I (Sharmayne) was very fortunate to meet Madonio Cal. We had a conversation about children's learning and how to best support teachers. He told the following story and said to me "... and so I took a risk." He took the time to write his story down and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The journey to assist teachers that are in dire need in the remote area of Toledo is one with many challenges and difficulties. As a field support educator I found out that continuous monitoring is important in order to help the teachers to deliver effective and informative lessons. Resources are scarce to visit the 49 schools but as a leader with moral responsibility there are times we had to cross flooded rivers on graders or hitch hike on private transport to help teachers to ensure that children are getting the full support necessary for life long learning.
We are grateful for the teacher's receptiveness in accomodating our presence in giving them support within their classroom. Their positive attitude towards our presence and the children's beautiful smile and voices was enough for us to forget our trouble of getting to them.
As educators we must begin to see the deeper meaning of why we are teachers? What is our moral obligation to the generation in our care? I therefore must conclude that we are the voices of transformation, and the will to do so must be reflective in our attitude and our daily performance to the children we treasure.
"The voice an enabling reflective educator we must, for a reform critical education in the 21st century."
Contributed by:
Madonio Cal
August 2010
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