Teaching is often seen as a noble and self-sacrificing profession, but this teacher takes it to another level — helping students reach their fullest potential through his own personal efforts.
In a heartfelt Facebook post that has since resonated with many netizens, a dedicated teacher named Abdul Muiez shed light on the often unseen sacrifices educators make beyond the classroom.
School often cannot afford renting buses
According to Abdul Muiez, this time of year is particularly busy with school zone-level sports and extracurricular competitions. Whether it’s marching bands, sports tournaments, or society representatives, teachers often find themselves going the extra mile — literally.
Each competition comes with its own logistics — transport, drinks, registration fees — and most of the time, we end up covering it ourselves,” he explained.
Abdul Muiez shared that just one football tournament can involve two age categories — U15 and U18 — with 15 to 20 students in each group, making up nearly 40 students in total.
“We had five teachers and five cars. We had to split them up and make multiple trips just to get them there,” he said.
Fuel’s on us. We buy the drinks. We make time in between our own lives — just to make sure they don’t miss out over something as simple as transportation.”
Abdul Muiez shared that for a four-day program involving multiple students, renting two buses could easily cost RM6,000 to RM7,000 which the school cannot afford.
Making sure no student is left behind
For him and many others, it’s not about praise or recognition, but making sure no student is left behind.
“If they don’t participate, how will they get PAJSK marks? How will they earn co-curricular points to apply for scholarships or further studies?” he said.
He also add that talented students especially risk losing future opportunities if no one helps them get to where they need to be.
Every teacher struggles with this, on one hand, we want our students to shine, to discover their talents outside of academics. But on the other hand, we also have to think about our own finances.” he admitted.
He ended the post by saying, “We don’t do it for the recognition or the praise. We do it so the kids won’t have regrets.”
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