LSB Teachers Speak Out

By Sarah Jane V. Ema

“What are we in this world for, if not to make this world more bearable for each other?”

As John Donne said in his song, “No man is an Island… No man stands alone… We need one another”, in the context of our lives as teachers and the inevitable changes and challenges that happen every single day, we can say that no teacher is an island, and no teacher stands alone. We need one another to meet and demonstrate a high degree of competence and commitment to our teaching profession throughout the country. We do not live in a vacuum; we live in a society, and we are part of it. We play a very important and crucial role in our society. We help shape our society and to do so, we need to work together to heighten the nobility of teaching not only as a profession, but also as a vocation and a mission.

Here in the Philippines, our public education service is managed and delivered centrally through the Department of Education (DepEd). At the local level, the DepEd maintains Schools Divisions and Congressional Districts corresponding to the three biggest local government units – the provinces, cities, and municipalities. The divisions and districts in turn supervise elementary (Kindergarten to Grade VI) and high schools (Junior to Senior High School) that comprise the basic education system in our country.

Moreover, a Local School Board (LSB) is a special body created by virtue

Complete Name: Christian Danila

Birthday: August 26, 1997

Age: 25

Address: Barangay San Agustin

Alaminos, Laguna

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English Philosophy in Teaching: "Teaching is not just about acquiring knowledge but also to inculcate morals and humility to every student."

Complete Name: Queency Ara U. De Ocampo

Birthday: August 8, 1995

Age:26

Address: Alaminos, Laguna

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “As an educator, I believe good relationships with her students starts on mutual respect, trust, and builds the tone for a harmonious classroom community.” of Republic Act No. 7160, popularly known as the Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC 91). Its main duty is to allocate the Special Education Fund (SEF) to meet the supplementary needs of the local public school system. The SEF is an additional 1% levy that is collected, together with real property taxes paid to the local government.

Sto. Tomas Senior High School is privileged to be given twelve LSB Teachers who happened to be teacher-applicants from the different barangays of City of Sto. Tomas, Tanauan City and Alaminos, Laguna. They are aspiring to be part of a bigger community of educators, and they took the challenge of teaching learners of different backgrounds in a public school. Hence, they are the aid for the overwhelming teaching loads and auxiliary activities of publicschool teachers, with this we can also consider them as modern heroes in our society, because they have a mind to impart knowledge and a voice to speak for our learners and have a wider outlook for our educational system.

Our LSB Teachers are namely: Christian Danila, Queency Ara U. De Ocampo, PJ L. Ventura, Jassel Raica De Leon, Gel Marie M. Faylona, Joselito R. Bisco, Laarni Airalyn A.Cabrera, Angelito D. Ramos, Jershy P. De Leon, John Christian E. Tucino, Anelyn S. Lorio, and John Lester Felisilda.

Here are some of their personal information and their own philosophy in teaching for us to know them personally.

Complete Name: PJ L. Ventura

Birthday: August 20, 1997

Age: 25

Address: Nuestra Sra. Del Pilar

Brgy. 2, Alaminos, Laguna

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “If a learner fails to learn something, it is not the end. If he successfully learned that something, it is still not the end. Learning is a never-ending process.”

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Complete Name: Gel Marie M.

Faylona

Birthday: October 30, 1994

Age: 28

Address: 163 Jose Fule St.

Alaminos, Laguna

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education, Major in Food and Service Management

Philosophy in teaching: “Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself.”

Complete Name: Joselito R. Bisco

Birthday: July 25, 1978

Age: 44

Address: Poblacion 4, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education

Philosophy in Teaching: "A good education can change anyone. A good teacher can change everything.”

Complete Name: Laarni Airalyn

A.Cabrera

Birthday: March 25, 1998

Age: 25 Address: San Roque, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “Teaching is more than just imparting knowledge; it is also about making a difference in each student's life.”

Complete Name: Angelito D. Ramos

Birthday: December 20, 1992

Age: 30

Address: Barangay 3, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Educational Attainment: BS Marine

Transportation, Bachelor of Secondary Education Unit Earner

Philosophy in teaching: “All children are born distinctive and have a unique mindset of educational environment and meet their full potential. I believe that every teacher has their purpose, and what makes mine different is the craft for work and learning dedication and commitment through various works I did to be motivated as choosing teaching as my profession. With that said, I am a teacher who molds learners on aiming their goals and reaching their maximum.”

Complete Name: Jershy P. De Leon

Birthday: July 31,1998

Age: 24

Address: 086, Leynes, Talisay, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “I believe learning is not only imparting knowledge, but also inspiring and motivating them every day.”

Complete Name: John Christian E. Tucino

Birthday: Sept.6,1993

Age: 29

Address: Blk 4 Lot 4 Hacienda Del Sol Barangay Pagastas, Tanauan City

Educational Attainment: BA

Communication with 18 units in Education Philosophy in Teaching: “Teaching is an everyday call for charity and patience for learners.”

Complete Name: Anelyn S. Lorio

Birthday: November 25, 1998

Age: 24

Address: San Vicente, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “Teacher is a lifelong learning and as where we are, we are still learning with the help of my students. We both learned and earned knowledge.”

These teachers dwell on the idea that their roles as part of the society must be grounded on a personal unifying philosophy and must be deep in their convictions and strong in their ethical principles and must embark on a lifetime project of values formation. These teachers are the assets of our school. They are the people who want to make a big difference in their classrooms and our society.

Complete Name: John Lester Felisilda

Birthday: June 9, 1999

Age: 23

Address: Tanauan City, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Secondary Education, Major in English

Philosophy in Teaching: “Teaching must be fun yet fruitful. Let the students smile while learning something.”

Complete Name: Jassel Raica De Leon

Birthday: June 5, 1993

Age: 30

Address: 150 San Felix, City of Sto. Tomas, Batangas

Educational Attainment: Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration, Certificate of Teaching Proficiency Philosophy in Teaching:" I want my students to know that they are valued members of our classroom community, and I want to teach each of them what they need to continue to grow in my classroom. "