Naantig ang damdamin ng mga netizen sa viral Facebook post ng isang gurong si Arianne G. Casiding matapos niyang ibahagi ang pagsuporta ng mga magulang ng kaniyang student intern na nagsagawa ng pinal na demonstrasyon sa partner school ng kanilang paaralan.
Para sa mga nagnanais maging guro o kumukuha ng education degree, bahagi ng requirement upang makapagtapos ay mag-internship sa isang paaralan at sumabak sa aktuwal na pagtuturo, sa paggabay ng cooperating teacher o CT.
Bago matapos ang internship o practicum, kinakailangang magkaroon ng final teaching demonstration kung saan oobserbahan siya ng CT at iba pang mga may kinalaman dito upang bigyan siya ng grado.
Sa kuwento ni Casiding sa kaniyang viral Facebook post at sa eksklusibong pagtatampok ng Balita, napansin daw niya ang mga magulang ng kaniyang minomonitor ng student intern na matiyagang naghihintay sa labas ng silid-aralan kung saan nagpapakitang-turo ang kanilang anak, bilang pagpapakita ng "moral support."
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Hindi raw alintana ng dalawa, kasama ang isang batang babae, ang init ng panahon.
"Yesterday, I observed our student interns' final demonstration teaching in one of our partner schools. It was a busy day for everyone especially for the interns and their cooperating schools."
"Then..."
"I saw these parents who were outside the demo room to watch their daughter fight for her dreams. And mind you, it was HOOOOT in all parts of the province."
"But they were there for their daughter even with a sleeping baby in the mother's arms."
Dagdag pa ni Casiding, ang mga magulang ng kaniyang student intern, sa tingin daw niya, ay pawang magsasaka.
"They were farmers I suppose, with the way they composed themselves. There is something about these types of hard working people that you recognize when you see it. You see hard toned muscles, rough hands, and scorched skin, but eyes that are humble. There was no haughtiness and the way they talked was soft. Their smiles were shy and the voice of the father was kind."
"I feel honored to witness what parents can do for the dreams of their child. I imagined the early mornings that they had to get up to earn every centavo that would complete the money that their children need. I asked myself how many times these parents stopped themselves in buying that extra shirt or extra dress to sacrifice it for their child."
"What they did for their child is priceless."
Naalala raw ng guro ang kumakalat na kasabihang kasalanan ng mga magulang kung nalugmok sa kahirapan ang mga anak nila, at ang mga anak naman ay hindi dapat inoobligang alagaan ang mga magulang nila sa kanilang pagtanda, na isa sa mga maiinit na isyung pinagtatalunan sa kasalukuyan.
"Then I remember what the narrative of this generation is injecting into the society that 'Parents are to be blamed if the children are suffering poverty and that they (children) should not be burdened with the obligation to care for the parents.'"
"Come to think of it. This narrative is so common with these celebrities who grew up in 'already rich' families."
"As if all families started out as billionaires. 😅"
Kaya mensahe ng guro sa mga mag-aaral ngayon, lalo na sa makabagong henerasyon, "Dear children of this generation, parents are human beings who want a better life and it just so happens that their idea of that kind of life is with you in it--a child.
Forgive them for wanting you."
"Forgive them for wanting you."
"Forgive them for what they can't afford to give you. Forgive them for they were struggling too. Forgive them for believing that life would be better because they gave you a chance to give life to you. Forgive them if you weren't meant to be here, but someone fought for you anyway."
"You know what? Our parents tried."
"I hope we learn the lesson of their past and not live the life that you had when you disliked them. I hope that you win in life without castigating their past decisions that you do not have control over."
"No family is perfect."
"Our parents tried."
"Don't believe these influencers who are already rich. They are trying to disband the primitive rule of survival that human beings survive in packs."
"Do life in a pack or die alone."
"Parents, forgive us for we did not know what you had to go through to love us. I hope we can make life better for you and I hope you live long enough to experience our victories."
"Dear students, fight for your dreams. Fight for your parents. Fight for your family. It's not so bad of a reason to go on, don't you think?" aniya.
Umani naman ito ng iba't ibang reaksiyon at komento mula sa netizens.
"Kitang kita yung pagpupursige Ng student at pangarap ng magulang pra SA kanya, but then naipagkakait yun ng government because of the backer system na Meron ang pilipinas. SA mamayamn at may connection parin napupunta ang privileged na makapasok sa DEPED. Hindi Naman siguro LAHAT pero mostly."
"I believe that repaying your parents for all their sacrifices and love is not an obligation, but a privilege."
"At kahit black and white ang photo kita sa bata na kinakandong ng nanay na inaalagaan ng maayos kahit hnd sila mayaman."
"I felt it...I felt this message...My parents were once like this..but, little by little I'm getting them out of where we lived. Thank You for sharing this po."
Habang isinusulat ang artikulong ito, umabot na sa 47k reactions, 37k shares, at 700 comments ang nabanggit na post.
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