About A Teacher

There was once a teacher, she was relatively new, it was her first year of teaching and she found out that a student cheated on one of her exams. She came walking into the classroom with a very disappointed face and a stack of bluebooks in her arms.

"Class, I found out that one of you have been cheating. Please do not do that again."

I felt pity for her. Maybe because she looked so young and naive. But then she continued talking, which basically turned me off.

"Sa tingin niyo hindi ko malalaman? Kaya nga ako ang teacher niyo eh, kasi mas matalino ako sa inyo."

Now THAT is uncalled for. I don't think she should have said that to a roomful of UP students who may not be as good as her in the subject that she was teaching but they're probably better than her in a lot of other things.

I used to really like her, but after that remark, I sort of changed my mind.

NOT THAT I ENCOURAGE CHEATING -- I DON'T. Just so we're clear: Cheating is bad. Cheaters go to hell. Okay?

I found that remark a little insulting. Okay so maybe it struck a chord and hurt my pride. But still she shouldn't have said that.

Recently, I heard she got herself in some sort of shameful mess. At least, shameful for a teacher.

And upon checking, my friends in that class are doing relatively fine. And just so we're clear again, we weren't the ones who cheated.

So, allow me to gloat. From one of the members of THAT class who she easily judged as intellectually less than her, who's smarter now?