New
Challenge
Weekly
Journal #12
October
27-31, 2015
Accomplishments:
We already transferred to Saint Louis
University Laboratory High School. It was our first week and in that week it
was scheduled for their PAASCU Accreditation so we needed to be in our best
behavior. They had the PAASCU accreditation for two days and last Wednesday, we
had our orientation with Sir Ronald Pontanosa, the principal of SLU-LHS. He
oriented us regarding our practice teaching that we should not be imitating our
cooperating teachers, instead, we should be teaching creatively in a way that
our uniqueness is shown. Sir also made mention regarding our behavior; that we
should not be mingling with our students most specially in touching them. It’s
a big “No” for us to be touching our students. Wednesday afternoon, we were already allowed
to meet with our LAC’s. So 1 pm, we had a meeting with Ma’am Karen Joy Viernes,
the LAC in the English Department. She re oriented us with the do’s and don’ts
in teaching. She reminded us of the following: pass your lesson plans a day
before your demonstration teaching; no uniform, no ID, no demonstration
teaching; abide by the rules; always check the attendance; and enjoy teaching.
My
Significant Experience:
When
we were deployed at the Saint Louis University Laboratory High School, we felt
tension and at the same time, were making ourselves strong and with the
determination that we can do it. It was a new environment for me that I need to
adjust to; new faces, new rules, new cooperating teachers, and new school. I
had to extend my patience more. Despite those emotions and tension, I felt the
support of our group that we went there as a group, and therefore we finish as
a group. I felt the teamwork so it feels good to have groupmates and batchmates
like them.
Insight:
“Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration,
wonderful things can be achieved.”-Mattie
Stepanek
There is strength when there is
teamwork and reaching the impossible becomes possible when the team works
together.
Problems:
So far the problems that I have
encountered is how to adjust to the new rules that they have in the private
school. Adjusting in the lesson plan portion most especially that I was used to
the lesson plan structure in the public which is not tabulated though we were
to do lesson plans in a tabular form in our Principles of teaching subjects but
it seems so hard.
Solution:
The remedy that I could think of as of
now is to go back to my old notes and practice the tabulated form of lesson
planning. One thing more is to practice more doing lesson plans in the tabulated manner.
Goals
for Next Week:
My goals for next week are to start teaching and
getting lessons, to accomplish my requirements and to give my best in teaching.
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