Good day Prof. Jorge,
Submitting my reflection paper 3.
Thank you
Reflection Paper 3
Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or excitement, passion is ambition that is materialized into action to put as much heart, mind, body and soul into something. This is the meaning of passion I got from the website www.urbandictionary.com.
When I was in high school, I was given the chance to be a tutor to a 4 year old kid. This is not a formal tutoring, all I have to do is teach the child to count, read letters, identify colors, and others while the mom is at work. It was summer vacation then. After two months of being a tutor to the kid, I was surprised that I was able to teach him how to read and it felt so rewarding. Maybe because of that, the mom asked me to be the tutor of the kid and I agreed. It was then followed by another kid and another kid. Though in college, I did not take up Education maybe because there was no teacher from my relatives.
When I was appointed as Administrative Officer in 2004, one of my tasks is to orient people, train them of their duties and responsibilities and be a guide to the staff regarding the company. I took Certification in Professional Education last year and able to pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers last March 2015.
With this, I think my passion is to teach, educate or train people, which is reflected in my enneagram result, I am a carer or helper. Though not a practicing teacher, I can say that I am embracing to be a teacher to everybody. I am currently employed in a Special Education School, again not as a teacher but as an HR Officer. But I am still part of the environment that will help these kids to see that the world is a happy place to live because they are accepted and being loved.
Somebody told me that I am an Accidental HR, why? Because I am a business course graduate, and working as an HR Officer, which by practice Psychology Graduates are the HR people. I thank God for giving me this job. As I have said during our Team Building Activity, I was looking for a summer program for my son who has an ADHD but instead I got the job. God is good, maybe He said, not a summer program only for me but rather a long term plan, you will be employed, so you can help others also. Maybe one of these days, I will be the opportunity to be a formal teacher to these beautiful kids. Though very challenging, I think being able to see that the kids learn from me and appreciate the world around them is a very rewarding experience already. It is an experience that money can't buy.
