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𝙱𝚢: 𝙷𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚢 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝙱𝚞𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙸𝙸 / 𝙰𝙻𝚂 𝚃𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚞𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝙴𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝙳𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝙰𝚐𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚕 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚎 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗮𝘆. "Ding!" My phone beeped. I received a message from an unidentified number telling me to go to the Division Office. When I saw that the text was from HR, the butterflies in my stomach multiplied tenfold. I excitedly opened it to read the remaining passages, and I could not help but smile because I finally got my item. When I got to the Division Office, I ran into friends. The smiles on their faces radiated as we engaged in some animated conversation. We were so excited to receive our Advice Order. When I read my order, it said I would be an Alternative Learning System (ALS) Mobile Teacher assigned to Magallanes District. I was delighted at the opportunity of teaching in the municipality where I live, despite having some thoughts about what ALS is. I broke the fantastic news to my parents. We were very thankful because it was an answered prayer. However, upon watching some YouTube documentaries about the job of an ALS teacher, I felt depressed. I cried. The community learning center was miles away for some, while others had to cross rivers and traverse mountains to attend classes. Also, I was concerned since I am a small woman. Would anyone think, let alone recognize, that I am a teacher? Sigh. For almost four years, I have served as an ALS Mobile Teacher. I laugh as I recall when I cried about teaching ALS learners. Why? I love my job. I have already progressed throughout my career. I conducted teaching sessions outside my learner's store, in the canteen, waiting shed, and at the covered court, and even bought them some snacks with the meager money I had. Several out-of-school youth and adults under my advisory graduated from elementary and JHS. A couple of them also obtained SHS diplomas. And I will never forget the joy and excitement of a 51-year-old woman after I helped her use the computer for the first time. She even inquired about speaking with Americans. Haha. During the “2022 Hudyaka'g Pasidungog: The Search for Agusan del Norte Youth Ambassadors,” I was hailed as Youth Ambassador for Out-of-School Youths. I was also awarded as an Outstanding ALS Implementer during the World Teachers' Day Celebration and Awarding of Hiyas ng Agusan del Norte 2022. These recognitions inspired me to do my best to help more out-of-school youths and adults fulfill their dreams and be given the same chance as the other students to realize their full potential and secure their future. Understandably, many of these OSYs have a bleak outlook on their situation. They thought that, just like their barkadas and parents before them, they would remain poor for the rest of their lives. But as their teacher, I always strive to be their biggest supporter and inspire them to restore their dashed hopes. My ALS learners deserve a second chance. Knowing that their setbacks and mine are not excuses to give up on life, I will always tell them to keep fighting despite the obstacles - because we are fixing broken dreams. #AllinLahatSaALS 🅴🅽🅳 NB. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒏𝒐𝒏-𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, 𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔, 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔, 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝑬𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒂’𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔. 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕 (𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔) 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 (𝑷𝑴) 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒕 𝗽𝗮𝘂_𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗮@𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗱.𝗴𝗼𝘃.𝗽𝗵