the old cow is back
before the old cow went missing for a month, he is worried that one day, he'll quit teaching because he's disillusioned about the system. what made it worse was to know that some of the wonderful teachers he knew, some being his source of inspiration and people whom he looked up to, are leaving the service one by one, precisely because of their love for teaching.
while he was away, the old cow was ashamed of himself. he saw how some communities faced challenges that is a lot worse, and yet, their desire to educate the young keep them going, even if it means sticking their neck on the chopping board for arrest, harassment, or even death.
yes, some people may call such people having the "jesus" syndrome. in another words, people with these syndromes think that they are the saviour and are willing to sacrifice themselves.
but they are willing to go through all these sh*t for their values and passion in education. what's a horrible boss, scheming colleagues, unnecessary admin work compared to the challenges they face? and hence, the old cow is enlightened and found his source of inspiration to push himself. now he is sure that he will stay in the service, because he wants to. yes, one can do more teaching outside the system, but if everyone leaves the system, who will fix it?
don't worry, the old cow wouldn't like sacrifice his health or what. but it is just something to affirm his beliefs and values in education.
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on another note, the old cow saw how a student(not his) blogged about his parents love for him.
it is true. the old cow wants to push his mon-kids and dis, not because he wants them to score well. he just want them to try their best so that they wouldn't regret that they didn't try hard enough, like what happened to his national service mates.
after all, as long as they get to do what they want to do and are happy with it, even if it pays nothing or if it is nothing glamorous, as long as they are happy, the old cow is happier to know that they are doing something that they enjoy and are passionate about.
while he was away, the old cow was ashamed of himself. he saw how some communities faced challenges that is a lot worse, and yet, their desire to educate the young keep them going, even if it means sticking their neck on the chopping board for arrest, harassment, or even death.
yes, some people may call such people having the "jesus" syndrome. in another words, people with these syndromes think that they are the saviour and are willing to sacrifice themselves.
but they are willing to go through all these sh*t for their values and passion in education. what's a horrible boss, scheming colleagues, unnecessary admin work compared to the challenges they face? and hence, the old cow is enlightened and found his source of inspiration to push himself. now he is sure that he will stay in the service, because he wants to. yes, one can do more teaching outside the system, but if everyone leaves the system, who will fix it?
don't worry, the old cow wouldn't like sacrifice his health or what. but it is just something to affirm his beliefs and values in education.
--------------------------------------------------------
on another note, the old cow saw how a student(not his) blogged about his parents love for him.
it is true. the old cow wants to push his mon-kids and dis, not because he wants them to score well. he just want them to try their best so that they wouldn't regret that they didn't try hard enough, like what happened to his national service mates.
after all, as long as they get to do what they want to do and are happy with it, even if it pays nothing or if it is nothing glamorous, as long as they are happy, the old cow is happier to know that they are doing something that they enjoy and are passionate about.
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