Enablers of passion are the factors that drive a person to be passionate in his/her

field of endeavor that results to a better outcome or achievement. Being an educator,

what enables me to be a passionate teacher are my family, my students, and the
recognition I am receiving out of my commitment and dedication in my profession.
My family motivates and inspires me to be dedicated and committed in
education. Ever since I was a student, my family support me in all my endeavors. It has
been one of my sources of strength especially during times of troubles. And now that I
have achieved my dream to become a teacher, my family keep on challenging me to
achieve my goals. My parents are always telling me to love my work and my students in
order to be a successful teacher. Their guidance and advises are very important in the
exercise of my profession. Charity begins at home, indeed I learned this from my family.
They taught me how to care for my students. To have compassion especially to those
students who lacked knowledge and skills. To have patience to misbehavior of students
and provide opportunities for them to learn and correct their mistakes. To develop a
culture of respect amongst students and build a better relationship with each other. So
many to mention other good things which my family have taught me, and now as a
teacher applying these things in teaching my students.
Next to my family, also my enablers of passion are my students. My responsibility
to teach them enables me to develop a profound love for knowledge for them to achieve
a high quality of learning. They are the reason why I always search for continuous
professional development to be an effective and efficient teacher. Every time I see a
student overwhelmed because of what he/she had learned, I am inspired. Whenever
my students say thank you after teaching them our lesson each day, I am happy
because they are happy. I feel that I am fulfilling my role of promoting students’
intellectual and moral development. So, I keep on improving myself by means of
attending trainings and seminars, crafting a meaningful lesson plan and instructional
materials, collaborating with my peers to learn new techniques and strategies in
teaching, and assessing my daily performance to strengthen my weaknesses in
teaching. I must do all things well and always strive for excellence to be a great teacher
to my students.
Lastly, I consider recognition as one my enablers of passion. Although it seems
awkward to seek for rewards and praises, we could not deny the fact that a person gets
inspired to be better each day whenever he/she is being recognized for his/her
contributions no matter how big or small it may be. It boosts our morale to achieve more
and thereby we grow professionally. In my case, I was inspired to achieve more when I
was promoted in my position as a teacher. And to be promoted, you must grow
professionally through continuous studies, attending seminars and trainings, doing
research work, developing innovations such as instructional materials, conducting
community services, serving as a mentor or coach in academic and athletic
competitions and so much more to mention. This is very rewarding in my part. But
above all, there is nothing more rewarding than knowing and seeing that as a teacher
you have made an impact on others’ lives. Be proud you are a teacher, the world needs
you!