Dear students,

Recently I've seen lots of social media posts about students wanting to hear "Okay lang
bumagsak anak", "Huwag mong i-pressure ang sarili mo" etc. But let me tell you this, the
REAL world doesn't work that way.

DOCTORS and NURSES cannot say "Okay lang magkamali ang mahalaga natuto" if a
patient died because of wrong diagnoses. They cannot fail because the life of the people is at
stake.

POLICE cannot say the same if they imprisoned or killed an innocent man. They cannot
fail because they are the ones responsible for our security.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DRIVERS cannot just say "Nagkamali lang ng ikot" if

they bumped a car.

TEACHERS must not fail because the future of their students is in their hands. They must
not teach baseless opinion, but only imperative facts.

CHEFS of your favorite resto and even the waitresses cannot fail because you might not
enjoy your food or get sick from the food.

You'll be fired from your job if your motto is "okay na yan", "pasado na yan".

In school, you learn to discipline yourself. You cannot just sit and wait for your allowance
while waiting for a remark. You need to work. You need to review. You need to do projects
and pass it on time.

When you get a job, which is only a few years from now, you cannot just sit while waiting
for your paycheck, you have to work hard.

Unlike in school, where your teachers call your parents for a failing grade, your boss
doesn't have to call them before you get fired if you failed to do your job right.

While it is true that grades don't reflect what you know, it reflects the quality of your effort
you put to do that job.

It's not true that your grades are not everything because if you look for a job, the first
thing employers look at are your grades. You can't tell them that your grades don't reflect
what you learned or your ability (they won't believe you) because they do.

You say you're not challenged every time you hear harsh words from your parents or
teachers? Maybe it's not because you're not challenged, maybe you're not just up for the
challenge.

The world is tough and cruel - so if you cannot handle the pressures of school, how can you
even handle the pressures of the real world?
A word of advice, "pagbutihin ang pag-aaral" while you're young because regret always
comes last.

Love,

Your Teacher