IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

JEROME TABORLUPA FAUSTO

Exactly three months from now, our school children will about to receive the fruit of their labor-Their Diploma

It’s a piece of paper that shows everyone how genuine, passionate and hardworking were the during school days. A special piece of paper that entails their sleepless nights and endless sacrifices that they did during their journey and this also entails the efforts invested by their parents for the past six years. A type of paper that built self confidence, self esteem and self-worth for each and everyone of them in which they can carry for the next level-The Junior High Level.

Throughout their journey as a learner, some of them faces difficulties and hardships that sometimes contributes to made them feel demotivated and sometimes affects their academic performance in school. Some of this were; the unending issue about lack of financial and emotional support from their family, bullying whether in school or at home and peer pressure from their colleagues that the Department and other concerned alliance would really want to address and tolerate with.

Surpassing this factors is a simple yet great achievement to a child for that at their early stage they have been built their priorities and objectives in life. Also, overcoming this signifies their motivation and commitment to achieve all their dreams that will surely make them different from other school children.

Time flies so fast that for once they are just kindergarten students up to this moment that they are about to receive their first success in life. Graduation is not the end of their journey but a beginning as preparation for the next chapter that brought more complex learning experiences and more difficult challenges that need to overcome with to attain greater success.

Truly, this special day is the perfect time for them to take a glimpse on those challenges they overcome and those learning experiences they fortunate experienced. Indeed, this day is truly the most wonderful time of year for them, to their parents, and other significant people in their life.

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The author is Teacher I at Calumpang Elementary Schoo, the Division of Mabalacat City