For her dedication, patience, and passion for teaching, Filipino American high school educator Ethelyn Tumalad was conferred the 2022 Teacher of the Year title by the prestigious Oregon Department of Education (ODE).
Parents are highly-regarded members of society, they are honoured for raising and guiding children who would soon become the next valuable assets of the world. But behind every child's successes are teachers who care for them when they're not at home.
One educator who is very passionate about her job is Filipino-American Ethelyn Tumalad, a first-generation Filipino American who migrated to the United States with her family when she was only five years old.
For Tumalad's teaching prowess, she received Oregon’s 2022 Teacher of the Year title. She now joins a distinguished group of 62 other Oregonian educators who have received the award since it was first introduced in 1955,” Philippine Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer said.
“Ms Tumalad’s award is yet another recognition of the invaluable contribution of Filipino American teachers in shaping future generations of Americans. Her innate ability to empathically connect with her students is unmistakably Filipino—pakikipagkapwa-tao [fellowship]—and I am glad that Ms Tumalad remains deeply rooted in her Filipino heritage,” the official added.
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