TERESITA TANHUECO-TUMAPON
WHY not teacher? Why a mentor and sponsor? A teacher imparts knowledge and a relationship is time-bound. A trimester? A semester, etc.? A mentor advises based on years of experience. Relationships could be a lifetime. One can be both teacher and mentor. And what about a sponsor? A sponsor opens doors to opportunities. Herewith I recount my mentor and sponsor beginnings that greatly guided me in my professional journey to share with novices that life does have some lovely unexpected turns. And so, this September which marks the second year of my sponsor’s passing away, he who gave me the break, opened many doors for me, boosting my teaching and learning career.