Garbage in, garbage out

I am a believer when I say “NOTHING HAPPENS BY COINCIDENCE.” I am sure that it is not by coincidence that there were some students who hated me, even considering me as their “greatest nightmare.” Yeah, a few years back, I heard one of my male students said that right in front of my face. I couldn’t blame him because I knew I didn’t show him enough trust and care. But I didn’t have regrets hearing those words from him because I learned to face the truth: that the teacher ought to see students as mirrors that can give an exact reflection of what teachers are like.

Also, it is not coincidence’s fault if there are also students who considered me as an “ultimate guru” (that’s the term used by what I call the ISPEL SEX docu group).
My philosophy in teaching is simple: GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT. What you put in is exactly what you will get. It happens all the time in the classroom. If a teacher exerts no effort in doing his job as a mentor, then, the students will certainly feel there is “vacuum” in the teacher’s effort so the students “return the favor” by acting the way the teacher acts: no effort, no love for the job. So the teacher loses the chance to demand respect and support from the students. That instance signals the end of the story as far as the teacher and the students are concerned. And this, I surmise, is the greatest disaster that can happen in the four-cornered classroom.

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