What we usually say and do if we unable to meet the exact time of a certain appointment? We always give our most apologetic smile and tell the classic alibis that we can think of. Some people gives out a positive quote like “It’s better late than never” but if we would really think about it is better way, “It’s better never late!”. Being late is one of the most common attitude issues in an organization. That is reason why some countries like Japan who is very conscious with time can pull up their productivity rate higher than what they expected.
January 7, 2012 was the first class of the year and I failed to come to the class on time. As a student I was not aware of the consequences that I may encounter that day because I planned to be late at school that morning. So the class discussed matters about our trip to Laguna for our seminar until we ended up the discussion and went through the process of reality check.
This is the moment where I just bowed my head because I am so ashamed to my self because I am not just a student but an IT educator as well. I didn’t realize that in my current situation I can longer set aside my profession and choose to be a simple student. What’s the difference of a plain student and a student that is an educator too? Going to school early is a very big challenge for both student and educator because of the time that we wanted to extend our sleepy heads lying in our bed. When a normal student is late he can never affect the entire class because he doesn’t have the responsibility of what will happen in the classroom. He can just be disallowed by the teacher to enter the class or not and aside from that he doesn’t a certain level of credibility to protect. A student/educator commits this tardiness problem definitely produces a different impact with these factors:
1. As an employee of the school
I am a full time instructor that has an obligation to login at exactly 7:30 a.m. from Monday to Friday. This is the start of a very long and exciting day at school. Honestly I am a type of employee that hates to be late nor absent and for the entire duration of my attendance school I was never late and I only got absences, that was when I got in to an accident and I got really sick. I also follow the strict regulation of going to class on time. What if I change my attitude regarding my attendance and time consciousness? My bosses will definitely call my attention and the worst thing is that they may lost their trust and confidence on me. Losing the trust of your mangers plays a greater impact in having a very harmonious working environment because they give value to their subordinates that respect and abide the rules aside from delivering the correct and top of the line outputs.
2. Inside the classroom as an educator
Every single time inside the classroom is very important because of the time table set before the start of the semester. That is why in order to accomplish the entire plan within the academic year, the teacher must start the class on time or at least knows how to budget the schedule. In my own experience, I usually plan everything so that I will know the pacing of the class to prevent delays or to adjust quickly. I do believe that deadlines must be followed strictly. I start the class on time so that I can attain the schedule correctly. If ever that I do the opposite, the students will not respect my policies and I will also have a hard time implementing rules that concerns about absenteeism and tardiness. Teachers must practice what they preach because we are leaders that suppose to influence our students in preparation to the professional world.
3. As an IT professional
IT professionals are the direct practitioners of the digital scheme wherein the time is move in advance to double the output and increase the rate of productivity. From now on I will be very extra conscious of my chosen profession so that I can prove to everyone that I worthy to be called an IT professional.
4. As a person who respects other people’s time
R-E-S-P-E-C-T is the answer in order to get rid of all our alibis, attitude and old practices. If we respect other people’s feelings then we can force ourselves to be on time and be present not just physically but in all aspects.
The final verdict…………………..
I’m so GUILTY with what I’ve done last Saturday and I’m so ashamed because I’ve realized that I still need a handful of sermon to act as a professional. The moral of the story is that as educators, we must always think of what we practice at school because that may break or make us.
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