My brother and I were just talking about our schedules the other day, and when I mentioned that we were already having our quarterly tests, he immediately reacted by saying “What? Bakit nagtetest yung mga bata? Kaya sila mapapagod mag-aral niyan eh!” I responded by telling him that my students actually look […]
Perennialism reminds me of a strong cemented brick wall. Brick walls exist because they are known to be strong and they intend to last forever. Walls are also built to protect, to keep a place safe, and because of this, walls also exist to preserve memories of historical events. Walls then are […]
The importance of experience in pragmatism reminded me of the basic concept of Singaporean Math. I’m not an expert on it, because I only learned about it last June, but I have been teaching it to my students. Time and time again I would remind myself of the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract style of Singaporean Math where the […]
Our last session on idealism and realism made me reflect on my life as a student. Perhaps most of my entries will really make me look back on how I was as a student, how students were when I was still studying in my younger years and how students are now as I see them […]
As I left last Monday’s session on the Socratic Dialogue, I found myself asking a lot of questions and reflecting on my role as a teacher. While listening to my group’s discussion on being well-educated, I realised how interesting the process of Socratic questioning was. It was an avenue where a group of people can […]
Most conversations begin with a simple “Hi!” or “Hello!”, but those which lead to deeper sharings and eventually form stronger bonds between people often begin with a simple question. I remember last Christmas when one of my closest friends openly shared that he had a life changing experience which began when he asked the question […]
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