Why Teachers Look For A Sideline Business Aside From Teaching?

Many people think that teachers in the Philippines are receiving high salary for their services rendered. But Yes! It is partly true. However, teachers' expenses in the classroom is bigger than the net income received by many teachers now. Most of us spend much in the classroom structuring, landscaping, buying for instructional materials and devices, contributions and own school supplies. All are taken from our salary. It is sad to think but we have no choice. We can't also afford to teach without using instructional materials for we know that there's no good outcome in using traditional teaching strategy especially the CHALK TALK.

Even the unmarried teachers today are dying for the low net pay received. We are shrinking and drowning already to the deepest part of the ocean. We needed a great help. We feel envy with the office personnel wherein all their office supplies are taken from the MOOE. They didn't spend even a single peso for their offices. Even one page they spent for photocopying is charge to school fund. But we, teachers spend hundreds or even thousands of pesos for that. Test papers, stories, pictures, activity sheets and worksheets are taken from our pockets.

Though we are happy and enjoy with what we did and shared to our learners yet, it cannot be avoided to feel this way. We have our own family too. We have our own house that needed to be improved too. However, even the hole of our roofs cannot be fixed due to the shortage of budget. How much more to the teachers who have college students already. I can only feel it because two years from now I can have a college student and this time I am buried with debts already.

I couldn't think of a good reason why I'm buried. But yes, I had bought a motorcycle, desktop and some appliances through lending a money from a bank. But now, I can't recover yet. This is the reason why I am one of the teachers who looked for a sideline business to go out from the hole where I'm buried. Every afternoon and weekends I bring stocks like pants for men and women, pedals, poloshirts, lotion and others which was sent to me by my friend in Manila. I really felt very tired everytime I went home, but I have to work and find customers to earn additional income.

Business outside from my job is enjoyable too. I really earned additional income but I know the effectiveness of my teaching is not the same as when I am focus with my job as a teacher. There is a little difference but eventhough I am tired always and have a sideline business I still do my best to serve my learners the best food which I cook for them every weekdays days.

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