Parents, Teachers and Community Association or PTCA As you know, I am a parent of six children who are all boys. As such, it is my primary duty to provide them with education which prepares them for life. This essential duty is enshrined in our constitution and to say in part, “it is the natural …
A Memorial Marker for those who perished in the ire of Typhoon Yolanda On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yolanda, said to be strongest typhoon to make landfall in the history of the world, hit the Samar and Leyte provinces leaving heavy damages and unimaginable devastation in its wake. We did not only lose infrastructure, properties, …
DepEd Basic Education Statistics as of September 2013 Definition of Terms Schools refer to the number of schools according to the level of education it offers. For instance, a school that offers both elementary and secondary levels is counted as one elementary and one secondary school. Enrolment is the actual count of the total number …
It was April 2, 2012 when I was endorsed by our retired Principal I Mrs. Rosalinda M. Papa and the Barangay Officials together with our PTA President and our District Supervisor Jose A. de los Reyes as Teacher In-Charge in our school Sambat-Simaron Elementary. During that time I was asking myself, “Am I qualified to …
Once upon a time, I met these trolls… They were naughty and hard to handle at first. There were times when they made me mad because they wouldn’t listen to any of my instructions. There were times when they made me angry because of their dirty classroom and there were times when they made me …
That is good news in any language – piles of books being written, published, and put on the market. “Asian flu” in the economy or not, we are doing something right, because people are writing, publishing, and buying books. Here are some that as teachers we might wish to take notice of. Let me start …
Teachers are the most important factor in the pupil’s environment. The absence of teachers makes other elements in education futile. It is the teacher who stimulates, guides, leads and directs the pupil to learn. The teacher has a definite role to play in school. He/she is still the central figure in human resource management. A …
Are you one of the test takers for the next Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)? Ten Tips on Passing the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) You must be worrying about what lies ahead now. You must be finding yourself feeling stressed and pressured these days. Well, this I say to you: You should keep calm …
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Oftentimes teachers in content subjects like Mathematics, are confined within the four walls of their classrooms where they deliver their lectures, conduct their discourses and illustrate their demonstration of mathematical concepts. The classroom has become the place for most of the learning process and it is considered as the most “conducive” place for learning. The …
As far as I can remember the only reading materials we had at home when I was five years old were the Holy Bible, the Prayer Book, and Waraynon (a weekly magazine in the local dialect). My father was always busy with his work, and my mother, with the household chores. Both didn’t find time …