Helping corruption

A few weeks ago, one of our high school teachers contacted us to solicit financial support for their planned educational tour. She has been contacting several alumni.

I learned that this educational tour is for the newly-elected officers of their student government and some of their teachers. This has been the tradition of this school since we left, and we just learned it. And they are asking the support of some alumni for this to be done.

I asked what the purpose of the tour is. And the teacher just shared that the officers and their history teacher will go to historical sites in Manila. What in hell will these historical sites connect with the officers’ purpose of being elected? The last time I checked, being an officer entails huge responsibilities to serve and to lead. How can they learn to serve and lead with this crazy field trip? Were they supposed to receive leadership trainings instead of this purpose-less field trip?

The fact that this has been the tradition of the school – to give the newly-elected officer an opportunity for a field trip – is a sign that the school has already implanted in the students’ mind that being an officer entitles them such benefits. The school just taught the students to be corrupt! And the alumni have been an instrument to this.