Ms. Sherylle

Interviewer: Pang “

The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” By doing what I love, being with the people I love, and loving what I’m doing, I learned to appreciate what I have. Flashback to when I was still in the Philippines. I grew up with a simple family background, living as an ordinary person. Life was not bad but I had to ask myself, “Is this my happiness?”, and I wasn’t sure if my life in the Philippines could offer me all that I wanted. My goal was simple: I want to be a good person and a great teacher. Teaching in Thailand is amazing. Thailand is simple, you work hard and get rewarded, everything is more sustainable. I have good connections and my friends are here to support me. When holidays come I get vacation and visit my home and family, because family is not just an important thing, it’s everything. I miss them, but I had to do my responsibilities which include supporting my family both in Thailand and at home. I’m lucky that my responsibilities are also my greatest passion, which is being a good teacher. A lot of people asked, “Why a math teacher?”. At this point I can say that I love teaching and supporting the students to learn new things. I found that a lot of students struggle in math and I want to make sure they truly understand. A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. Seeing students enjoy math always makes me smile. Moreover, as a mom seeing the process of my daughter learning, I am able to support and guide her and give her the best education. The God of Christianity inspires me to be a good person in my job and responsibilities. We show respect to ourselves and others. Therefore, before coming to Thailand, I had lots of challenges to overcome. Our finances, problems with money meant my parents were not able to support me but I stood up for myself, and fought the challenges until we all (my brother, sister, and me) graduated. Obstacles are those frightful things I see when I take my eyes off my goals and intend to graduate. Flash forward, sometimes being a teacher requires patience, but a good teacher is able to encourage the students in their learning by understanding what they are going through. From here I am grateful for being a teacher. The key to happiness is real progress and growth and constantly working on yourself and developing. I learned that life experience is the best teacher for me. What I fight for and who I fight for. I have a daughter waiting for my support. A good mother is a daughter’s comfort zone and best friend. She was the best gift I’ve ever received. I am completely happy with my life. The past 4 years in Concordian were my best experience as a teacher. Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success when you learn and fight through them.