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| Teacher sketches portraits of entire class of 27 pupils | Teacher sketches portraits of entire class of 27 pupils |
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| English teacher Roselyn Barcoma had a surprising gift for her class when they returned from the Christmas holidays. | English teacher Roselyn Barcoma had a surprising gift for her class when they returned from the Christmas holidays. |
| Her grade nine set thought it was just an ordinary school day but when they entered their classroom they found a portrait had been placed on each desk. Ms Barcoma had secretly been sketching portraits of every class member throughout the whole of December. | |
| "When they saw the portrait on everyone's desk, they were surprised, speechless at first, then said, 'Wow, thank you, Teacher Rose,'" Ms Barcoma told the BBC. | "When they saw the portrait on everyone's desk, they were surprised, speechless at first, then said, 'Wow, thank you, Teacher Rose,'" Ms Barcoma told the BBC. |
| The 35-year-old teaches English to grades six and nine at the Holy Redeemer School of Cabuyao in the Philippines. | The 35-year-old teaches English to grades six and nine at the Holy Redeemer School of Cabuyao in the Philippines. |
| "Drawing has been my hobby since I was a kid," Ms Barcoma says. "My childhood dream was to be a comic illustrator because I thought it would be nice for my works to be admired by a lot of people." | "Drawing has been my hobby since I was a kid," Ms Barcoma says. "My childhood dream was to be a comic illustrator because I thought it would be nice for my works to be admired by a lot of people." |
| She may now be a teacher rather than a comic illustrator but her works are indeed now being enjoyed by thousands. | She may now be a teacher rather than a comic illustrator but her works are indeed now being enjoyed by thousands. |
| On Monday, Ms Barcoma shared photos of her sketches on Facebook and it wasn't long before the Philippines' news website Rappler spotted it and wrote up a story. Rappler's Facebook post of the story received more than 10,000 shares. | On Monday, Ms Barcoma shared photos of her sketches on Facebook and it wasn't long before the Philippines' news website Rappler spotted it and wrote up a story. Rappler's Facebook post of the story received more than 10,000 shares. |
| This was the first time Ms Barcoma had drawn portraits for a whole class. She says she wanted to give them something, "special, something unique and personalised" that would inspire and motivate them to study. | This was the first time Ms Barcoma had drawn portraits for a whole class. She says she wanted to give them something, "special, something unique and personalised" that would inspire and motivate them to study. |
| "When I saw their smiles, it was worth the effort," says Ms Barcoma. | "When I saw their smiles, it was worth the effort," says Ms Barcoma. |
| Michael Rei Arganosa, 15, was one of the smiling students. "It was a very unique gift not only because it was personally made by Ms Rose for us but it will also serve as a memory for all the effort she has made for us," Michael says. | Michael Rei Arganosa, 15, was one of the smiling students. "It was a very unique gift not only because it was personally made by Ms Rose for us but it will also serve as a memory for all the effort she has made for us," Michael says. |
| He adds that Ms Barcoma has "two sides" to her in the classroom: "She can be really strict but on the other hand she has a funny personality as well because she cracks jokes and inspires her students to study well." | He adds that Ms Barcoma has "two sides" to her in the classroom: "She can be really strict but on the other hand she has a funny personality as well because she cracks jokes and inspires her students to study well." |
| "I am really overwhelmed by everything that's happened," says Ms Barcoma, adding that scores of teachers, students and artists have sent her kind messages. | "I am really overwhelmed by everything that's happened," says Ms Barcoma, adding that scores of teachers, students and artists have sent her kind messages. |
| "I only wanted to make my students happy but now my portraits have inspired many more people." | "I only wanted to make my students happy but now my portraits have inspired many more people." |
| UGC & Social News team | UGC & Social News team |