Practice teaching is the immersion into the real world of school that prepares the student in making the transition from trainee to professional. The real essence of being a teacher made me realized as I enter the field of practice teaching. As what saying goes, “Experience is the best teacher.” I remember the first day of off-campus teaching, mix emotions filled my heart as I entered School of the Future considering my first impression in this school when I knew that I was assigned here like having an intelligent students, ill-tempered teachers and a strict principal. But I realized that all these impressions were wrong. I felt the overwhelming welcome to us, having a very approachable and kind teachers and principal. A simple greetings from students like “good morning teacher!” gave me the feeling of being a real teacher. I can also recall what my students said to me at the first day of off-campus, “Teacher Sab, gusto na po kitang maging teacher.” That simple message and treatment touched my heart and motivated me to be a better one and by not disappointing them.

          But being in the field, as a student teacher, hence, as a teacher by my students never been an easy task. Those sleepless nights just to make lesson plans and instructional materials, teaching until your voice is about to give up, managing a numerous pupils with different personalities are some of struggles I encountered in my off-campus teaching. With the helped of my cooperating teachers, it improved my competences in teaching by giving me suggestions, comments, advices and recommendations. As the time passed by, I already learned how to embrace the craft and realized that teaching is not a task for a teacher to do but it is an obligation that uses not only mind but also a heart.