Poems for Thought

Poems for Thought






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Why Do I Love to Teach?

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by Prof. Ma. Floran Tan           Sometimes I asked myself what is it in teaching that I love? Is it the everyday grind of the classroom setting featuring the dynamic interactions showcasing various personas and characters? Or probably the exploring of ideas and concepts and their fusion reflecting endless plethora of knowledge ? Or should I say the new and novel insights expressed and presented in the arena of learning on a daily basis?  Or simply the usual exchange of pleasantries and conversations in class and along the corridors? I guess all of these create a picturesque teaching and learning panorama which invigorate and inspire me to wake up everyday and teach.              Well, it has been 29 yrs. since my romance with teaching started. But before even that, I knew that I have this burning passion to teach. However, this love did not blossom during my teenage years simply because teaching was and stil...
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Leaving a Legacy, One Student at a Time

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A Reflection on the Social Dimensions of Education

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By Josiah Rei Balbuena BSEd-English Student The very first thing that I learned in the Social Dimensions classes was that whole deal with Michel Focault and his perspective on “knowledge is power.”  After that, everything seemed to follow a distinct pattern, as if every other theory out there fell into a structure of its own. Having realized that there exists a structure in our society and how it perceives things such as education, the work-force, politics, and other such things, I just couldn’t help but connect all the other discussions we’ve had in class to the structure that we’ve been encouraged to see. Maybe it’s a good thing that I’ve managed to pick it up so quickly, even if it can be a little presumptuous for me to do so. But I’ve also realized that it can also backfire quite easily, as I might create a one-track mind of looking at anything and everything as having a structure to blame for all the problems. Whenever we are engaged in a discussion or confronted wi...
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