Thursday, September 03, 2009

On Learning and Best Teachers Forever (BTF)

I remember floundering in grade school - in the honors section but not fully comprehending what was being taught. I used to break out in a cold sweat on Monday mornings which I hoped would progress into ‘excuse-slip-fever’. That’s how much I dreaded school. I got by largely thanks to seatmates with great notes, the power of memorization and logical guesswork. Grade 8 at Holy Rosary with Mrs. Mooney marked my epiphany. I finally understood the principles of calculus and even got to like French. All it took was the patience and energy of one teacher to turn my world upside down (or right side up).


We need more Mrs. Mooneys in this world who have both the requisite knowledge/skills AND passion for teaching.


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A: Mommy, stop. Look, there are plenty of trees here (pointing to some sorry looking trees along Malugay).
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