Teacher treats students with meal after exams

COTABATO CITY: Teaching is considered a multi-faceted profession involving different strategies for teachers to impart knowledge. They need to be role models, learning facilitators and sometimes they serve as second parents of their students outside their homes.

In Koronadal City, one high school teacher’s way of nurturing his students and inspiring them to achieve their goals has gained attention in social media. This came at a time when teachers in other places are becoming notorious for bullying their students. Lately, a school administrator in the Bicol Region was in hot water for burning the school bags of senior high school students on the pretext of instilling discipline.

But in this part of South Cotabato, one teacher’s act became viral too in social media but in a good way.

High school teacher Floyd Tilendo, goes beyond imparting knowledge to his Grade 10 students in the Special Program in Sports at the Koronadal National Comprehensive High School (KNCHS) in Koronadal City, the biggest public secondary school in South Cotabato.

Tilendo, a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education major in Physical Education from the Catholic Notre Dame of Marbel University in Koronadal, made sure his students would obtain passing marks during examinations.

On the first day of examination, using his own financial resources, Toledo treats his students to chocolates believing that this would help them concentrate and sharpen their memories so they can get high scores.

Tilendo said he learned from previous studies that food containing nutrients called flavanols, such as chocolate, improves brain function.

Students are also delighted to receive sweet simple messages their teacher sent to inspire them.

On the last day of examinations, Tilendo treats his students to a boodle fight.

Because of these, Tilendo's deeds went viral on Facebook.

His kindness was even featured in a prime time newscast on national television.

Though overwhelmed by the positive reactions of the public to his good deeds, Tilendo stressed that he only wants to prove one thing, letting the world know that he loves his profession as a teacher.

“There’s nothing worth more than seeing the students smile at my simple gestures,” he said.