Dr. Jestoni P. Babia, Interim President of the City College of Cagayan de Oro, gave a speech on personal development during the World Teachers' Month Celebration on September 5, 2024.
The event, which marked the start of World Teachers' Month, featured inspiring messages and engaging activities as part of the month-long series under the theme Together4Teachers. Co-organized by the Teacher Education Council (TEC) and Philippine Normal University (PNU), the event celebrated the vital contributions of teachers in both basic and higher education. Hosted via Zoom, it brought together school leaders, teachers, students, and community members to honor the indispensable role educators play in shaping students' development.
As a Zonal Representative for TEC Visayas, Dr. Babia delivered an enlightening keynote titled "Self-Love and Systems Thinking: Building a Foundation for Effective Togetherness and Collaboration in Education." He emphasized the importance of self-development, quoting Jim Rohn, โ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง-๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐น ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต๐ด.โ His insights underscored how individual growth is essential for fostering collaboration and unity in education.
The City College of CDO family is inspired by Dr. Babiaโs leadership and his call for proactive solutions to educational challenges. His message encouraged the academic community to cultivate collaboration and resilience, working together to shape a brighter future for all. ๐ท Teacher Education Council