Reflection: A Dose of Passion in Teaching

Arnold L. Carreon

In today's society, teaching profession is quite challenging. There are varied personalities of students, evolving learning styles, dealing with performance and content standards, enabling learning competencies, school's guidelines, teacher's pedagogies and philosophies, millennial thoughts, blended learning, technologies, creativities, strategies, techniques, methods and learning materials. These are the factors to consider in order to be equip as a 21st Century Teacher. Maintaining these field of Passionate teaching would give us a deeper understanding of our teaching profession. It is a rewarding career choice since I am shaping up the next generation of our society.

Teaching is not just my job. It is not only my bread and butter. It is a noble profession and really needs passion and dedication. What ignites me to be more passionate in my field is to give my body and soul in improving and delivering my craft .

As an educator, I will leave a legacy of giving, extending and immersing a dose of learnings (skills, knowledge and values) to my students. I will make a difference and transform them to make their dreams come true. I want my students to be successful someday and make their lives better.

My reflection and realization to have this passion of teaching is a challenging task. I always ignite and start a quick-fire to liven up my eagerness to share and to impart these wonderful competencies in order for them to be critical thinkers and be creative.

What enables me to have that passion?

Family – it enables me to fulfil these dreams. They motivate and inspire me to teach effectively.

Students - always challenge me to give them what is best for them. I always engage myself to be proactive and be the best teacher that I can be. I feel young whenever I am with them. My heart is for them.

Division’s Administrators, School leaders and Colleagues – They are great mentors, role models and reliable facilitators. They encourage me to be more passionate and realize the value of teaching as a great mission in life.

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The author is Teacher III at Pampanga High School, Division of City of San

Fernando, Pampanga