Dona, Jaemyrlee L.

4BSM Realization about Manoro Documentary Being a student of University of Santo Tomas with a lot of opportunities is a grateful reason to attend classes everyday. But little did I know that not all children have the chance to attend school and study the way we have today. So as I watched the documentary, it blew me off and made me think twice on how to handle my situation today. I asked myself, How will I make the best out of this opportunity? Because I now have the idea that education is not given to everyone and we are the lucky ones to experience it and to share it to other people who are misfortunate. As a future Thomasian educator, I can feel the calling of helping my fellow Aetas to be able to read and write, because in the year of 2013, there are a lot of Filipinos who are not able to write their own name. It cut me so deep inside of me because I thought, learning is a burden but for many children and parents, this is what they really need to be able to go on with the changing society. Counting one to ten may be easy for us but I really love the way their parents teach their children to count using the pandesal that they have for breakfast. They may not have a formal education but they are trying to find the good way on how to count by applying it to what they have. I would like also to react on the way of living that they have. I walk everyday from Lacson to UST but I dont feel like doing it sometimes. Shame on me because I have to be thankful as I walk for a very short distance, that I dont have to walk kilometres just to hunt food and I have my shoes to wear for everyday. I am blessed, I know that I can eat my food all for me. But sometimes I complain a lot. I think it is because I dont see the worth of things around me, but I watched the day in a life of an Aeta and I can feel that they need help from an educator like me. Maybe I can help my fellow natives by respecting them and be able to teach them on how to read and write by themselves.