(ACD/9.11.09)
“Teaching is a thankless job and students may have different appreciations on teachers.” shared Fr. Leander Barrot, VP-Academics as he addressed the CABACS students and faculty members during yesterday’s program on Teachers’ Day held at the auditorium. A product of both teachers, his parents may have had the hint that someday their son is going to head a gargantuan task of leading the academic direction of one dynamic and well-recognized school in Manila.
Being too strict or too lenient, according to Fr. Barrot, students will always have something to say about their teachers. Unmindful of this, teachers, on the other hand, are like farmers sowing the seeds and are not certain when the seeds will grow. “This is because for teachers, the fruits of labor is not seen immediately”, he continued.
Fr. Barrot further ascribed teaching as a healing profession. For just like Christ, teachers tend to do social healing as they make outsiders become insiders. Christ himself respects the dignity and history of a person and displays understanding more than just tolerance to produce winners out of the ordinary persons.
“Maraming salamat at nahipo n’yo kami!”, expressed Christopher Villar, CABACS Federation and JPIA president as he rendered his short but impact-generating opening remarks. “Teaching is all about influencing”, he stressed as he acknowledged fully well faculty members as parents and educators who are “teaching from the heart and not from the book.”
Meanwhile, entertainment numbers came in allowing the crowd to savor the fun. READS’ Wonder Boys brought the house down as they impersonated riotously a “Nobody” dance number while song numbers and a dance number from the Recollect Dance Troup filled the afternoon with delight.
Emcees Karla Nacion (LMS) and RJ Bendicio (JPIA) encouraged the crowd to text in messages for their professors and read all these surprisingly good, heart-warming and funny messages to the delight of the faculty.
Closing message was rendered by SMC president, Carlo Encallado. Flowers and gifts were given to the CABACS faculty as the program concluded.
The program was one of the highlights of the CABACS Week. HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!
Bravo Teachers! Bravo Baste!