Category — Jobs and Careers

My brother D, one of the more than 33,000 hopefuls that took the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) last April 3, 2011, is one lucky guy. He passed the LET! Wohooo! Everybody in our family was rejoicing upon hearing the news last Friday. This is a dream come true for my brother and we all prayed for it. God is really good.

my brother is now a licensed teacher!

Now, my brother is a full-pledged teacher, and licensed at that. He’s very thankful and optimistic about this positive development in his teaching career. He’s teaching this June at a private school in Divisoria and he’s very excited already. He said he feels more confident now that he’s a LET passer and that he plans to pursue higher studies, possibly an MA degree. He also said that he wants to transfer to a public school in the future. I said he should do it one step at a time. No need to hurry things up. I advised him to earn experience in a private school first before transferring to a public one. This way, he’ll be able to experience both worlds and find out what works best for him.

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My brother D and I are close. That, despite the fact we come from the opposite sexes and have a six-year old gap. We share secrets and get emotional at the mere mention of a delicate topic that usually involves our family. You can say we love each other to pieces and we’ll do everything for each other.

Today is D’s first day at work. I am just as excited about it as he is. If I’m not mistaken, he’s going to sign his two-year work contract today as a computer teacher in a private school somewhere in Divisoria. I’m excited about how he’d adapt to his new workplace, to a new set of co-workers and to an entirely different type of work than what he’s had in the past. I hope he deals with all of them with an open mind, a positive attitude and confidence.

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This Sunday, April 3, my brother D is gonna take the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) administered by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) of the Philippines. He wants to pursue teaching already after taking two different non-teaching jobs in the last two years. He’s very optimistic that he’ll pass the LET. Our family is one in prayers that his fervent wish be granted soon.

Teaching is such a noble profession. I have high regard for teachers, especially Filipino teachers. I also don’t regret enrolling my brother D in an education course. I remember we were left with no choice then. He had come from the province and he was way too late to take entrance exams from the top universities in Manila. I know, I should have known better.

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