Weekly Journal #6

Week #6

September 15-19, 2014

School Life

1.  My Accomplishments

Last Monday was a typhoon day so we don’t have a class then I made my IM’s for my class.

I enjoyed teaching last Wednesday until Friday even my class was so disgusting because of their behavior. But I’m still happy because they participated in all activities that I have given. Moreover, I conducted a Summative test for the four section of my critique teacher. At last, as usual I don’t have tardiness so I’m so happy.

2.  My Significant Experience

Firstly, a good learning environment will facilitate our learners. As we know public school have many students, so in my class every time I entered I felt I’m in the market because the students were so noisy and playing around the classroom. I always start my lesson by disciplining them especially reminding them to go back to their proper seat.

Besides that, every time I entered my class the students asked me “Are we going to do some activities again?” Then I said yes, they were so happy. Based from their reaction I was so happy because they want to participate for the activities and if I call their attention they can listen to me, but of course some students cannot participate so I tried to encourage them to do their task.  

Amazingly, last Thursday my critique teacher told me to handle the four sections. When     I entered 7:40 class they welcomed me and some students hugged me and said “I miss you! Why you did not teach us for the past days?” then I said because I handled the Mapagmalasakit section. And they said they want me to come back and teach them again. Moreover, when I entered the two sections I encountered the same question and reaction. They want me to come back to their classes and they said “I miss you! We want you to teach us.” Actually, I was a substitute during my first week so I met the four sections, that’s why they knew me and missed me. But then two weeks ago I did not handle the three sections because I handled one section, and that section is the worst among them, according to my CT.

3. My Insights

School life is experience. In school, students can participate in lots of activities, make many friends and enjoy the protection by teachers. But some as we know sometimes not all students can participate because of their interest. I witnessed with some of my students, they just want to tease their classmates, to laugh nothing, to sleep, to talk none sense, to roam around and to make a noise by stamping the wall and the chairs.

Some students may think that as long as they have entered their class they are contented. But they did not realize the hardship of their teachers and their parents support. Furthermore, I appreciated those students who are doing well their responsibilities. Therefore, I want to give varied activities that will attract their interest in learning. And I would like to care for them in a way that I will call their attention if they are in the wrong way.

Anyway, I always think this is a plan of God to me because at first my CT told me that I will not handle the worst section, but then I’m handling now. Anything is possible God cannot give us a trial that we cannot solve so I will keep going even it’s so hard.

4. Problems

Last Thursday, I heard the conversation of my CT and the adviser of my class that there is a problem with some students so that’s why their behavior is like that. When I heard that I felt strange and I said to myself “Why my CT give me that section and yet they have a serious problem” so that begins my fear and I think how can I deal with that students. When I entered my class last Friday I saw the students who were sleeping so I tapped their table and when they got up, I asked them “Why are you sleeping?” they said “ Ma’am said we better sleep than to make a noise.” Then I said bring out ¼ sheet of paper and answer the activity given. Happily, they listen to me and do their task.

5. Solution

God cannot give me a trial that I cannot solve. So I believed that I can manage that class through my observation and my strategy to teach and encourage them to learn. I will also continue giving activities that can catch their attention to study and participate in learning their lessons.

6. Goal for Next Week

I want to teach my students well and to encourage them especially those students who need to catch their attention for them to participate in learning their lessons. 

As Albert Einstein said “Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance you have to keep MOVING. ”