I need advice huhu.
Ganina kay first day of class nako, and among teacher nag-instruct nga “i-scan lang ni nga syllabus.” Since ako ang pinakauna nga naglingkod sa front, ako ang nakakuha sa syllabus. So I took out my phone and scanned it.
Pero ang pasabot diay niya sa “scan” kay tan-awon/scan lang ang syllabus, then ipasa sa next classmate 😭😭😭. Ako kay literal gyud nga gi-scan gamit ang phone, unya ana siya pag instruct niya uploaded na sa Google Classroom ang syllabus.
Gi-call out jud ko niya, saying something like, “Scan lang gani akong giingon.” 😭
Naulaw jud ko kay first day pa lang, and I felt so dumb ato nga moment. Then later, gi-ask niya unsa ang rules and policies sa classroom. Naay classmate nga niingon nga “Avoid using phones during class hours,” and niingon dayon siya nga, “Oh, pero naa na’y nag-use og phone.”
Feel nako patama jud to nako kay ako man ang naggamit og phone earlier para sa syllabus. 😭
The thing is, last semester na nako sa classroom because next semester internship/OJT na nako. And worried ko kay among instructor ang mag-decide kung asa mi i-assign. I’m hoping to get assigned to a bank, and I’m scared nga basin naka-form siya og negative impression nako tungod lang ato nga first-day mistake.
I know it sounds small, and maybe I’m overthinking it, but I’m genuinely worried nga basin makahunahuna siya nga “slow” or incompetent ko and that it could affect my internship assignment. 😭
For context, okay man akong grades last semester, and I’m willing to improve. I just happened to misunderstand the instruction on the first day.
For instructors/teachers: Would you actually remember or judge a student because of a small misunderstanding like this? Would something like this affect your decision when assigning students for internship?
And for students who have experienced something similar, unsaon ninyo pag-bawi after an embarrassing first impression?
I’d really appreciate honest advice. 😭