Teaching is the best profession!

When I was a child I admire my auntie and older cousins who are teachers. At that young age I have already high regard with teachers. Teachers are the most respected persons in every community. With that aspiration, I promised to, myself that someday I’ll be a teacher.

I become part of the system during the year 1992.My first year in teaching were very inspiring and really enjoy the job I’ve chosen. If there are seminars or trainings I volunteer myself and I do actively participate, because I believe that it would increase my personality as well as my profession.

But as time passed, I feel that I am no longer interested with those kinds of activities, maybe because I am growing old. I almost hate attending seminars and trainings especially in Science and Mathematics. I don’t want to sit the whole day listening to the speakers who are just making oral reading in front of the participants as they present their topics. As if I’m just wasting my time and money because almost all training and seminars nowadays requires registration fee which I think too much too high the cost that what I expect to learn.

FUSE has changed my insight about seminars and trainings. Last May 22 & 23, I was about seminars –workshop sponsored by the FOUNDATION FOR UPGRADING THE STANDARD OF EDUCATION. I’m here, they introduce to us the use of CONSTEC VCD’s in teaching SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS. The sponsoring agency had awaken and bring back my interest to participate in this kind of activity. I have a thought that I really need to upgrade my learning’s & insights for the benefit of my pupils and other to come. I don’t say that what I have learned before is no longer effective but I strongly believe to the saying “LEARNING MORE, EARN MORE”.

On the early part of June 2009, I started using the CD’s given by the FUSE. And I found out that with the help of telelessons learing is easy to facilitate. Children were so interested with the lessons. Aside from they are learning, I have observed that they are happy watching the TV. They don’t get bored instead it serves as their relaxation time. During discussions, children can answer questions based on what they have viewed unlike when the discussion is between the teacher keep on taking and the children holding their books and after 60 minutes everything disappear from their minds. The use of CD’s had helped much to lighten the loads of teachers but of course with the guidance of the teacher while viewing. Another is that children imitate how the teachers on the television pronounce the word. They keep on repeating the words they hear. Though its just a play for them, I am very thankful that what they are doing can be considered as additional knowledge for them.

Founded by Dr. Lucio C. Tan on December 1, 1994, FUSE seeks to improve the skills in English, Science and Mathematics teachers. Its programs include regular teacher training workshops; a post-graduate scholarship program for Science and Engineering teachers; production and distribution of telecourses in English, Elementary Science, Chemistry, Physics and Math; and a host of other educational programs in partnership with government and private learning institutions.