1.

a. My name is Cherry Faith Baruis, I’m 27 years of age.

b. I was in the in the institution for almost 7 years. I started in the year 2016.

2.
a. During pre-pandemic, they would really courteous like saying “po” and “opo” every time
talking to them. Aside from it, by simply saying good morning or not even saying a word still
can considered a sign of respect. With the blended learning, the students off their cameras
and I cannot see their facial expressions and there are some times and in some cases, they
have this overfamiliarity and they forgot to the extent that they are in front of their
teachers. They forgot to say “po” and “opo” or even saying good morning in addressing the
concerns properly.

b. My perception and observation during pre-pandemic are that over time, the courtesy of the
students is slowly diminishing and it has been more diminished during the pandemic. Maybe
in our case, apologies for comparing, but everyone of us have undergone being a student.
So, when we were students, every time we see a faculty, we really respect them. Like give a
bow, like I mentioned before, talk’ “po”, “excuse me po”, we use magic words, that’s right!
That’s our term for it. We know that we have something to fight for, but since we respect
our faculty, our teachers, we are the one who apologize, but now if they want something, it
should be the one that must be imposed. For me, that is what I have observed during post
pandemic. During online class, more on the chat box, sometimes they forgot they ask
permission even they are given an allotted time and directly inquire, “ma’am ganito po”,
they forgot to say “excuse me po”, the magic word and its slowly fading away. They directly
address the concerns without introducing themselves, and sometimes it confuses me who’s
the on talking. They have different names now. Maybe when regards, what do you call this…
to the courtesy or the way they were being polite by using “po” at “opo”. Once again, the
familiarity, they have adapted their attitude with online setting, which I understandable they
are not familiar with their teacher, but at last every time they can recognize with ID, uniform
of the staff, even simply saying “good morning”, “good afternoon”, none. Even the staff
weren’t given much courtesy. It doesn’t mean that they are “just” staff, you need to address
properly, uses “ma’am” and “sir”, not “ate” and “kuya” because we are inside the school.
Although I’m okay being called “ate”, but we are inside the school, the authority, they really
need to submit.

c. Maybe it’s positive, and I kinda laughed about it because they call me as “ate” and it made
me youthful. It just that it’s not nice to hear that the proper courtesy is vanishing especially
us Filipinos that are well known for our values and have the culture to use it. We really need
to respect our elders or someone older than us. Maybe it’s okay to those with the same age
as they were, but our culture of being Filipinos are using “po” at “opo” and the values that
are being taught by our parents. It’s a good thing that somehow, I can see the positive side
of it on other students that they really respect, even though some of their classmates
 weren’t showing, yet they would really stand on the values they have. You can really see
who is the respectful one. You select a few students who are respectful, just like the good
days that if we know we know that they were teachers or staff, we would really respect
them as long as they are elders or someone who’s higher in authority than us. Now, is like
nothing. Students are selective to those who they want to respect.

3.

a. Usually if I have face-to-face classes, I almost encounter it every day. There are times even in the
classroom, usually when the teacher enters the room, they would really stop from walking,
however some of them will really stand up like no teacher’s in front. If you will not say “okay,
settle down” they cannot still hear you, still, they are remained standing. There are times that
you were carried away by the volume of your voice, some students will answer you sarcastically
like “anaon diay ma’am?”, you know, that kind of response. But I somehow understand their
intentions but still slowdown, I’m still your teacher.

Follow up question: Is it the effect of the pandemic?

Its been two years so we can’t practice it daily especially that we are not in a classroom setting to
remind them to say “good morning” and when in online class, when the teacher greets them good
morning, you cannot synchronously get the students greet you. Some are made by the situation. I
can’t really identify if is it really brought by the pandemic or is it enough to forget their values?
That’s also what I have observed that its slowly diminishing. Actually, before the pandemic, there
are “please show courtesy” signs on every office, so therefore the situation worsens.

b. Its them not paying attention. Sometimes you will give instructions but they do a different
method, they are sarcastic when answering, and sometimes the “po” and “opo” were absent.
They just directly say “Ma’am, ngano man ing-ani?” or “Ma’am, wala’y lain ani na procedure na
para mapadali ni?”. They like shortcuts.

c. Maybe it’s not just me and also to my colleagues in faculty and staff like sometimes when going
to OSA, they just enter and say, “Pwede po magkuha ng ID?” like, hello? “good morning!
hintayin mo lang si Ma’am Cindy”, I’m the one who greets instead of them. One experience that
I don’t like is when one of our staff encountered when she was called “ate” by a student and she
said, “you must address us sir and ma’am kasi staff kami dito” and then she said “ay address
ate’s and kuya’s here”. Although it never happened to me, I can feel the annoyance. So, with
that I can say that there are times that they are entitled, entitled to the extent that you're just
about to go... to where I've been.

d. I need to calm myself. There are times that I got angry but, in their presence, you need to calm
yourself. And one thing that I realized that somehow, we need to teach them properly.
Following question: have you tried confronting them?

I tried to my students. I told them “Oy huwag kayo mag ganyan. You can do that to me ngayon during
this time but please do not do it to your other instructors. Hindi namin yan gusto” Kasi dito baya ako
lumaki, kilala ko yung mga CI so sinasabihan ko tlaga sila na “Ayaw yan ng mga CI ninyo”. I really
emphasize it to them.

4.

a. Maybe for me, they need to know their wrongdoings. Also, they need to know it not in a way na they
will be embarrassed, because they don’t like being embarrassed. So, we need to tell them in a way that
they will not be embarrassed and at the same time give them lesson that would instill in them. So, for
me, I would tell them to stop doing like that. Not all the time it the right thing. Not all the instructors
tolerate those behavior. So, I hope you can do something with that attitude.

b. extend your patience and you go back to the rule that you must set an example. But not in a way that
you tolerate them, but rather show to them that it is not the right thing to do. You need to call their
attention, you need to tell them. But you also need to walk your talk.

c. Maybe remind them. Put courtesy reminders on doors or give instructions to instructors to remind the
students with proper courtesy. Because in this institution, we have different classrooms but also it nice
to mandate all sections that there is a courteous greeting every time an instructor or visitors come in,
they will greet good morning or good afternoon while standing. Nowadays, it depends if the teachers
were called, “Hoy good morning”, maybe it became their habit of doing so. They need to address us
properly, to show some courtesy and it is very necessary. If you work, you can really see the attitude,
how are you going to treat other person or other people, or your other colleagues. It should be per
section to have the habit that every time their instructor enters the room they will greet “good
morning” altogether.