Finally, I make time to post. I miss blogging, my goodness! I have so many things and
stories to tell but I can’t make time write it. I broke my promise to myself
that after 2 months of being a substitute teacher I will update my blog.
Fortunately, my appointment was extended and I am so glad. Hooray!
Another 3 months of teaching
heterogeneous pupils that is testing my patience every day and teaching me so
many things that I need to learn as a teacher. Hetero class is a combination of
different kinds of pupils, from fast learner to slow, kind and obedience to
naughty and unruly. But I was so touched when my first appointment (2 months
sub) was about to end they are always telling me not to go. I laughed when they
told me that they will have a protest at the district office of the school with
matching placards saying, “I-extend si Ma’am Aileen!!!”. “Ma’am di kami
papasok, magrarally kami!”, they added. In my heart I am almost teary eyed that
moment but I don’t want to show them. I realized then how much they value,
respect and love me as their second mother.
When they heard the news that I’ll
be extended as their teacher they are all yelling and I can see in their eyes
that they are happy. Others don’t want to believe at first, they told me that I
was just kidding and I said no. I told them no rally will happen.
The advantage of handling a hetero
class is that you will have a chance to deal with different children and it
challenged me. True enough, teaching and learning is a two way process. My
students learn from me and I also learn from them. Some of them are mature and
some are not but there are times that what they are saying make sense.
Here are some of the quotable
quotes from my grade IV pupils:
“Hindi naman lahat ng gusto mo
pwede mong makuha.”
“Lahat ng tao hindi perpekto,
nagkakamali tayong lahat.”
“Huwag kang maingay! Ang mata,
kamay at isip ang gumagana kapag nagsusulat, hindi ang bibig.”
"Huwag mong sabihing mahirap at 'di mo kaya, sabihin mong kaya mo...kakayanin mo."
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Ma'am Ai: Copy this and then answer.
Estudyante: Ma’am kokopyahin po ba?
Kaklase:Ay hindi, tititigan lang.!
Ma'am Ai: Who is your favorite newscaster?
Pupil: Pedro Penduko!
Classmates laugh...
Pupil: Eh, Ma'am ano po ba yung newscaster?
Ma'am Ai: (smiling) Nagbabalita.
Pupil: Ah, yun po ba 'yun, alam ko na po, Pia Guanio po.
Ma'am Ai: Give me examples of compound words.
Pupil 1: Blackboard.
Teacher: Good! Another.
Pupil 2: Fishball.
Ma'am Ai: Very good!
Pupil 3: Ma'am, kikiam!
Ma'am Ai: Ano ang kabisera ng Palawan?
Pupil: Kwe-kwar-Kwarto Princesa.
