Reality Check

While I’m on my way going to school, I saw students who walk fast as they can, doing their best not to came late to their class, rushing down to the empty hall to find their next class. It’s a good example of student using his time in a proper way. Seeing those students who are dedicated made more inspired in studying and not wasting time doing unnecessary things. They’re fallowing the standard that Bicol University had.
Entering Bicol University College of Education is not an easy decision, why? Because BUCE has a high standard of education and it is known as the “Center of Excellence”. And being a part of it was a hard challenge for me. Let’s focus in the phrase “Center of Excellence”. Three little words but it has too much meaning. Natalia et al, 2006 once said that “Teaching profession has a unique standing among the professional fields. Education student do not begin to study their field with a blank mind but from a prior impression about what teaching means. Unlike other fields where student have not come into contact with those practicing, education students has personal experiences with different teachers. Before deciding to become a teacher, the students usually have opportunity to learn about teaching as profession. They know much of what a teacher does and have witnessed several teachers doing teaching practically.” So, what was this mean BUCE being the “Center of Excellence”? I do believe that BUCE being the Center of Excellence must facilitate the collection of standards and practices throughout an organization. They must produce globally competitive graduates. I have a professor who says that we must compete for our future and to be globally competitive students. But in my own perception we don’t need to compete for our future, and if we keep on competing with others there will be no peace at all. The problem is not the University but the students. Bicol University is known to provide good quality of graduates. This University does not only aim to provide good quality of services but also it provides good quality of personnel's same with professors that are very hardworking in their own different fields. As one of the best school in the country, Bicol University passes the ISO Accreditation. This university follows the vision, mission, goals and objectives that they have provided. The University has a high standard of education, good facilities, and good professors and so on but other students are not taking this seriously. They don’t even care about the VMGO because they have their own business. Instead of focusing to the university’s VMGO their focusing on what makes them happy. Jamming with friends, going to malls during class hours, playing computer games and etc. are what they do the most instead if going to library and study or either going home and read books. It’s hard for me to tell something about the standing of some students but it’s the reality it’s the truth. As a student of Bicol University, I can stand as a witness, I seen not just few but many. You cannot come up with the best with students who do not care about the University. A change we need, not the University but a change I believe in, a change starting with me and a change starting with you. If we believe in it we must start acting it. Everything is useless without ACTION. That change is our real chance to grow and our chance to make to the top. I would convince every student in the University that if their willing to work for it nothing is impossible. Let’s match it with actions to continuously move the university closer to international recognition. We don’t need to memorize the VMGO, we need to understand it and take it seriously. We must put it in our heart not just on our mind. Understanding it is an important key towards better a better University. I’m on a mission to show people that there is no set path in life. We are in charge of creating our dreams. A university filled with people pursuing their passions will lead to higher level of creating an EXCELLENT University.