志忠愛你

I really do not know how to put my demonstration week into words. I totally felt a roller coaster of emotions throughout this week; excitement, the thrill, maybe having a little bit of frustration and satisfaction. During this demonstration, I looked into myself and asked the question whether if I will be a true educator; the question that has always been in mind since the start of this semester. Now, that question has been added. “Will I be a mediocre teacher?” An easy question having a difficult action to do. No, I do not want to be a mediocre teacher but will my actions speak of my words? What made me ask these questions basically is due to the faces I saw in class; the faces of students eager to understand you, eager to learn for that.

To share a bit of what happened during our consultation with Dr. Dinagsao last November 25, she asked us how did we do. I shared that I enjoyed my demonstration because the interaction was really there yet on the other hand, my frustration was also seen because my enthusiasm and ideas in teaching the class was not reflected upon my demonstration evaluation sheet; bearing scores of 4s and 3s. The fact disheartened me and what Dr. Dinagsao said to us during the consultation was that if you think that was enough, do you think it was truly reflected in class? The question made me think whether if my idea truly was delivered in class; were my efforts sufficient to see that I truly was good for that demonstration? Questions that remain to be answered in the days to come.

What this week taught me is building a professional and smart relationship with the students. Even though the age difference and generation is close, still, we need to distance ourselves at times to our students, a line of teacher-student rapport must be present at times.

Being a teacher does not guarantee us of a high paying job, or it gives us the luxuries in life but I truly believe that the daily interaction, influences and maybe the smiles of our students is our gifts for a job well done.