Thank you sir.

There’s nothing like the feeling of overwhelming happiness whenever I received this precious statement of gratitude from my former students. More valuable than a carat of gold, teaching my students is the sweetest memory that I’ll ever treasure until the last whiplash of my breath.

I love teaching… it’s an important part of my professional as well as the young minds’ development. Making my students learn became my crowning glory. As what Abigail Adams said, “Learning isn’t attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attained to with diligence.” How then I made my students learn?

Turning back the hands of time, when I was still an amateur in my profession, I thought teaching is a mischievous thorn that I stepped on dubiously. Whenever I administer examination, some of my students obtained a performance level of less than 50%. I thought during that time that I’m ineffective and inefficient teacher. I was really alarmed because as a teacher, I should be responsible for the knowledge acquired by my students for I believe that knowledge is truly power, especially to day and in this age. Without the power of knowledge, society would be at lost and would not be in any position to progress. Ergo, it’s my sole responsibility to equip my students with this power. I then asked myself,” How can my students learn more from me?”

I was at the middle of nowhere during that time and it seems that I’m feeling between Scylla and Charybdis… aside from the lower quizzes of my students, I was also dismayed with the flanking performance of students in science, especially that they obtained a performance level of below 50% during division, regional and national achievement tests. This effacing dilemma is really excruciating and demeaning despite the efforts I’ve undertaken in teaching my students. My spicy savor for teaching during that time became tasteless. I thought of shifting to other career until one day, a powerful fuel ignited my passion gain for teaching… and that’s the FUSE.

One Foundation for Upgrading the Standard of Education, Inc., commonly known as FUSE, on its commitment of accessing the students to quality education, invested a lot just to elevate the status of Philippine education. As a teacher, I can affirm that FUSE helped in improving the performance level of my students… it became my influential and multifaceted tool that changed the way I teach and the way my students learn. The video- courses and instructional materials by FUSE helped my students visualized abstract science concepts which enhanced their comprehension and interest in the subject. Moreover, these materials motivated, captivated and fostered collaboration among my students. Surprisingly, when I used these materials to the lower sections, there’s a higher student’s attendance and no more case of cutting classes. With these, I can say that FUSE led to more active learning and adventurous teaching.
Learning became more exciting and stimulating and met the needs of students with various learning styles. Moreover, with the various trainings the FUSE has initiated/ sponsored, I became aware of the latest trends in teaching which broadened my horizon in the field of education.

As a teacher, I will strive to be the best teacher I can be. I’ll admit, I will not become an effective and efficient science teacher without the help of FUSE. With the inclusion of FUSE in my profession, I quested for excellence and recently, I was awarded as Outstanding Teacher of Tabaco City Division. With my partner in education which is the FUSE, I want to be remembered by my students on how I touched their lives and I’m looking forward that someday, they will come back to me and say…

Thank you sir.

RONALDO C. REYES
Home Address : Purok 5, Bangkilingan, Tabaco City (Albay)
School : Tabaco National High School
Panal, Tabaco City (Albay)
Contact Number : 09202751856

Founded by Dr. Lucio C. Tan on December 1, 1994, FUSE seeks to improve the skills in English, Science and Mathematics teachers. Its programs include regular teacher training workshops; a post-graduate scholarship program for Science and Engineering teachers; production and distribution of telecourses in English, Elementary Science, Chemistry, Physics and Math; and a host of other educational programs in partnership with government and private learning institutions.