This year the old style FILE 201 of all the staff and faculty of a public school teacher is changed to a PORTFOLIO. All is required to make a portfolio of their teaching career. So even though I'm not yet a permanent teacher, I have to make my own, too. And one part of a portfolio is the teacher's reflection. The reflection will be changed every year since it consists of the the teacher's experience and insight of the current school year.
Here is my reflection which I included in my portfolio:
After 14 years of studying and five years of working in
private companies, year 2011 has been a challenging year for me. Every school
day has been a test. It was a trial. But most of all it’s full of fun and
learning. Teaching is a two way process – you teach and you learn. I taught the
students with the knowledge I learned from the University and also from my
experiences. And I learn from my students, they help me improve on my
strategies and techniques.
On July 1, 2011, I report to the school as a volunteer
teacher with a little nervousness and excitement. I was thinking of what will
happen. I know nobody from there, even a single one. But I was surprised at how
I was warmly welcomed by the Principal – Mrs. Perlita S. Pangilinan – and all
the staff. I was so grateful for the hospitality and friendship they showed me.
For almost three(3) weeks I just stayed in the office and done office works
with Ma’am Andamon.
On the first day that I was given a class to teach I’m a bit
afraid. But I was astonished how the students were to see me. I talked to them
about their lesson. The class begin with introducing each one since I don’t
know any of them, starting with me. And I ask them to write what they are
expecting from me as their teacher and from their class which we look back upon
before the school year ends.
I got a little difficulty in disciplining the students. I
have suffered from being friends with them and issuing discipline. I was on
thinking that they have to like me. I forgot that they should like the subject
most rather than liking me. I cannot forget the time when two of my students
quarrel during the class and one was crying with red spot on his left eye.
Although I was able to resolve the conflict between them, it marked on my
life’s history.
On my computer lessons, I knew most of my students were
learning when they were asked to create a Christmas card with their own style
and word arts. They were able to create beautiful cards to be given to their
love ones. I was happy to see that most cards were address to their mothers.
The poem submitted by the Third Year Filipino class was
really fulfilling. It was fun reading all of them and suggesting some small
details for improvement. Many students could really create a very artistic poem
and they could play well with words. Sometimes I envy them for that. How fun it
is reading poems with message and meaning. Poems that really comes from the
heart.
I am still vexed on time management and behaviour
management. So I focused more on them. Though it is trying, I still tried. Many
students don’t come on time especially my one o’clock class. Very few can make
it on time. So I make sure to make the topic shorter but the lesson was given
and that the target was reached. What I do is explain the lesson well and short
(it is a bit easier since its Filipino subject). Just then I gave them the
activity of the day.
I have seen during my first year of teaching how
quick time goes by.(-.-)
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