Gateway to Horizon

Learning, in my point of view, is one of the most important and rewarding amongst social processes in which humans engage. Surely, education is considered important in all societies and teachers play an integral role in ensuring the success of this social process. There is so much a person can learn outside of formal school, but knowledge administered by universities is without a doubt instrumental to our race’s advanced and ever-progressive state. Interestingly, my studies in Universit...

Education has a long withstanding history. Even before schools were founded, the need to equip ourselves has always been present. The way people view learning changed as ancient civilizations advanced. It became highly structured besides being purpose driven. And though there is so much we can learn outside of school, many consider formal education their ticket to a good future. Schooled individuals, after all, are typically more competitive in the workforce. In a working environment that pos...

Loyola Heights is known for its exclusive subdivisions. The community visit we have conducted however gave me a perspective contrary to this place’s fancy image. Most of its population is likely affluent but some are clearly not. Seeing this caused discomfort within me. I started asking myself, how can children living in such condition reach the fullness of their potential if even their basic needs are not met? I am not rich myself, but these people are obviously facing real problems th...

Teachers and businessmen are similar in some ways. Dedication and hard work for example are essential for a business to thrive, the same goes for teaching. To become a successful educator, you must have the passion, dedication and appropriate skillset. It is amazing how small-business ventures can depict life-long lessons for an aspiring educator. This article highlights some characteristics that seem parallel to both business and teaching professionals which I realize during our stint as stu...

Just a few weeks since the semester started, there are already a lot of things I have learned as an aspiring educator. As a teacher to be, Scaffolding, the idea of Zone Proximal Development, Principles in Designing a Literacy Program and Taxonomies of Reading Comprehension are those I find gravitating. In this introductory blog entry, I opt to share my point of view of what education is, how I regard it and how I see it shape our society. Though field observation in UPIS and demo of teachers ...