-Henry Ford
Hello HIVE friends I hope you've been better these days. I just wanted to share with you my experience last October 4 in my 4th-grade class.
The month of October in the Philippines is Teachers' Month. All Schools in the country celebrate Teachers' Day every 5th of the month.
In the morning on October 4, I came early to school than usual. when I entered the gate of the school, I was surprised because the boys who came to get my belongings doubled its number. Thought "Oh they came to school earlier than me", the thought gave joy to my heart because most of them come to school late.
I noticed that the windows of the classroom were still closed, so I told them to open the windows then I went straight to the principal's office to log in and for the biometrics.
Since the weather was not good and droplets of raindrops started to fall, we did not perform the flag-raising ceremony on the school grounds. So the teachers had a little time for a chitchat.🙂
At exactly 7:45, we decided to go to our respective classrooms. As I stepped near the door, everybody stood up and greeted me Good Morning and Happy Teachers Day! My eyes glowed in surprise as I gazed at the decorated board, I realized that they closed the windows so that I could not see in advance what they had prepared.
They managed to decorate it with balloons and candies. Knowing that most of them do not have pocket money to go to school. Still, they managed to raise such an amount just to surprise me. My heart was overjoyed and I was overwhelmed.
The class president asked me to sit in front of a very short program they had prepared. So I did sit. After a short introduction, they offered their DIY flower bouquets and a gift.
One of the pupils offered me a song. I can hear his voice shaking while singing yet he managed to finish the song with a smile just to make my day super special. (how sweet, my tears are about to fall but I'm holding them not to because I'm afraid I could not stop my tears when they start falling).
Some of the pupils read their messages prepared for me. I could feel the truthfulness in every word they wrote. While listening to their messages I keep asking myself "Did I make connections with these kids for this very short period? Knowing that we've been together for just two months.
They wrapped up the program with the class singing. One of the pupils even brought a ukulele for the accompaniment. Surely they showcased their talent for my happiness.
In my 18 years of teaching, this is the only surprise that got me, why? because I never expected that they would be capable of doing this for the reason that almost all of these pupils are childish.
Their actions today prove that being childish is not a hindrance to being thoughtful, and that thoughtfulness can't be measured by the characteristics displayed at hand.
My experience on this day proves the saying that goes " Do not judge the book through its cover". You'll never know what's inside until you open it.
That's all for today. Thank you for sharing your precious time reading my blog. I hope you enjoyed it.
'Till next blog. SALAMAT!
-nanayko-