04/09/2026
๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ | ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ณ. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข
"๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ...?"
Long before he stood in front of a classroom, Lester Reboroso Saldua was already thinking like a teacher. As a student, he found himself wondering how lessons could be explained more clearly and made easier to understand.
Behind the teacher he is today is a question that never stopped asking for an answer. It was this constant search for understanding that led him to become a Social Science Instructor at Mariano Marcos State University. In the classroom, he does more than impart knowledge; he challenges his students to look beyond what they know, question what they see, and understand the realities that shape the world around them.
His own experience as a student influenced his decision to become a teacher. He was not the type of student who was recognized for academic excellence. There were also times when the way a lesson was presented did not match the way he learned best. So, he learned to create strategies for himself, discovering that he could be his own student. This experience would later become part of the teacher he wanted to beโ someone who would make students feel that their position in the classroom does not determine their potential.
His identity has shaped him into the person he is today โ not the labels and stereotypes set by others. Being gay meant more than simply an identity; it went beyond the humor, talent, and intelligence often associated with stereotypes. Misconceptions and stereotypes about his identity did not limit him or determine what he was capable of. He learned to stop proving himself against stereotypes and instead live fully, work intentionally, and let the substance of what he does speak for itself.
His students became a reminder for him to continue. Through teaching, he feels proudest when people remember his lessons more than they remember his name because his role goes beyond simply giving lessons. He aspires to challenge perspectives and inspire change in his students. โ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ.โ For him, this is part of his journey โ to be seen beyond a label and to help others learn to see beyond theirs.
Perhaps the greatest turning point in his journey was realizing that teaching could be more than a profession. It could be a way of changing how people understand the world. As he encounters different perspectives from his students, he has found meaning in discussions that challenge their assumptions. For Sir Les, this is the true purpose of teaching โ it is not simply about transferring knowledge, but about giving his students a way to think, question, and understand.
Today, Sir Les is proud of himself because he has become the teacher he once wanted to have when he was still a student โ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป. He still makes mistakes and continues to learn, but he remains passionate about making learning meaningful for his students.
๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด๐ฆ.
