My July has never been this busy. Compared to the busy months I've had before (Hello December and March.), I am loving every bit of July. I guess, teachers' lives, in general, have been designed to have that "heaven and hell week" feel. We never run out of things to be done. Or sometimes worry about.
Yeah, I do those things. And that's far from my idea of a suicidal attempt. It's our (teachers') way of having fun (really)--the secret of our youthfulness (naks!). This is partly sarcasm.
Aside from the colorful teacher's hat, which I wear Mondays to Fridays, I try on different hats on weekends.
Make our lesson plans. Prepare the visual aids. Search for educational songs and videos. Formulate questions for a test. Check piles of essays. Record the scores. Compose a jingle. Teach the jingle to students. Train students for a contest. Talk with/to the parents. Answer phone calls. Submit proposals. And the list goes on...
Yeah, I do those things. And that's far from my idea of a suicidal attempt. It's our (teachers') way of having fun (really)--the secret of our youthfulness (naks!). This is partly sarcasm.
Aside from the colorful teacher's hat, which I wear Mondays to Fridays, I try on different hats on weekends.
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| UP Mountaineer's Hat Application period: July - October |
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| Exhausted Mountaineer Power nap at Tarak Ridge, Mt. Mariveles First Week of July (photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of <<Saktong Trip>>) |
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| Good morning Mt. Mariveles! (photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of Sir Emj Villaresto) |
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| Tarak Ridge Day Hikers This is the first time that I was one of the hike organizers. (photo credits to Sir Rey Maniego of <<Saktong Trip>>) |
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| Kidlit Fan's Hat July 14, Saturday There were only two non-InK members in the room. I was the other one. The speakers talked about their AFCC experience. |
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| Culture and Arts Advocate's Hat July 14, Saturday First The Spill event I have attended. Thanks CSI! I learned a lot about museum education. |
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| Environmentalist's Hat July 14, Saturday I pitched in in the giant mural painting along Q.Ave underpass. I fin'lly met Mermaid Anna Oposa and her legion of marine animal friends. Thanks Save Philippine Seas and Dolphins Love Freedom! |
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| Teacher's Hat July 17 NCBD is my favorite celebration of the school year. This year we had storytelling activities in Cebuano, Bicolano and Ilocano. |
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| At the end of the day, I'm back to my favorite hat-- my me-hat. Don't I get tired doing these things on weekends? Weekends are supposed to be rest days, right? Uh-huh. No, I don't. For me, weekends are the best times to |
And when you follow the mantra above, you'll never get tired of doing those things. And this is called
P.S.
Yeah, I do attend Sunday services. Gotta thank Him for these passions.
