The essay discusses how the teacher taught the writer about the importance of values over knowledge and how small acts of kindness are more important than academic success. It also discusses lessons the teacher taught about perseverance, not taking haste actions, responsibility, leadership, and believing in oneself. The writer is grateful for how the teacher has influenced them since elementary school.
The essay discusses how the teacher taught the writer about the importance of values over knowledge and how small acts of kindness are more important than academic success. It also discusses lessons the teacher taught about perseverance, not taking haste actions, responsibility, leadership, and believing in oneself. The writer is grateful for how the teacher has influenced them since elementary school.
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The essay discusses how the teacher taught the writer about the importance of values over knowledge and how small acts of kindness are more important than academic success. It also discusses lessons the teacher taught about perseverance, not taking haste actions, responsibility, leadership, and believing in oneself. The writer is grateful for how the teacher has influenced them since elementary school.
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A HEROINE IN DISGUISE (by ANNE CORINE A. RAMOS As dedicated to MS. MA. AGNES R. MATAWARAN)
“Values are more indispensable than scientific laws, theories
or formulas” is what my teacher told me when I was still a 6th grade pupil. Laws, theories and the likes can be refuted, they are not eternal truths. They are easy to memorize as well as to forget. Knowing many things, being an intellect may give you a feeling of prominence, but then, it can’t give you a whole sense of fulfillment. But a small act of kindness, a life lived for others, having self-effacement despite your achievements in life, being generous to the deprived are the things that can really make you exceptional. It is not your knowledge that can make you notable and evocative, but it is the character and great personality that can make you reminiscent even if years pass by. Academic knowledge would be of no value if a person fails to possess good behavior that will shape his knowledge towards the furtherance of himself. In short, intelligence knowledge and wit are nothing without a kind a pure heart.
According to Thomas Alva Edison: “Genius is 99% inspiration
and 1% inspiration”. I first heard this quotation from my teacher who inspired me to always strive for excellence and persevere in my studies. Education continues until our last breath. Albert Einstein said that intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. We should be life-long learners. Persevere and persevere. Even the geniuses commit mistakes and the scientists repeat their experiments to obtain accurate and precise results. Failures and problems are the spices of life. These failures are actually the secret to success because they serve as the practice shots and doors for improvements. They make a person tougher than yesterday which will enable him to surpass the problems of the future. We learn from our mistakes. Another thing is that we shouldn’t take life in a rush. Haste makes waste. An example of this is the story of a woman had a pet mongoose. It was very faithful. One day, she went to the market leaving her baby in the care of the mongoose. At that time, a big cobra entered the house. The mongoose killed it after a long and fierce fight. When the woman came back, she saw the mongoose lying at the entrance. She noticed its blood-covered mouth. In her haste, the woman thought that the mongoose killed her baby. In a moment of sudden fury, the woman threw the water pot on the mongoose and killed it. Alas! When she entered the house, she was filled with remorse. Her baby was playing cheerfully. Nearby, a big cobra lay dead. The woman shed tears of grief fondling the carcass of the mongoose. Moral: do not act in haste or might regret in the end. “Stay committed to your decision but flexible in your approach.” Another value that I acquired from my teacher is responsibility. Being a leader is not an easy task. You should be deeply committed with your duties and responsibilities. Leadership should come from the heart. It is giving and sacrificing oneself. Be able to discover different approaches. Leave your comfort zone, be open-minded. If you leave your comfort zone, you will be able to adapt to different changes that may come on your way. To be a good leader, you must be a good follower. If you yourself disobey rules then your associates will not follow also. Leaders should be the first to abide in the law that they implemented or else they will not gain the respect of their associates. This was true with my experience, thanks to my teacher who continues to guide me along the way. She made me realize my mistake and corrected me. It feels like I was slapped on my face upon hearing her sermon but it’s okay, a leader must be accountable enough in facing the consequences of his actions and learn from these. “Seize every opportunity that comes your way. Don’t waste them, for sometimes, they came only once in a lifetime. Believe in your ability, do the best you can.” A statement of moral support is very much pleasing to the ears. Truly, self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings, for if you don’t have self-confidence, you won’t be able to win a battle because you don’t have the will of winning it at all. And the most important thing that I learned from what she always says: “TO GOD BE THE GLORY”, is to submit everything to our Creator. Praise Him for His goodness for without Him we are all nothing. Glorify His name by sharing each one’s God-given talents, by proclaiming His goodness and His word and lastly by living up the Christian values…
As I quote from Henry Brooks Adams, “A teacher affects
eternity; she can never tell where his influence stops.” I realized that my life would never be the same without my teacher who has influenced and inspired me a lot since I was on my elementary days. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” She’s my teacher…and she’s my hero… INFORMATION ABOUT THE WRITER
A. Complete Name: ANNE CORINE ARELLANO RAMOS
B. Mobile Number: 0905-210-0295 C. Home Address: Bayanihan St., Matungao, Bulakan Bulacan 3017 D. Year Level: THIRD YEAR E. Name of School: ASSUMPTA ACADEMY F. School’s Contact Number: (044) 792-1896 G. School Address: San Jose, Bulakan Bulacan 3017
INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHER WHO INSPIRED THE
ESSAY
A. Full Name: MS. MA. AGNES ROQUE MATAWARAN
B. Complete Home Address: #196 Gitna, Balubad, Bulakan Bulacan 3017 C. School Name: ASSUMPTA ACADEMY D. School Address: San Jose, Bulakan Bulacan 3017 E. Mobile Number: 0922-879-2477