Child-Friendly Approaches in the Classroom

( Lecture delivered during the INSET for teachers)
By Sir Armand
I am here to share something about child- friendly approaches in the classroom..not because I am an expert for this topic but incidentally I have met various cases of results of anti-child atmosphere in the classroom.. Aside from that, I was able to dig out the cases of bullying students and victims of bullying students…I was able to make some researches about this topic in my quest to analyze what motivates child to bully and as teachers, how do we react and resolve this problem….

My fellow teacher, i know many of you….knew this topic already.. but let this be a validation of your stock knowledge on Child- friendly approaches….

We are passing through into a great transition. The old is becoming obsolete and The new is still in the process of emergence….

In the age of Multi media together with the emergence of information technology, the learner is becoming complicated and very difficult to understand.

Take this situation, most of the students today are most inclined in the information technology gadget including exposition to internet like facebook games, dota and many more…and that besides television.

These exposition of students to various media including social media, form part of their values and personality…we can consider them media babies

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Teachers to undergo INSET while students on 5-day vacation

The Department of Education has declared semestral break for the students effective October 22-25, 2012. They are expected to return to schools on October 29, 2012.This period, the students are given a break from   hectic class activities in the first semester but the teachers will undergo trainings for the whole week of semestral break.Purposely, the teacher will be given inputs to enrich concepts , enhance capabilities and discover some breakthrough in teaching.

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House approved the K to 12 program on 2nd reading

The House of Representatives on Wednesday night approved on second reading the bill on the K-12 program which seeks to add two years to the present 10-year education program in the country.

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The teachers do not deserve public trial

There were many reported incidents of alleged abuses  of teachers against students and several of them are now facing administrative and criminal cases. These incidents are usually sensationalized and put the teachers on shame and public trial.This treatment to teachers is not  fair. I firmly believe that teachers will not willfully hurt or abuse students.There are certain circumstances that trigger the teacher to do such act.

Under normal situation, teachers love their work and they know the consequence of hurting or abusing students.People should understand that teachers do not deal with saints or behaved students.For about 6 hours of contact with students, you cannot expect a teacher to hold on all the time. There will always be situations that they could commit undesirable treatment if triggered with unexpected circumstances that may be committed by undisciplined students.

In this case, teacher should not be subjected to public trial. He deserves reasonable  treatment of laws. His case must be treated privately just like the treatment given to minors. Not because he is minor but  because he is working with minors and the motive of his act cannot be considered willful act.I do not claim that he be free from prosecution but I think he must be given opportunities to defend himself before the court and not before public trial.The dignity of teachers must be preserved in the eyes of the learner and the society. Until after the trial is finished, we cannot put him on shame. He must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Jesse Robredo, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee

CITATION for Jesse Robredo
Ramon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremonies
31 August 2000, Manila, Philippines
It is sad but true. Democratic government is not necessarily good government. Too often, elections yield power to the few, not the many. Injustices linger beneath the rhetoric of equality. Corruption and incompetence go on and on. Voters, alas, do not always choose wisely. And yet, in Asia and the world at large, much is at risk when democracy founders, because democracy is the hope of so many. Jesse Manalastas Robredo entered Philippine politics at a time when hope was high. As mayor of Naga City from 1988 to 1998 he demonstrated that democratic government can also be good government.
In the wake of his country's People Power Revolution in 1986, Jesse Robredo responded to President Corazon Aquino's call to public service. He abandoned his executive position at San Miguel Corporation to head the Bicol River Basin Development Program in Naga, his hometown. In 1988, he stood for election as mayor and won by a slim margin. He was twenty-nine.
Once the queen city of the Bicol region, Naga in 1989 was a dispirited provincial town of 120,000 souls. Traffic clogged its tawdry business district and vice syndicates operated at will. City services were fitful at best. Meanwhile, thousands of squatters filled Naga's vacant lands, despite the dearth of jobs in the city's stagnant economy. Indeed, Naga's revenues were so low that it had been downgraded officially from a first-class to a third-class city.

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BAKIT HINDI LAHAT PWEDE MAGING GURO?

Bakit hindi dapat guro ang gurong hindi nagbabasa?

Bakit hindi dapat guro ang gurong hindi nagtuturo sa estudyante kung paano magbasa?

Bakit nga ba kailangang magbasa?

Sasagutin ko ang tatlong tanong na ito.

Unang-una, hindi maaaring no-read, no-write ang isang guro.

Ano ang dapat binabasa ng guro? Ang mga pinakabagong aklat sa kanyang itinuturong larangan. Halimbawa, kung hindi nagbabasa ang isang guro sa agham, baka sabihin niya sa kanyang mga estudyante na planeta ang Pluto. Kung hindi nagbabasa ang isang guro sa Ingles, baka sabihin niya sa kanyang mga estudyante na ang isang pang-abay ay hindi maaaring mag-modify ng isang pangalan. Kung hindi nagbabasa ang isang guro sa Filipino, baka sabihin niya na ang Florante at Laura ay sinulat ni Balagtas para batikusin ang mga Kastila. Kung hindi nagbabasa ang isang guro sa Edukasyon sa Pagpapahalaga, baka sabihin niya sa kanyang mga estudyante na masama para sa ating mga Filipino ang pakikisama.

Napakaraming nangyayari sa mundo ng akademya na kailangang alam ng isang guro. Sabi nga mga ating mga ninuno, hindi mo maituturo ang hindi mo natutuhan, o hindi mo maibibigay ang wala naman sa iyo. Kung hindi nagbabasa ang isang guro, hindi niya maituturo ang pinakabago at pinakatama na kaalaman sa kanyang sabject na itinuturo. Masyadong mabilis ang takbo ng mga pagbabago sa iba’t ibang larangan, sa lahat ng larangan, dahil sa Web, dahil sa bilis ng komunikasyon, dahil sa rami ng mga taong paru’t parito sa iba ibang bansa.

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SIGNS OF MUTUAL LOVE

Falling in love has a scientific basis. There are different hormones at work during the process of two people who are falling for each other. It's typically driven by the desire to reproduce, and finding the right match often is demonstrated by showing signs of mutual love for each other.

1.     Attraction

o    It all starts with mutual physical attraction. Scientists believe that dopamine, adrenaline and serotonin all come into play in this stage of love. During this stage, couples are mutually attracted to each other and keep entering into each other's thoughts. The chemicals in the brain can make the heart beat faster when they are together. Dopamine allows the human body to function with less sleep and increased energy. This also is the stage where sexual attraction is driven by testosterone and estrogen.

Time

o    One of the signs of mutual love is the desire to spend time together. During this stage, couples take every opportunity they can to be in each other's presence. At this time, while they are getting to know each other, they also are unconsciously deciding if this is the right mate with which to reproduce. Humans detect good mating hormones, including pheromones, via the senses, especially the sense of smell and taste. On a conscious level, this is when people are finding out what interests they have in common.

Attachment

o    Becoming attached to each other is another sign of mutual love. Scientists believe that oxytocin is the hormone behind attachment. It is a bonding chemical that is released during sex. Mutual attachment is what makes a couple work things out after arguments and when a couple has sex often, it deepens the bond due to the release of oxytocin. Mutual attachment also is what keeps couples together long enough to raise children.

Happiness

o    Mutual love is often demonstrated in the desire to make your partner happy. When a couple falls in love, they want each other to feel good and often show this in a variety of ways -- through respect, thoughtfulness and consideration. Putting your partner's needs before your own is one way to do this. Chemicals in the brain, such as dopamine and serotonin, play a part in this as well, but this behavior is typically a result of loving someone and wanting to make them happy.

 THIS IS A REPOST FROM THE NOTES OF CEE DONOHUE

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TEACHING VALUES EDUCATION

One of the best approaches in Values Teaching is BILLBOARD APPROACH. This way ,your day to day teaching is easy and enjoyable. You do not concentrate on various notes and write-ups but on something that is attractive and can create retention in the minds of your students.How do you do that? Look for popular quotes, slogan, biblical quotes, quotations, anecdotes, short story and or one-liner statement and use these in your discussions. Just focus on one or two of the said BILLBOARD WORDS. Remember, your mission is to inject  a  value or virtue that will remind him all the time in all his ways.If possible, integrate in your lessons some songs ,expessions and interests of the young today. These things will surely arouse their interests and care to listen to you.Long time copying on the board for 30min to one hour is a NO-No scenario in VALUES TEACHING.Writing activity in Values Education is Journal writing ONLY where they express their insights or reflections about you lessons.

As Values Education teacher, your main goal is to equip the learner with the necessary values,virtues and principles that will guide him whenever he needs it.To make it possible,all that he hears from the VE teacher must be recorded in the sub conscious mind and to do that is to make sure that your lesson is interesting and enjoyable.

GOODLUCK VE TEACHERS!

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RAT AND DAT DISCONTINUED

In his DepEd Order No. 7, series of 2012 dated January 20, Sec. Armin Luistro has ordered the discontinuation of all scheduled RAT and DAT beginning school year 2012 to 2013, which is also the transition phase in the implementation of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.

 

Luistro further said in his directive that the National Achievement Test held March every year shall be the sole assessment tool that will be recognized in measuring the performance of pupils and students. 

 

The conduct of any other school assessments must be properly coordinated with the Office of the Secretary through the Undersecretary for Programs and Project, said the DepEd Order.

 

On the other hand, DepEd 6 resource mobilization special program and project division chief Dr. Eden Deriada said they are still finalizing the dates for the conduct of the RAT in the region.  This will be administered to Grade VI and fourth year students in all public elementary and secondary schools. 

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ADDITIONAL 2 YEARS IN K TO 12

What are the two additional years in the K to 12 curriculum for?

Remember that one of the main reasons for extending basic education is to decongest the curriculum. We want to give students two more years to learn what they are now learning in only 10. Teachers today are forced to rush through their lessons because they want to finish the curriculum, whether students can keep up or not. Starting this year, therefore, we expect a lot more depth or internalization of learning from our public schools.

Another reason for extending basic education is to give students enough knowledge and skills to enter the job market immediately upon graduation from high school. Philippine employers have already agreed (in writing!) that they will hire high school graduates provided that they are, first, already 18 years old and legally allowed to work, and second, prepared to do the jobs needed by companies.

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LIVING LIKE NOT AN ANGEL

No one can claim in this world as righteous man.Everyone commits mistake and sinned to God. Everyone has his own idiosyncrasies. Everyone therefore is a sinner.Being a priest or a pastor or even a contemplative member of a congregation is not a guarantee of being free from sins. The question is …who is not a sinner?...the answer is ..NONE. The least that we can do to become a better person is to commit least wrongful act against fellow men, or against other creations of God and GoD.

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CURRICULUM UNDER K+12

DepEd introduces enjoyable, less burdensome curriculum under K to 12 Enjoyable, easily understood lessons using the language spoken at home, less contact time, and interactive. These are just some of the features of the new curriculum for Grade 1 and first year high school students that the Department of Education will implement starting June 2012 under the K to 12 basic education reform program.

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