Close Encounter with a Mentor/Master Teacher

Activity 3 (11-15 Years Teaching Experience)

1. Conduct and interview with a Mentor/Master Professional Teacher.

2. Ask the following questions: Bernadette C. Abad (Professional Teacher)

Are your satisfied with your job as a mentor professional teacher for the past few
years? If yes, why? If no, why not?
- Based on my interview with her, she said that teaching as a profession
is very satisfying, she felt contented to where she is now and to what
he is doing. For the past few years of her profession she could even say
that shes happy and loves her job regardless of the salary. Teaching
makes her satisfied for this is what her ambition is. Though their
family suffered from any crisis and scarcity of needs still teaching as
her job can provide and support their family needs.

What are the things that you do as a mentor professional teacher that make you
happy? Sad?
- Things that make her happy are: a) loving her job; b) enjoy teaching; c)
teaching students to learn a lot from her; and d) leading and guiding
her student to contribute for the betterment of their future. Loving
her job makes her happy for this is what she wanted. One of the best
things she does is letting her students to learn a lot of knowledge from
her being a teacher of them. On the other, things that make her sad
are the negative side that often occur in the class, particularly the
absenteeism of the students, moreover the lack of interest and
willingness to learn and caring not for their future. Another is, she
feels guilty with this if the students learning not, indeed this is what
makes her sad to be a teacher not capable and inefficient to her
students.
 How did you mentor younger professional teacher?
- She teaches/trains her younger professional teacher in the way of
giving/sharing experiences in order for them to be aware on how to
manage some certain classroom problems, how to cope up with the
unexpected instances that may occur or arise. Moreover, imparting
some knowledge and techniques to whatever she learned and making
her fellow professional teacher know more in the certain matter.

Looking back to your early years as a professional, how do you compare yourself with
your mentees now?
- Going back to those days that she was not yet a master teacher, a fully
developed professional rather, she could even say that those days were
so challenging and hard for her for it was the first time of her to be in
that field. Comparing to her mentees now, she said that she grown up
higher more like before, acquiring more knowledge and learning a lot
of things. In addition, theres a lot of changes and development in her
compared to the beginning of her profession and now she
trains/teaches the younger teacher (professional) as what she was
before.

What awards or citations have you received?

- In the past few years of her teaching, she received a lot of certificates
and recognition, as well as promotion for being a good teacher. A lot
of recognition that certifies her efficiency and effective teaching.
Received awards as a teacher that give honor in her job doing the
responsibilities and right in the field of her teaching.

What are your plans for the future as a professional teacher?

- She is looking forward for the best future of her profession (teaching).
Planning to be promoted on higher position since she was graduated
with a master degree. Likewise, looking forward to what be the best
for teaching that could improve the progress of every student. Above
all, she said that whatever plan of God for her, open arms will accept
it. As for her, shes happy on what she is doing and to what she is
doing now.
 Do you think you will retire as a professional teacher or be promoted to higher
position?
- As she said, growing old with her profession is a great privilege to be
in, as long as she has the strength and voice talk still shell teach. As
she said earlier, she loves her profession as a teacher, for her,
imparting knowledge and letting students learn from her is a great
honor to a teacher like her. Though at old age, she can leave a bit of
legacy to her students that will make her reminded.

2. Record all answers and prepare a written report.

3. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

Narrative 1: Close Encounter with a Mentor/Master Teacher

Based on the interview I conducted, a teacher has a vital role to be

played in the classroom. One of these is a teacher always thinks for the
betterment of her students on how they will learn; filling them with
knowledge and understanding; teaching and leading their students to have
a better life in the future.

Being a teacher as a profession is a very difficult job, in the sense that

s/he thinks everything for the progress and development of his students to be
knowledgeable enough. Knowledgeable enough not only in the aspects of
things but also know how to apply it in real life situation. Teacher is one of
the hardest profession to in. It needs patience, commitment, hardworking,
perseverance, and passion etc. Based to the information I gathered. It stated
that even though this is one of the difficult professions still there are some
teachers who are willing to give time and go with this profession. Putting
everything to learn more and more in the field of teaching. Giving/putting
themselves on this job to think for the education of every individual and to
impart the knowledge theyve learned. As this profession is much difficult,
teachers deserved to be recognized and be given award and honor.

A teacher therefore has an essential role in our society, teaching us

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understood E. SERVILLETA
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of their students as well as to contribute for the betterment of the students in
the coming future.