“Real heroes don’t wear capes, they teach.”
The glorious feeling of receiving the fruit of your hard work, the joyful impact of doing the things you love as a profession, and just as you receive your pay slip, you just feel that the numbers written on the check you receive is inappropriate for all the things you’ve done.
It has always been an issue, where the salaries of public workers, especially teachers, are included in the list of minimum wagers.
Surviving the everyday struggle of waking up early in the morning, keeping their temper cool on naughty students, worrying about the flow of lesson plans or daily lesson log, and even working under ill weather.
So why not increase the salary of teachers?
Implementing this can be beneficial in many ways, such as encouraging people to pursuing the profession of teaching and motivating teachers to do their work more passionately. With these, education will be richer than before.
Increasing the salaries of teachers can also be a form of appreciation to them. This can be a way of praising them for all the blood and sweat they dedicated for their profession: delivering the lessons that the students need to learn not just academically, but also morally. This also promotes their well-being, showing that they are not at the bottom of the staircase when it comes to the importance of a person’s profession in the society.
Increased or not increased, we should thank the teachers for all the things they have done for us. They are one of many people who shaped us into what we are today. We should honor them, for they keep on teaching, even if they do not get much in return. They are also one of the main reasons why we are successful in our lives now.
Truly, a hero shouldn’t be defined as a being with superpowers, but rather be perceived as a strong and competent individual. A teacher should be considered one, as teaching is a profession wherein other professions are created.
By: Catherine T. Acuzar Teacher 1 Bataan National High School
