stand by youth

by: Eloisa Faith Alamban

            Millenniums have felt. Centuries have passed, Decades, years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds and blinks of eyes have witnessed. Yet, we’re still diving into the pool of social illnesses. The problems of yesterday are still the same as today.

           As a student, I can’t even pierce right away the thoughts that I have in my mind as a result; various queries are still enduring in the oblivious brainpower of mine. Some of these questions are for the elders who taught us good manners and humiliated us youth of being irresponsible yet they can’t even follow what they want us to do. Sarcastic indeed, that even elders are not called responsible by the way they have shown us what they've got. I pity them for, until now, they can’t handle responsibilities in greater scope. They’re deaf on their own.

            They are nonsense in some sensible senses. Why? Because they’re opening issues which are nothing but a brain tumor and neglecting the news which paralyzes our body that even the tip of our pinky fingers can’t escape. I want the youth to be ready for this biggest question, “Are you ready to pull the triggers of the guns of your promises?”

           Youth, since the elders were ones like us and we will be the elders of tomorrow, I want everyone to be responsive and responsible; efficient and effective on our own little ways. Be active, for the future of the world is in our hands. Make difference, because we’re able and I know we can.

Before I end up this, I want to share one of the words from the “Nuggets of Truth”,

                                                    “Little strokes fell great oaks”.

The Real Man

by: Ellvan M. Campos

             We usually recognize an embodiment of a man if he has a firm and immense muscles, beard, if he's intimidating and unbeaten. That is why, most if all of the men follow this 'qualifications' because this is typically what we accept as a standard of being a concrete man. But how about those guys who engage and deal more in purposive whereabouts rather than drinking hard liquors and smoking cigarettes? Men who cook. Men who wash clothes. Men who accept his mistakes and men who pursue their promises. Can't we consider them as real men?

             If that so, what the community and the girls expect from men? Six pack of abs? A bundle of muscles? Or a frightening aura to shoo a hungry lion. Well, I don't think that's kind essential. A real man plays a vital role even it is not what men mostly do. He thinks nothing but the benefit of everyone and acts as responsible individual. He never hurt anyone just to add his masculinity and always loves to care everybody.

                After all, it's not about having a big biceps but it's about having a big heart - a kind  heart. In arrears of everything, there is no worthy action that can lessen machismo; perhaps, it adds satisfaction that behind royal appearance of a man, he can be a servant with respect and loyalty to humane. And that counts of a REAL MAN.

Juvenile Delinquency

by: JOSEPH Z. RIZON

   
               One of the conspicuous disputes in the society at present is the rapid growth in the number of youths engaging to inequities.  This is frequently occurring and observed within the four corners of the society that barely saddens of people who strongly believe that youths are the nation's treasured hope. The underlying question is,'Is there any other chance to suppress this dilemma?

             Being the beholders of the nation's future, we are tasked to do our responsibility that is to constitute and maintain the peacefulness around us. But what are recently happening such as crimes, were mostly minors are involved, addiction and all other sorts of misbehavior seem to diminish this goal, thus, the need for change is highly sued. But actually, this change is not a matter of chance, rather a choice that lies within the palms of the youth. A choice that would certainly change the future of our precious nation. Now, you think of it youngsters.

Capital of Life

by: Samuel Babiano Jr.

            “I’m sorry class. This is not my major. This was just given to me. Since, I can’t refuse so I just accept it. How many times did you hear this? Was it once, twice or uncountable.  Most of the times, this words are the defense mechanisms of several teachers to deny their deficient knowledge about teaching. Since, its insisted, that’s why they take it. A hoary alibi but until now I can’t understand why they keep on using it. It’s exasperating. How about our students nowadays? What will be the worth of the class if the teacher himself needs to be taught? Is there a captain who do not know how to navigate a ship or a pilot who illiterate to fly an airplane. I’m pretty sure it will sink or crash or maybe it will not reach its terminus.

            According to famous authors (and even just the common sense), one of the premier elements in effective teaching is the “mastery of the subject”. As a teacher, he must have an excellence in teaching. Meaning, he had reached already the profound side of it, so that the deeper he has learned the deeper the knowledge he can bestow. That is the right. But why it’s not followed? There are some educators who teach “subjects” away from the alignment of their forte. What learning can they provide to students who paid exactly school fees? Where is the so called “quality education”

           I asked many whiles the teachers in high school and college about that. And what they said was just alike. “We can do nothing. What was given to us was not our choice. I inquired also some administrators and they answered- “Since, we are in need of a teacher, that’s why we are giving that task”. And they added, “If we hire more teachers, it means, a demand of tuition hike”.

           And the big question now. Is that a valid reason? What they want us to do? Wait and just assume everything is at ease? Is that what you mean? Candidly, I rather suffer in carrying the loads of my tuition fee than wasting money in a “half-baked” learning.

           Across everything, I still do believe that we can give a quality education, especially for the poor like us. I still do believe that tomorrow and coming tomorrows, students like us will be given a clearer outcome about our education-the capital of our lives. That’s why you all should understand us. So, don’t entomb the entities of our future, our very own priceless DREAMS.