Have We Done Them, and Will We Make
Them?
By: Ronel L. Alijado
Good afternoon!
Let us reminisce the first day till the last day of schooling to finish the course. Of course, we made lots of things like attending and listening to class lectures, participating classroom and university activities, doing assignments and projects, answering quizzes and examinations, thinking of a way to pay the tuition fee, etc. For some they had to work, to go home or to school to check on their children, to meet their husband or wife, to solve family issues, etc. Then, we found ourselves sitting inside the classroom. In all these, we learned.
Now, we possess theoretical and practical ideas, good experiences, varied skills, and moral values as teachers. But the question is, “Is the learning we went through enough?” In my opinion, our understandings, performances, and attitudes, though are not perfect, are sufficient to face the challenges, the changes, and chances of life.
More importantly, life is not only
about ourselves but also the kind of relationships we have with other people. I
just hope that the memories we have shared at the college have been governed by
sincerity, truthfulness, understanding, respect, love. Why do these values
particularly the love for family and for neighbors have greater value in my
heart? It is because material things pass away, but the love we show to people
will be passed to others by those we love.
Even if life is tough, we don’t have
to be rough. We are aware of competitions around us. Many are fighting for
fame, power, and wealth. I am not implying that it is bad to become famous,
powerful, and rich. However, we should put love in the middle, and we should
not forget our brothers and sisters – the children that will be given to us to
be our students – that will be jeopardized because of selfishness and greed. We
just hope that we go beyond the money we earn. We should do our best for the
best of our students.
Today we have reached the culmination
of our course. This is the day of celebration of all we did! Later, as we
receive our certificate of completion, a symbol of hardwork and commitment to
teaching, we must absorb in our heart the mission and vision of a good teacher.
With that, I welcome the graduates,
their families and friends, the teachers, and the dean to the Graduation
Exercises of the Crash Programmers this 2013.
