After being reminded by my old teachers of how notorious we were in high school, I couldn’t help but wonder if there really is such a thing as karma. Why?

Because this year I had a total of 8 disciplinary cases in my section alone. As a matter of fact, 4 of  my students are still in specially-arranged suspensions right now.

Is this pay back for what we did? Am I getting a taste of what we gave our teachers back then? But I can’t recall being the culprit even once. I will even proudly say that I just happened to be in the section where the culprits are. Yes, these culprits may be my friends. Yes, I may have laughed at their antics too but I don’t recall being the actual one at fault for any of the disciplinary cases that we were involved in.

I’m not so sure. Perhaps my biggest fault was that I never stopped them, or that I was simply alright with them pushing through with their ideas. I don’t know! All I know is that my students now are probably in the same league as I was or we were before.

Perhaps, this is my second chance to do something about the problem. So that instead of just sitting back and carelessly watching everything unfold like what I did before, I can now have a hand in correcting things. Because whether this is karma or not, I have a responsibility to these students to give my best in forming their characters.