A Teacher’s Quiet Sacrifice

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My co-teacher, the one I share the classroom with, hasn’t shown up at all. Not even a quick peek to check how the room’s doing. Not a single “kumusta na.” Nothing! I'm already getting fed up, but I just let it go... I'll choose my peace! It’s already the third day, and I’m still the only one hustling around here in the classroom. It’s been all me, handling everything by myself. I thought when he said he wouldn’t volunteer, like, not officially join "Brigada Eskwela", he still meant he’d help clean at least, even if not every day for a whole week.


I didn’t see that coming. It's already the third day, and still not even a shadow of him has shown up.
In my head, I was like, 'Seriously, what kind of teacher acts like that? He's neglecting his part. This isn’t right anymore. What he’s doing is just too much. But no... I’m just keeping it all to myself. I haven’t said anything. Just quietly dealing with it in my head. Who knows, maybe he’ll just randomly show up later.

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My son cleaning the fan

Glad I decided to bring my husband and kid along. Turns out he really wasn’t going to show up at all. Instead of wasting my energy ranting, I just let it go. Anyway, my husband and kid are with me.

So my kid ended up cleaning the electric fan since I couldn’t reach it myself. I had him reach for the cobwebs since he’s pretty tall for his age. Definitely didn’t get that from me!

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My husband cleaning the comfort room

I was busy cleaning the comfort room when my husband took over. See... I made the right move bringing him... the comfort room ended up super clean! I told him, “That’s what you get for marrying a teacher, now no escape, you're cleaning too, ha..ha!

I kept myself busy sorting through a pile of papers that weren’t even useful anymore. I honestly don’t get why I can’t throw these papers right away. It’s all just been left there to pile up. Just when my kid kept asking where he could grab some chairs, so he could start hauling them in. He noticed I didn’t have enough chairs in the room.

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The chairs are now in rows

That’s when it hit me, oh right, there are still some chairs I forgot about! And just like that, my annoyance with my co-teacher came rushing back. He didn’t even think to offer the slightest bit of help. Even just helping with the chairs would’ve been something. I really thought I’d get to rest a little on the third day. Looks like I still have a bunch of things to deal with. This is it. When it comes to classroom preparation, there’s always something else to do.

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Almost done, I rest for a while

Anyway, my son finally finished hauling all the chairs in. And the room’s almost done now. It’s looking good, somehow. The chairs are now in rows. The windows are clean. I love it already. Monday’s already the first day of school. Just a few things left to do, and I know I can finish this, even without any help from him. It is tiring, to be honest. My back and lower spine are beginning to feel sore now. I’m not that young anymore, after all. Let’s see if my back still holds up tomorrow.

Alright! As long as it’s for my students, I’ll push through, no matter what. I can do this!

Author

@bisdako A Public School Teacher



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Saya sangat suka bersih bersih

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It's great to hear that you enjoy cleaning as well. A clean place helps our mind more relax and feel fresh. Can you tell me about your cleaning routine? 😊

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I really enjoy cleaning my private room, the backyard and other yards of the house and don't forget to clean the bathroom too.

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That’s right. Some people get tired just thinking about cleaning. But if you’re a naturally tidy person, it doesn’t feel tiring at all. In fact, you even feel happy once it’s all done.

To be honest I find tgis shamefullmand not done your husband and child do the task ofvan adukt.
Do children not help in turn after the lessons are over? This is common with us.

I noticed you did not came to posting 4x per week. You better tell the co-worker how it feels or drop the tasks too. There's no peace if it annoys you.

Please, keep in mind that you should power up if tou join the SEA project. Akso oay attention to your hashtags!
Intwrn haahtags everyone can see and they are pointless if it comes to finding this article back.

A great day and don't forget to raise that selfish co-worker.