Welcome to the Real World of Teaching!

            A few weeks to go and I’ll be in a real world of teaching! I feel so blessed because I was hired at Our Lady of Lourdes  School of Novaliches. I didn’t expect that I will be employed. I just passed my resume that time, and when I was about to go home, one of the faculties of OLLSN called me to go back to the school. They asked me to have my demonstration teaching. I was so nervous because I am not prepared! They gave me only 15 minutes to choose my topic and make a lesson plan.  I had my demonstration teaching about ‘Prepositions in, on and under’’, one of the topics for Grade 1. I chose this topic because I’ve already demonstrated it to other schools before. I didn’t know how to execute this topic without visual aids.  It was super unplanned.  Thank goodness I have a talent in drawing. I drew on the board the characters of the story. They praised me for my wonderful drawings!  I was also able to find alternative materials to help me go on with my demonstration teaching. I was so nervous while executing the topic because four faculty members were observing me. After my demonstration teaching, they discussed to me the positive and the negative points they have observed while I am executing the lesson. One of the observers said that I have a well-modulated voice. Haha :) The other one said that I am fluent in English, and I am well poised in front.  Haha. I was smiling while teaching to hide my nervousness. The only negative point they said was that, I taught the topic slowly. Thank God! I made this super impromptu demonstration teaching successfully! :)

            The school has a good environment and facilities. The faculty members, together with the principal, are all good to me. I was assigned to handle Grade 1 and Grade 3 class. I will teach eight subjects! haha :) I am lucky because there are teachers' manuals that will serve as my guide in executing the topics in different subjects! :) Less stress! No need to do a lesson plan everyday! haha :)

            I’m no longer a college student. This coming June is the start of the great challenge wherein I would be able to apply what I have learned from my dear Alma Mater, Philippine Normal University! Thank you so much Lord for guiding me in everything I do. I dedicate to you the product of my hard working spirit. I hope to become an EFFECTIVE and EFFECIENT TEACHER! :)