A teacher went viral on social media after complaining about the current generation he was teaching.
In his Facebook post, teacher and content creator ‘Pahina ni Henry,’ couldn’t hide his frustration with his students, who were not taking education seriously.
According to him, he wanted to become a teacher with high standards, but the lazy attitude of his students discouraged him from doing so.
The teacher believed that the current generation has more distractions, which prevents them from performing better in school.
“Nagtuturo nga pala ako sa henerasyong hindi kayang sumagot sa exam kapag identification type ang ginamit. Nasa harapan ko pala yung mga estudyanteng hindi humihingi ng 5 minutes review kapag may pagsusulit.
“Nagtuturo pala ako sa mga batang mas alam ang kasalukuyang trending kaysa sa nakaraan na aralin. Nasa silid-aralan pala ako ng mga mag-aaral na lulong sa adiksyon hindi ng droga kundi ng online games at social media. Hinuhulma ko nga pala ang henerasyong pilit pìnanghahawakan ang katagang “Grades don’t define you”. Edi wow na lang.
“At nagtuturo nga pala ako sa henerasyon ng mga batang madalas inuuna ang kanilang hitsura at porma kaysa sa kanilang karakter at pagpapahalaga. Ay, oo nga pala, bago ko makalimutan, nagtuturo nga pala ako sa isang sistemang kapag nagbigay ka ng 75, ikaw na guro ang pandidirihan, kasi wala kang ginawa,” he said.
The post already reached 33,000 shares on social media as of writing.
Just recently, the Department of Education (DepEd) faced criticism on social media after only one school in the National Capital Region (NCR) got a passing mark in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) global comprehension survey.
Critics also pointed out the system of letting a student pass despite their poor academic performance.