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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