressing."
Si Ma'am Mary Jane ay 31-anyos, walong taon nang nagtuturo at kasalukuyang Senior High School Overall Coordinator at Research Faculty sa isang paaralan sa Pasig City. Bukod dito, siya rin ay part-time instructor sa kolehiyo.
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