Brilio.net - A teacher's dedication in educating the nation's generation is often not comparable to the awards received. The struggle of teachers to get a decent life is sometimes full of struggle. Although this profession is often seen as bringing a more prosperous life, in fact there are still many teachers who have been doing their profession for decades with salaries that are not commensurate.
One of them is like the story shared by TikTok user @qiandra_adventure. Through her uploaded video, she shared the story of her mother who was finally recognized as a professional teacher after 13 years of service. In her statement, for dozens of years, her mother taught at a private school with a salary of only Rp200 thousand per month.
The mother finally got the title of professional teacher after taking the exam and training. After getting the results of her struggle, the mother then shared the good news with her family via video call.
photo: TikTok/@qiandra_adventure
" My mom is in the middle of an independent curriculum training, suddenly she wants to VC ," he wrote in the caption of his video, reported by brilio.net from TikTok/@qiandra_adventure on Saturday (11/16).
However, the video call moment turned into a touching one when the mother, who initially seemed normal, suddenly burst into tears without warning. Her expression showed a mixture of happiness and emotion that immediately caught her child's attention.
" Why are you crying, Mom? " he asked again.
photo: TikTok/@qiandra_adventure
Apparently, her mother graduated as a professional teacher and was recognized by the state. Not without reason, the woman cried because she remembered her mother's struggle who for 13 years served as a private teacher only receiving a salary of Rp200 thousand per month. The child did not forget to congratulate his mother, who had survived all the limitations, until finally being recognized by the state.
photo: TikTok/@qiandra_adventure
" Congratulations, ma'am, on your graduation, ma'am. After 13 years, you are finally recognized by the state as a professional teacher, " he said.
For your information, in Indonesia, recognition as a professional teacher by the state brings various significant benefits, including increased financial well-being through the teacher professional allowance (TPG) for those who have been certified. This certification not only increases salaries, but also provides better job security.
Certified teachers have greater access to government-organized training and professional development programs, as well as opportunities to be involved in the development of education policy. However, it should be noted that not all professional teachers are civil servants. There are also honorary teachers or permanent foundation teachers who are certified but do not have civil servant status.
The upload immediately provoked reactions from netizens. Many gave congratulations, felt touched, and even shared similar experiences. The video received a lot of attention from netizens. It was recorded that this video has received 656.7 thousand times, 22.5 thousand likes, and 441 comments.
" Sis, congratulations to your mother, honestly, I'm more willing to see someone who has served for decades have their career made easier like this. Hopefully she will be appointed as a P3K soon, sis ," wrote the account @lvmbrrr.
" I graduated from PPG in November 2023...graduation in December, NRG came out in January...the first certification allowance was disbursed at the end of June...Alhamdulillah, after 11 years as a private teacher with a salary of 350 thousand/month ," said the account @lindratama72.
" Huh 200/month? The salary of an artist is more expensive ," wrote the account @calundu17.
" I'm a volunteer honorary physical education teacher. When I saw this, I cried. Can I be like other teachers? " said charlota52.
(brl/mal)
