RESPECT TEACHERS BECAUSE I AM STILL A TEACHER.

BY *KANGAVE MUDI* National Chairperson Private Teachers Platform Uganda.

The author, teacher and teacher trainer

REAL LIFE TOUCHING STORY

 *I am still a teacher, what changed? Remember there is tommorow*

Teachers in uganda earn very little money compared to the current trends of the economy. however, no one cares about the situation teachers are going through.

In Nakaseke district, teachers were compelled to sit exams because pupils failed PLE. "You can't teach what you dont know"... Said the chairperson Lc5. 

First of all how many refresher courses and CPDs have been given to these teachers? How is the welfare of these teachers? Don't you think its the government and leaders to blame for such poor performance?

The plight of a teacher is such that no one remembers them when there is good performance, yet everyone blames them when ther is poor performance.

Nevertheless, the nation still stands because teachers do. "Teachers carry on, lose not the heart. God will keep rewarding you when no man can".

In fact this story shows how teachers are marginalized in our society.

 *"Maria the beautiful lady."* 

When I told Maria my remuneration was 80k a month,

She said with that I could not sustain her needs.

A year later I came back with my salary at 220k,

She said it was good but not enough.

Another year passed and I came back saying it was now 400k,

She said it was fine but she needed more.

When I told her I was a *salaried teacher,* 

She said I should look for a girl of my level.

Age was catching up with me, so I got Carol

She didn't mind how much I had,

All she wanted was my attention and commitment.

All she cared about was that I was working hard and earning clean money.

She didn't ask questions when I came home without a black kaveera,

All she did was smile and improvised with beans for dinner.

Now I earn millions of shillings a month, I drive a moderate car.

Maria is here asking me out.

Now I have my own business,

Maria says she wants to settle down with me.

Now I have Carol (not real name), 

Maria says she can be my second wife.

Now I am telling her no,

Maria wants to commit suicide.

When I was a 80k amonth guy,

Maria had no job.

When I was a 220k man a month,

Maria was dating Benson, a middle aged sugar daddy from Tank Hill Muyenga.

When I was a 400k a month guy,

Maria was renting her own apartment in Bukoto, courtesy of John, Julius and Justin.

When I went back to try my luck for the last time,

Maria was pregnant for one of the three Js.

When I met her on the road last month after five years, 

Maria was in the company of four children.

I gave up on Maria because she said I was not man enough.

She now says that's not what she meant.

I couldn't be with Maria because I was earning small money,

She now says money is not what she is looking for.

I let Maria go because she told me she couldn't even choose one out of a hundred men of my type.

She now says it's me she wants.

I couldn't be with Maria because she was a classy girl who needed exotic maintenance.

She now says she doesn't care about the Paris handbags.

I couldn't be with Maria because *I was a teacher* ,,

She now says my job description doesn't matter.

 *I am still a teacher, what changed?* 

Teachers, regardless of all the rejections and insults, have a *positive mindset and keep moving.* 

Dear leaders always remember that there is tommorow.

 Every day when you finish work make every one leave your office.

Get up from your chair, walk across to the other side, sit down and look at your chair..

There were so many orders you passed today thinking they were very important...

But tomorrow someone else will sit on that same chair and may reverse all your orders rubbishing them..!!!

The orders you passed thinking you were an important person was actually the chair which was passing them. And that chair is only temporary!!! It's not going to be yours forever!!! It just gave you some temporary powers which will be gone the moment you leave the chair...!!!

Use the powers given to you judiciously. Use it to write your name in *GOLD* , use it to wipe away tears from the faces of the less privileged in our society. Use it for nation building and not with arrogance to prove your superiority!!!

What are you using your uniform or chair for today?

- Are you using them to bring people down and show them where power lies?

- Are you using them to help friends and cronies even when they are not worth being helped to be in such positions?

Let us treat people well, understand what they go through and even cause of their actions help them find tangible solutions instead of torturing and marginalizing them.

KANGAVE MUDI

National Chairperson Private Teachers Platform Uganda.

Email mudikangave@gmail.com 

Tel. 0776524780.

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