Teaching for a Living

Kabataang mailap, saan ka nagpunta? Naligaw ka na ba’t di na makababalik pa? Ang aba mong bansa’y naiinip na Ikaw na lamang ang natitirang pag-asa.   Sambit ni Rizal, ika’y aming pag-asa Sa iyong husay at galing, kami’y nagtitiwala Muling matatanaw, bukas na kay ganda Kadakilaan ng bansa’y siguradong abot-kamay na.   Ika’y malakas, magaling, masipag - Mga katangiang sa iyo’y magpapamayagpag Sa talino mo’t husay, bansa’y magniningning Ang apoy sa ‘yong puso’y magpapaalab sa damdamin.   Halina’t gumising, kabataang minahamal Pag-asa ng bayan, sa’yo namin itinatanghal Samahan kami sa landas ng tagumpay Pagsumikapan natin ang kinabukasan ng bayan.   Ikaw ma’y naliligaw, di alam ang gagawin Sa ating kapit-bisig, walang di mararating Anuman ang mangyari, si Juan ay di pagagapi Aalalayan ka namin sa bayang ikaw ang pinili.   Ang pag-asa ng bayan na sa iyo’y ipinunla Sasamahan ka naming ito’y maani’t muling itanikala ...

Paaralang tinatangi, sama-samang bigyang-ngiti Sa kamay ng taumbayan, ito'y magniningning muli Ayusin ang mali, patibayin ang haligi Sa anumang paraan, tayong lahat ay may silbi. Sa gawaing ito, lahat tayo'y nagkakaisa Maliit man ang ambag, mahalaga'y kasama ka Sa paglilinis, pagpapaganda ng paaralang sinisinta Upang sa pasukan, lahat ay naihanda na. Damo rito, pintura roon Hakot ng kalat, walis maghapon Pagod may nakakahapo, di tayo sumusuko Sa pagtutulungang wagas, walang hindi mabubuo. Sa bawat silid-aralang nalilinis, edukasyo'y di magmimintis Sa bawat upuang pinormahan, kinabukasa'y may kasiguraduhan Sa bawat pisarang mapipinturahan, kaalama'y makakamtam Sa pagsisikap na pasuka'y paghandaan, walang batang mapag-iiwanan.

As teachers, in better understanding our students and way of teaching, we need to ‘unlearn what we had been already learned’ to open up some rooms for improvement and development. Revisiting, reviewing, and emptying our minds for new knowledge again improves our skills and competencies and also helps students become holistic learners. This principle is vital in providing learners different avenues for learning that is why the K-12 curriculum is more diverse than its preceded curricula. Due to this, in this 21 st- century, we are witnessing now a shift from the traditional singular / monotonous curriculum to a more diverse one. The 21 st- century learners, teachers, and classrooms are very dynamic. Today’s 21st-century learning environment is learner-friendly, focusing on the holistic development of learners by providing meaningful and relevant learning opportunities that will make them prepared for life and career. We are not just preparing them for their work in society after t...

It is but human nature to fear the unknown.  It is a reality that man faces in his day-to-day living and sometimes embedded in his life forever. Such fears may lead to anxiety and later on to phobia. Consequently, these anxieties and phobias affect one’s behavior, the outlook on life, and the process of socialization. A type of phobia that is affecting students’ socialization scheme is called social anxiety disorder or social phobia. Social phobia is a condition wherein an individual experiences extreme fear of social situations or performance situations. Teachers had been exposed to various challenging approaches on catering the behavioral problems of the students, especially those who are highly vulnerable or at-risk and sometimes it’s been troubling on how to cater the veracity of students’ personalities and concerns of misbehaving inside the classroom. There are students who have manifestations of extreme shyness, uneasiness, and irritations in some social situations which...

Ma’am and Sir, the most respectable titles The noblest men that the world has witnessed ‘Cause if God created human beings They created the “YOU” that’s hiding within They are the hearts of this education The pillars of every institution The pastors of thousand stranded souls In a world full of bliss and awes They are the paragons of virtue Indeed, selfless and bizarre too They generate the culture of excellence To the nation and future generations They are persons never tormented From time to time, they always remember To let you expose, explore and experience Making you see what the world could offer They are learners’ model of perfection Guiding them in the path of their ambition Touching the deepest of their emotion Their anchorage of eternal devotion They are imbued with the dispositions Of making learners soar and ‘be more’ To actualize and maximize potentials To be productive members of the fatherland They are the amba...

           When students are at risk of failing and disengaging, teacher’s human consideration is paving the way; that is looking the students in a more humane perspective by leveraging all sorts of activities to help them receive a passing grade or enhance their performance. But sometimes, it is not just giving all sorts of advice, encouragements, prevention, intervention and post-intervention programs, nor reinforcements that would help them succeed, but the teacher’s presence and tender loving care by making them feel that you are there, on their side, and together with them in finishing their journey of education. It is the teachers’ ability to make the students experience how to become more humane and not just simply becoming human. Humanized teachers appreciate students in their highs and lows; value students the same way they value themselves; give importance to the little things are done by the students; promote students’ holistic development groun...