I filed for a vacation leave so I could submit my documents in applying for a teaching position in senior high school. Unfortunately, half of my day did not turn out well. The process of applying for an NBI clearance had improved since the first time I applied for one. The thing was, I got … Continue reading Missing Teaching →

I would like to start by thanking Teach for the Philippines for the opportunity to learn at the Asian Institute of Management. It was a week full of wisdom, and I am very grateful to have completed the 9th Leadership and Management of Change for Development Managers (LMC/DM). We were taught bridging leadership, appreciative inquiry, … Continue reading LMC/DM Realizations →

I am still in disbelief that my two years in Teach for the Philippines has ended just like that. I still think that I will still be going to the same school and will be talking to the same group of people next year. Those years were the worst and the best years of my … Continue reading Hope, Learn and Teach →

I shall never forget November 26, 2014... the day a student told me na wala akong kwenta. It was the first negative and destructive (for me), probably the worst comment I received in my six semesters of teaching. Our lesson was about perpendicular, parallel and intersecting lines. I got most of the students' attention, even … Continue reading Losing Hope →

It was in the middle of the quarter when I thought of what kind of project should I make them do. I wanted it to be more practical and more useful to them so my co-fellow suggested, "Let them save on their own." Last July 3, 2014, I told my students to bring piggy banks … Continue reading Piggy Bank of Thoughts →