Reward
Card.
by: Gail S.
Montero
Feel God’s Message in Today’s Gospel: MT 21:33-43
“Salamat po Ma’am Gail,
I kept earning my plus-points!”
…made me
recall when I would give my students “100 points” to represent a 100% grade in some
components of their grade in their Values Education Subject. They would love “starting-over-again” every
grading period because instead of me telling them “back-to-zero”, I would gladly announce that their grade-opportunity
is “back-to-100%”
-- which they have to “manage well” within the quarter.
How? … At the
start of each grading period, I would give them few minutes to clean-up &
organize their responsibility zones: Journals[notebook], lockers, bags & of
course their entire classroom set up, including a new seat plan. As we
set-off spic-&-span, “all prepared” for the quarter, they would automatically
get their 100pts. Although there were
some instances when they would get “minus points” because they naturally mess-up
on some instances & fail to keep things in order just before I would do some “surprise-random-checks
& visits”, but then, they would strive to re-organize their personal zones --
so that they could “re-EARN” for
their previous remaining points when I give them several “plus points” – which varied according
to the extent of the effort that they have personally exerted – without
comparing each of their creativity & effort to that of the others.
I did not
earn that much 20 years ago as a full time high school teacher; I kind’a level
up a bit in my current pay as a part-time Professor to Masteral Students every
Saturday – but still, not that much as of yet; not so sure if I already would,
until I finish my Doctorate Degree -- pero ‘yong ipaalam sayo na “malaki ang
naging contribution mo” in the life of one of your students dahil sa “maliit na
bagay” at simpleng sistema na ipinaranas mo sa kanila, it’s MORE THAN
FULFILLING na tumatanggap ka ng PAGTANAW NG UTANG NA LOOB -- kasi, napatunayan
mo na “dahil hindi mo ipinagdamot ang 100% na opportunity, ITINUTULOY NILA na
ma-SUSTAIN ang 100% na kaya din nilang ibigay.
Naisip ko
lang, isa lang si “Marc Jess” sa mga students na naging “devoted” na palaguin
ang pagkakataon ng ibinigay sa kanya, pero sobrang saya na sa pakiramdam – as
in!
How much more kung icoconsider pa natin
ang iba pa na mga naging successful students ng mga “My Teacher, My Hero”
nationwide – at kung ang lahat ng pasasalamat na ito ang ibabalik natin to OUR
GREAT TEACHER: the CORNERSTONE OF OUR STRENGTH and ALL THAT WE HAVE – ilang “plus points” kaya ang pwedeng paulanin sa atin ni God dahil sa
SOBRA-sobrang magigigng masaya Sya dahil we gave the right amount of
FAITHFULNESS SUKLI sa pagiging generous nya?
We are but
tenants in God’s Vineyard -- with all the 100% OPPORTUNITY that we could grab!
Katulad ng isang Marc Jess na nakaramdam ng pasasalamat kaya ‘di kinailangang
i-compare ang sarili sa kung anong portion ng vineyard ang napunta sa kanya,
100% nya ding sinuklian ang chance na ibinigay sa kanya – kaya ngayon, “he
keeps on earning his rewards” … ang secret, he devotedly taught his “ear” to
LISTEN with the wisdom coming from the Holy & the Teacher : H+ear+T = he listened with the HEART!
Happy National
Teachers’ Month po sa lahat ng teachers IN A BIGGER CLASSROOM called LIFE!
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