Nag-NCBD ka na ba?

Bilang pagpupugay sa lahat ng mga Pilipinong sumusulat, naglalarawan at gumuguhit ng mga librong pambata, ipinagdiwang namin ang ika-27 National Children's Book Day o NCBD ngayong Hulyo 20.



Lubos akong nasiyahan dahil sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay naipagdiwang ko ang NCBD bilang isang guro. Noon ay sumasapat na sa akin ang panonood ng mga pagkukuwento at pagpapapirma ng mga libro sa mga manunulat at ilustrador tuwing ika-20 ng Hulyo.



Pananabik ang unang dumapo sa akin nang mabuo sa isip ko ang mga maliliit na selebrayson na maari naming gawin sa klase. Sumidhi pa ito nang malaman kong nabigyan ang aming paaralan ng limang makukulay na poster para sa naturang pagdiriwang.





Kanina ay ipinagdiwang namin ito. Isang matamis na huni sa akin tuwing maririnig kong binabati ng mga bata ang sarili nila ng "Happy NCBD!"



Sa intermediate level (Baitang 4-6), ginanap namin ang Finals ng Book Trivia Quiz Show. Ang mga katanungan ay nagmula sa mga librong nagkamit ng PBBY-Salanga at Alcala Prize at Palanca Award. Ibinukas ko sa lahat ang maliit naming silid-aklatan (na nasa aming silid-aralan) upang lahat ay makapagbasa ng mga naturang aklat.



Hindi mapapantayan ang ligayang nadama ko tuwing nakikita kong nagbabasa ang mga estudyante namin. Pakiramdam ko, nagawa ko na ang tungkulin ko bilang isang guro ng Pagbasa.



Narito ang ilan sa mahigit 35 katanungan na naisulat ko:



A. Ano ang pangalan ng pinsan ni Raquel na may pambihirang buhok?

B. Saang bayan naninirahan sina Ampalaya at iba pang gulay?

C. Ayon sa kuwentong Xilef, ano daw ang dapat gamitin upang mapigilan ang mga titik sa paglipad?

D. Sino ang sumulat ng aklat na Unang Baboy sa Langit?

E. Ilang dagang-bukid ang nanirahan sa puno sa kuwentong May Alaga akong Puno?





Bukod sa trivia quiz show, nagkaroon din kami ng patimpalak sa pagrerebyu ng mga aklat-pambata. (Ilalahatla ko dito ang ilan sa mga gawa nila.)



Sa high school level naman ay nagsagawa din sila ng boom trivia quiz show mula sa mga pamosong libro ng kanilang henerasyon gaya ng mga gawa ni Bob Ong, Stephenie Meyer,J.K. Rowling at iba pa.



Mapalad ang mga bata dahil mas napapayaman ng mga ganitong pagdiriwang ang kanilang kabataan. Sana, sa mga gawaing tulad nito ay nahimok silang patuloy na mahalin ang pagbabasa. Na sa edad nila ay masabi at mapatunayan nila na "Ang nagbabasa ng libro, laging panalo".

Quickie Post

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Wow. The enemy has been attacking me . He once caught me off guard last week, but I won't let him stop my momentum.



Yesterday, I lost my four-year-old MP3 player/ flash drive. I had been using that MP3 player as a teaching aid. I play different background music while my pupils are copying the notes on the board. I also used it to record the voices of my students during our speech class. I have around 200 songs--both secular and Christian music--saved in that petite gadget. All of my important school/work files are there.



Then yesterday, while I was waiting for my turn in the ATM in PNB-Lagro, a crooked man, stole it from the pocket of my backpack. I just realized that it was missing when I was about to return my wallet in my bag--the pocket was left open.



The funny thing about this unfortunate event is that the snatcher forgot to get the earphones and charger of my player. It's "low-batt" already. How can he use it? He should have asked me first how to use it.



Last month, I lost my phone. Then this July, it's my MP3 player. Material things don't really last. I should be more careful and cautious next time.

I So Like My New Layout

Dear blogger.com,



After weeks of having a lost-in-html-codes worries for this li'l blog of mine, I am now relieved.



Thanks blogger for the new layout designs. Thanks for helping the not-so-tech-savvy people who love doodling words but not deciphering codes.



Thank you for the free hosting ( Did I use the word hosting correctly?)



I hope that you would make blog layout designing more user-friendly, especially for people like me.



Cheers,



Jerson

I Feel Good

I so miss my weekly dose of senti moments here in blogspot. Work has been eating up most of my time. But unlike last year, which was my prima salvo of teaching, work no longer embitters my hard-days night.



At times, we couldn't explain why certain things are happenings to us--especially the ugly ones. We are tempted to ask God to free us from such things. But when the time comes that we are through with that experience, we soon realize the significance of that event in our growth.



Now, I am executing my tasks as a teacher religiously. I have come in full terms with myself that I am a teacher. That lessons plan are to be done before the actual teaching of the lesson. That keeping a friendly and orderly classroom is possible. That raising your bars high is a blessing in disguise. That pupils look up to you, so you must be a good model to them. That I have to surround myself with individuals who would create a positive impact on my life. That I am created to be of service to others. That with God, burning out is impossible.