This off-campus practice teaching program really helps me a lot in experiencing the real world of the field that I have chosen. There are so many stories along with this experience, some are bad, but mostly are good and worth remembering.

  Mistakes, blunders and adversities are always part of the learning process, and experiencing it most of the times gives us the best learning experience. I have mistaken this practice teaching to be a scary and rough journey that I have to face just for me to finish this course. I’m afraid I’m not yet good or equip enough for this, I’m afraid I am not really for this profession. Having all these fears hold me to do things I suppose to do. I suppose to speak as I must, but I stammered just for the thought of committing mistakes. I suppose to give the best learning for my students, but I tend to hold myself back just for thinking that I am not yet good enough. At first, those are the difficulties I had encountered, fearing myself.

    As I go along with the process of teaching, I discovered my capacities and I learned how to unlearn my fears. I emerged myself to the whole process, by loving the learning of my students, looking to their own discovery every day, and making them feel that they are important in the process of their own learning. Little by little I unveil my eyes to see the wonderful world of teaching. Hearing the simplest word as “thank you” inspires me a lot to continue the journey every day and to give all my efforts even if it may not be the best other may see it. I urge to see the joy in my student’s eyes every time they grasp the ideas of each lesson and upon discovering that they can make their own learning possible.

   As a person, one of the most fulfilling feelings is to know that you’ve been a part of someone’s success, that you’ve somehow cause them to do their best, that you’ve given them the passage to their own new dimension. Every day, even for their little achievements that I know at one point I had helped them, it gives me a sense of fulfilment and yet wanting more, for I want not just few of my students to step higher but all. Having the enhancement for those beginner students, at first I thought it’s just another load that I should bear just to accomplish a requirement. But the process was indeed enjoyable, for I can saw how enthusiastic they are to learn, that they now know that like the others they can also make it on top if they will try. And what makes me happier was when one of the students from my enhancement got the highest score in our quiz which was not usually happen. And that instance cause the other students specially those who are undergoing the enhancement to be more motivated. But unfortunately the enhancement was eliminate in our requirements and     I been so busy for some other concerns, so I was not able to continue the program, and it disappointed my students.

   As to the accomplishments, I was fortunate to be one of the master of ceremony at the English Club Festival, though it was my first time to it really help me a lot in my speaking skill, conquering my stage freight was one of the best benefit I got from that experience. I also finish my classroom structuring, though I had a hard time doing it, because my classroom was almost really empty after the typhoon Glenda, and because of many other concerns that I have to attend to, that’s why I was not able to finish it early. I was also able to be a coach of the contestants for the English Festival last ------------ hosted by CDE. And it was really fulfilling that even though our contestant was not able to make it on top, but at least she was one of those who got higher scores, and I know that I have accompanied them in every step of their way, that I have also inspired them, and that’s enough for me.