Two in a row just this August.

I again attended a seminar last August 23, 2008. I was a day activity( it's just that I came late because I reported to my duty) for eductaion students. The event was held at the Bicol University, Ampitheater Building with the theme " Mabunga at Makabuluhang Filipino: Multidisiplinaring Pagtuturo sa Filipino."

here are things that I learned from that affair:

1. Love to use your own.
**Our own language is the most useful "word" to be used when story-telling. Children will appreciate much and will learn more if they will understand (easily) what we are talking about.

2. An objective to be followed.
**When telling a story, there should be an objective so that we can easily follow an out'draft of what we are going to say or to relate.

3. The voice within.
**Teachers should NOT BE "OODLE-DOODLE" when it comes to speaking. How will the learners understand what you are sharing if you speak on your butt? huh?

4. Picasso Teacher.
**A creative story-teller is loved by most listeners. Not those who are boring-to-death!!

5. One among SIX!
**Among the six school attendees (Bicol University, Sorosogon State Colleges, Divine Word College of Legazpi, San Jose Community College, Aquinas University of Legazpi) AUL stands out... the very first... the most... the super duper... the majestic... NOISY GROUP EVER!!!(I am not included in the roll of noisy fellows,hehe**)

Lesson Planning is also discussed but I don't remeber much on this becuase we focused much on our chikka minutes.hehe

What is a Teacher?

A teacher is someone who sees each child as a unique person and encourages individual talents and strengths.

A teacher looks beyond each child’s face and sees inside their souls.

A teacher is someone with a special touch and a ready smile who takes the time to listen to both sides and always tries to be fair.

A teacher has a caring heart that respects and understands.

A teacher is someone who can look past disruption and rebellion, and recognize hurt and pain.

A teacher teaches the entire child and helps to build confidence and raise self-esteem.

A teacher makes a difference in each child’s life and affects each family and the future of us all.

LRC: Work Place

I am a Student Assistant in Aquinas University of Legazpi and being one is a great honor for me. As such, I am able to help my family (my parents) deal with my finances in the school. It also makes me proud of myself because somehow I know that I can do things not only for my convenience but also to the pipz' who are counting on me.

I am assigned at the Legal Resource Center. this office offers free legal services for indigent clients. Law Interns are having their practicum or duty here to practice the things they have learned inside their classrooms.

Regional Pre-Service Students Forum Held

“There are many challenges that are scattered in the path of being a teacher- ready to test, discourage, dismantle and ruin our will of being a teacher. But in so far as our eagerness to be one is concerned, we should not let those ICT, economic crisis and change in student’s attitude make a wall of disparity between us and our will of being a teacher. We should put in to our mind and heart to this profession because we are going to mold, guide and transform the youth into the state of being successful, worthy and good citizens of the country. I f we have still doubt on what we are going in to, better quit right at this moment for you will reckon the future of each student you will be teaching. In short, TEACHERS should be TEACHERS.”

This was my response(reaction statement) on the Regional Pre-Service Student Forum for Education Students with the Theme: Model Mentors: Catalysts of Development. I aired this in front of 47 school delegates around the bicol region at tha AQ Dome Aquinas University of Legazpi today(August 6, 2008) as I represent Secondary and Elementary Education Students of our school.

I thought it was but it wasn't.

I am not spending my summer vacation on wasteful things. I am taking my summer class for me to cope with my requirements this coming semester. I am enrolled in two subjects (Philippine History and Statistics). I do enjoy my summer class. I am not regreting of not going somewhere else to spend my vacation because I am not bored with my summer days.

At first, I have this thought that I will not be happy this summer because of my summer class. But now, I do not think about it anymore. I thought our history class will be a boring one(thinking that it was a twohour class, starts at SEVEN THIRTY AM and we are few in the class). But I am wrong, it is good to say that even if I am waking up very early in the morning just to catch up with the time, I learned a lot. Not just with the topics but also topics concerning our situation at present.

I think I will be missing my classmates here because I am sure that they will not be my classmates for the next semester because they we have different courses. But for sure, I'll gonna wait for the next school year to end. I'll gonna enroll again in the next summer class!!