"A hero is a man who does what he can" - Romain Rolland

Do you know that heroes don't always dress in a superhero suit?A hero can wear
anything and they can be as simple as we are.Everyone can be a hero, not necessarily save
lives but we can be heroes on our own way.But did you know that heroes are hard to find?I
found my hero and she is a teacher.

My teacher is a hero because she

teaches me a lot.She is supportive and very sincere.She is very nice and fun to be
with.Sometimes she is like my mom because she is someone who can understand me.She is
like a star in the night guiding my way not to be lost and became a better person.She
always teaches us a good moral lesson.Like a hero,my teacher always helps me whenever i
have problems in our subject especially in Math and she will sincerely help me with no
doubt.A hero is someone who helps people.Even though I'm in high school now,she will still
noticed me and invited me with my friend in their house to eat because for me a hero is
someone who doesn't change.I really like my teacher.For me,she is the best teacher that I
ever had.When we're acting for the role,when I was elementary and I was too shy that
time.She hugged and comforted me and she said that you can do it.For me, she is the only
teacher who hugged me just to help me relax. And even though I said I can't and I don't
have any experience regarding that contest but still she always encouraged me. That is the
best thing that my teacher has.She pulls her students up and helps them rise whenever
they are down. I admire her for that. I know that being a teacher is really hard because you
will always meet people with different faces and attitudes that can really make you tired.
Though that is her case, she always give her leisure time to us just to have conversation
and tell some stories with her on many things. She is really a positive person. She is so
friendly not only with me but to other's also. She always smile and laugh whenever we have
jokes to tell. She may not be like those superheroes on television who have super
powers,but for me she is not only a superhero but a friend that can be trusted. She will
always be my superhero and she will always be the best teacher in the world no matter
what.

All teachers can be a hero if they have determination,patience,courage and

dedication to work that can really inspire students. A hero is not only famous and seen on
television because you can be a hero on your simple way.
 Here comes my HERO, watch them as they
join me with my journey!
In life, people may come and go, some will be remembered and some
will be forgotten. But one thing I am sure of, you can never forget the persons
who you can also call as your second parents. Your teachers.
When were talking about our teachers, all of us are glad to thank
them especially when youve learned a lot of great lessons from them. But we
can never regret that sometimes we hate them because they are giving us a lot
of home works and projects which are so difficult for us to do, right? Well, its
part of being a student. We students sometimes dont appreciate our teachers,
right?
Well, we couldnt realize that teachers are great; they are really great
and awesome. They teach us in all ways, guide us through different challenges.
Their patience is so unbelievable, for us students even though are so naughty
and act so childishly they still forgive us. They also act like our light when
were on darkness. They teach us very well and give us enough knowledge
about things we dont know yet. We students must love and respect our
teachers even when we hate them we can never regret that their part of our
life already. So, we must show respect and love to them.
Thank you for all my teachers for being my hero in life, who saves us
from any circumstances that we may step on. My Teacher, My Hero!

Sixteen Qualities Of A Good Teacher

Good teachers are rare, and few people, including

school administrators who hire teachers, know what it takes to be one. Although some of
the qualities of good teachers are subtle, many of them are identifiable. Here is a list of
sixteen traits that excellent teachers have in common:

1. Knowledge of the subject matter

You cant teach what you dont know. All teachers need not be experts in their fields, but
possessing knowledge is important. Teachers must continue building their
understandings of their subjects throughout their careers.

2. Patience
No teacher should be expected to have much patience with individuals whose lack of
discipline, immaturity, or indolence interrupts the work of other students. Patience with
students who are trying to learn, however, is part and parcel of the teaching profession.
Impatience with sincere students is an indication of the teachers own shortcomings.

3. Intellectual curiosity
All good teachers are intellectually curious and naturally driven by their interests in
keeping abreast of changes in their fields.

4. Confidence
Good teachers are confident in their abilities to sense where students are in the learning
process and in their students abilities to learn material that is presented in a logical and
graduated fashion.

5. Compassion
Talented teachers are able to work with students with varying levels of maturity and
knowledge. A college professor I know once made the following statement about his
experience as a teacher: Each year teaching is more challenging for me, because I grow
a year older and the students stay the same age. The widening age gap forces me to
stretch in order to reach them.

6. Achievement
Experienced teachers have clear thoughts on what their students should know at the end
of the term, and they understand what they must do along the way in order to reach
those goals.

7. Planning
Teachers must have plans and stick to them. This goes deeper than rigidly following a
course syllabus. Effective teachers sense when students need more time to absorb the
material and, within limitations, are willing to give it to them.

8. Awareness
Teachers in elementary and secondary schools must have eyes in the backs of their
heads. They need to be aware of everything that happens in their classrooms and in
adjacent hallways. Teachers who are awake are able to stop nonsense before it starts and
keep students on track.

9. Mentorship
Teachers often serve as mentors to their students. The desire to influence students
positively is a core motivation of many teachers when they enter the teaching
profession.

10. Maturity
In no profession is maturity more important than in teaching. Students experience
emotional ups and downs, and insightful teachers are able to sense the changes and
respond to them appropriately. Teachers must be pillars, consistently encouraging
students to grow as human beings and to develop academically.

11. Community involvement

Maintaining good community relations is part of being a teacher, and teachers contact
with parents, administrators, and community leaders enhances their effectiveness in the
classroom.

12. Organization
One-on-one tutoring is easy compared to leading a classroom of students in a single
direction. Teachers must be able to manage students multiple personalities and
organize their subject matters so that a maximum number of students benefits from
their presentations.

13. Vision
Teaching encompasses far more than passing information from teachers to students.
Teachers should be illuminators who provide their students not only with interesting
and useful material, but also with visions of where they might end up if they learn well.

14. Context
Every subject has a context, and teachers are responsible for providing it to their
students. Since no one learns in a vacuum, teachers must show their students how the
information they are learning might be used or might lead to the development of some
other useful skill.

15. Mission
Perhaps the most important thing teachers communicate to students and to the
community is a sense of satisfaction with their choice of teaching as their life mission.
Teaching at its highest level is a calling, and good teachers feel it to their cores.

16. Enthusiasm
Excellent teachers never lose enthusiasm for their profession. They might become
temporarily burdened by administrative hassles or isolated problems, but their
underlying engagement with their work is unwavering. Students feel this energy, and
teachers who project it are much more successful than those who do not.

These are the salient qualities of excellent teachers. If Ive missed something, please feel
free to add your thoughts in the comment box below.

Thank you for reading Sixteen Qualities Of A Good Teacher , by Douglas R.

Eikermann
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A teacher affects eternity. He can never tell where his influence stops. Henry Adams

Teachers have always occupied a special place in our hearts. I, for one, have the highest
regard for them since we have two teachers in the family first, my mother, who taught for 27 years,
and my older sister Reyn, who now teaches Tourism to college students. As someone who has lived
with teachers for the most part of my life, I am no stranger to the joys of being educator, as well as
its pains and sorrows (but well get to that later). Thankfully, we get to celebrate the sacrifices of
teachers not just for a day, but for an entire month.

National Teachers Month (NTM)

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 242 signed by President Noynoy Aquino in 2011, National
Teachers Month(NTM) is celebrated from September 5 until October 5, which is World Teachers
Day (WTD).

The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated
October 5 of every year as World Teachers Day, which is a day to celebrate the central role that
teachers play in guiding the children, youth and adults through the lifelong learning process, Aquino
said in the proclamation.

This year, the Department of Education (DepEd) has spearheaded the activities for the
month-long NTM. Manila Bulletin reports that Education Secretary Armin Luistro has directed
officials in both public and private elementary and secondary schools to come up with activities that
would honor the teachers and their profession.

Value of teachers

Luistro said that the NTM and WTD are being celebrated to acknowledge the vital role
teachers play in building the future.

The month-long celebration, he explained, aims to highlight on the crucial role, loyal service
and dedicated commitment of teachers in developing globally-minded citizens, nurturing families,
strengthening communities and building the nation.

Schools were encouraged to participate in the celebrations to revitalize the image of and
respect for teaching as a vocation by increasing public awareness on the value of teachers in
Philippine society and in national development.

President Aquino has also announced his endorsement of National Prayer for
Teachers during the month.

The Salamat Po, Titser commemorative stamp released in celebration of NTM

NTM serves as a call to everyone to contribute in enhancing the image of the teaching profession
and to likewise generate widespread support and assistance for teachers in particular and education
in general. But more than anything else, NTM and WTD is an expression of gratitude for the positive
influences of teachers on Filipino learners.
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), in partnership with the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. and
the DepEd, even launchedSalamat Po Titser commemorative stamps recently to celebrate the
month-long occasion.

The real deal

After everything is said and done, after the commemorative NTM stamps are bought and pasted on
thank-you cards sent to teachers now what?

While praises and prayers for educators are most welcome, the harsh reality remains that these
could not put food on the table, send kids to school and sustain the families of underpaid educators.
Teachers have one of the noblest professions in the world, but in our country, they are also some of
the most overworked and underpaid.

Angel C. De Dios, a Chemistry professor at Georgetown University, lays down the facts in his blog
called the Philippine Basic Education. He shares how Yahoo! came up with an interesting page that
asks what underpaid government teachers do in their spare time, and how it elicited interesting
answers: some said teachers usually sell RTWs (ready-to-wear clothing) and jewelry on installment,
some sell ice candy and ice in their own homes, some offer tutorials to kids, sell tocino to students or
barbecues at night anything to augment their income and salary.

Public school teachers in the Philippines do not have the time, energy and money to spare. As a
result, these teachers are unable to participate in solving the severe problems in basic education the
country currently faces, De Dios says.

While there are mobilizations organized by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the voices of
underpaid teachers seem to fall on deaf ears. And when this happens, the consequences are
alarming: teachers who have to make ways to augment their income become unable to give
undivided attention to the education of their students. Their time and attention are compromised.
There is very little reason to be motivated, much less participate in renewing and reforming
education.

A glimmer of hope

In response to the long-standing criticism that public school teachers in the country are overworked
and underpaid, two party-list lawmakers have proposed increasing the minimum salary of
educators from an average of Php18,500 to at least Php36,000, GMA News reports.

House Bill 4081 filed by Magdalo party-list representatives Francisco Ashley Acedillo and Gary
Alejano aims to upgrade the salary grade level of teachers in public elementary and secondary
schools from the present Salary Grade (SG) 11 to SG 20.

While public school teachers currently receive a minimum salary of Php18,549, government
employees under SG 20 get a basic monthly rate of Php36,567.

Under the measure, the upgrade in the teachers salary shall be adjusted according to their
qualifications and length of service. This will hopefully give life to the Constitutional provision (Sec. 5,
Art. 6, Par. 5) mandating the State to give the highest budgetary priority to education and ensure
adequate remuneration to those in the teaching profession.
Senators Juan Edgardo Angara and Antonio Trillanes IV have each filed a similar bill seeking to
upgrade the salary grade level of public teachers.

We hope that the immediate passage of this bill will boost the morale of and provide more vigor to
our teachers to further assist the government in enhancing the quality of education in our
country, Trillanes said.

Public school educators stand to receive a basic monthly pay of Php33,859 should Senate Bill 61
become a law.

Consequently, ACT Davao called for the passage of the said Congressional bill at the start of the
NTM celebration last September 5.

Yes, teachers are heroes but they need not be martyrs. Its a good thing most of them are able to
keep their idealism despite the low pay, but the government needs to give what is due to them
before all our best educators have flown away in search of greener pastures.

*Photos courtesy of NTM Philippines Facebook page. Public domain.

Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Green Lantern, etc. -these are just

some of the heroes weve known possessing superpowers, wearing fantastic
costumes, having the ability to fly in the sky and having the capacity in saving
the world out of danger and evil enemies. These animated superheroes are
presently idolized by people especially the kids. Sadly, these superheroes can
only be seen in televisions, movies, comics and computers; not in real life for
theres no such thing as living creatures having superpowers in this planet
where we are made to exist with the exception of the mighty and powerful
creator who is GOD.

However, there are still people who we can consider as superheroes.

They are neither animated nor imaginative; they are real people. In addition,
they also have the ability to save the world from being wild, dull and ignorant
by just using their superpowers their brains. Even though they do not have
the ability to fly but their messages, lectures and teaching could travel miles
away and could even reach on the other side of the globe; changing greatly the
lives of some people living in a particular place. They are our great heroes in
this world they are TEACHERS.

A teachers worth and responsibility could not be compared nor be

equaled by anyone. No one could exactly explain a teachers sacrifice:
consuming itself just to light up the paths for others. A teacher is willing to
guide us students, in the paths we are going to take. Despite the obstacles
that may block our ways and even if we may stumble and fall, our teacher is
still willing to raise us up in order that we could reach our destination our
dreams, goals and ambitions in life.

Teachers are special gifts from GOD; wrapped with love, kindness,
sweetness and patience. They serve as our second parents, thus, playing an
important role in our daily lives. They help us develop our own image and help
us in building a good future. Without them, we could not get acquainted with
the real purpose of education that is to turn mirrors into windows.

In my high school years, Ive met various and versatile teachers. All of
them have contributed different approaches to develop myself as a student
and as a person. But among them, I have one that happens to be my best
teacher and my hero. She is my Math Teacher. She has played a great part in
my life since she has helped mold my image, character and of what I am now.
She has taught me the real purpose of life. She is always there beside not just
during my Math problems but also during my personal crisis in life. She is
always there to guide me analyze the situations and make right and desirable
choices and solutions during my tough times. She never stops encouraging
and inspiring me to be more diligent, consistent and patient in all my
endeavors in school and at home. She never stops reminding me the words of
God to become a God-fearing person.

During hard times, she is there to be part of it and helps me unload my

burdens. In times of success and failures, she is there beside me to lean on.

In return, I bring back to her my achievements and myself as what I am now.

Words are not enough to give thanks to her because shes my teacher, my hero
and my MAMA in this world. I SALUTE YOU MAMA; MRS. PROSPER G.
TEMPLADO.
My Teacher, My Hero
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What is a hero? Who is your hero? Some would answer, Superman. Others would say, Jose
Rizal. Contrary to what many think, the best heroes are not found in books. We meet them
everyday. They influence us in many ways. They do things we can never repay. Now they hear
what we have to say.

My mother always told us stories when we were kids. Those stories consisted of fairy tales, of
adventures, and of fantasies. But my favorite ones were those of heroes. To me, heroic feats
were more credible than the magic-carpet-rides, more impressive than wish-granting-genies,
more captivating than palaces made of gold. Heroes inspire, stir, and rouse us to doing better
things, becoming better beings, and achieving higher dreams.

If mothers are called ilaw ng tahanan, teachers should be rightfully called, tanglaw ng
lipunan. They bear the torch that illumines our minds - the light that dispels the gloom of
hopelessness and ignorance. In a class that averages seventy, with mostly poverty-stricken
students like me, my teacher still treats each of us dearly -- very much the same way my mother
does to me.

In the most recent local and national elections, our teachers served without reservations. Their
sacrifices serving the populace entailed diligence, fervor, wit and grace. For what could have
happened if the country entrusted such a task, to the faint-hearted whom the wicked could easily
attack?

Batman, Spiderman and Superman have common denominators. They all have super-
powers. Unlike them, teachers are ordinary human beings like you and me, but their super-
power consists of transforming the lives of many!

Teachers give shape to the society. They give hope to humanity. They make us thirst --- for
victory, for knowledge, for self-sufficiency.
We do not need another Rizal, another Bonifacio, or another Mabini to remind us that we are
the hope of this country. There is a Rizal in the eyes of our teacher who reports to school
notwithstanding his domestic malady. There is a Bonifacio in the teacher who attends to his
students needs despite his meager salary. There is a Mabini in every teacher who, amid his
fears, despondency, or anxiety, treats each learner with enthusiasm, hope, and
generosity. Every teacher is a testimony, that this world has still so much hope in store for us,
for everybody.

Every dedicated teacher who responds to the demands of his profession recognizes his
accountability to God. They protect us, they discipline us, and show us a visual representation of
God.

When a person decides to be a teacher, he is emulating the Great Creator. Afterall, the Great
Fathers Only Son was a teacher before He became our Liberator. Thus, teaching became the
most beautiful avenue, through which we get a better view -- of God.

In loco parentis. That is Latin for the phrase, "in the place of a parent." When we are in
school, our teachers assume responsibility over us in loco parentis. Legally, this
principle refers to the institutions legal responsibility to take on some of the functions and
responsibilities of a parent. But for me, my teachers do not only stand in loco parentis. They
stand for all eternity affecting all facets of my being. Because even after this phase of my
education is through, my teachers influence will remain and continue to reverberate throughout
my life the same way that One Solitary Life, who lived thousands of years ago, does.

I will not live my life in vain. No I wont. Because for once in my life, a teacher stood up for
me. Thus, I am forever changed.

Mi magister, vir mea. My teacher, my hero.