Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. - THOMAS HUXLEY-
Classroom recitation, defined as a series of teacher questions, each eliciting a student response and sometimes a teacher reaction to that response. I usually give posing questions which call for speculative, inferential and evaluative thinking. I get different reactions from my students during recitation and most of the time they amuse me; I can relate to them, I was a student too once upon a time.
I remember whenever my teachers would start calling students for questioning, I would avoid having eye contact with him/her and pray to God he/she would spare me. I can still recall how I would nervously scan through my text books and notebooks hoping that the page would miraculously open to answer the question asked. I would suddenly feel uncomfortable, restlessly twitching and turning on my seat, wanting to leave the classroom without any reason or excuse to tell the teacher. Ahhh...those were the days. And now for my revenge...bwahahaha....
***This is one of my favorite writing exercise for my students: "IF I COULD..." . The Soul-Seeker asked me in her blog to do this exercise myself, and like a compliant student, I did the exercise without complaints. Here's my answer:
If I could be in one place right now... it would be in Wonderland where I could release all my inhibitions and make impossible things possible.
If I could give something of myself to my friends... I would give them my compassion for the special children so there would be more people in the world to understand the exceptionalilty of special children.
If I could take some people somewhere...I would take them in my classroom so they too can experience the miracles that happen there everyday.
If I could make one dream come true... it would be world peace! (sabay kaway pang Ms. Congeniality)
If I could do real magic...I would make poverty in the world disappear.
Your turn! I get to invite 5 blogger friends to do the same activity...
- TITA BAMBIT
- GLENN
- MAILA
- KA URO
- RENEE
***After another day, Nao tagged me to do almost the same thing but with different prompts:
It's good when u have... someone to pamper and spoil you all the time (hi hubby!)
The best part of love is... when it is reciprocated.
Step out of...the kitchen when it is flaming hot (you don't wanna be roasted with your chicken).
I had a sly smile when...hubby prepares a romantic dinner with wine (what happens next is up to you).
Turn it on and...turn it loud and wild (the music when my daughter and I are dancing)
Don't mess with my...laptop computer, it has all my important files (or else!)
I love the way I feel when...I get what I want.
There were lots of... ups and downs in my life, but I don't regret any of it.
The moment I laid eyes on... Reiner, I knew he's the one! ('ala The Matrix :D)
Walking down the isle... is completely different than anything I've ever done!
It's best to... be happy for 30 minutes of your life than never having to experience it at all.
When u find the right... person to spend you whole life with never let that person go, or you will be forever wandering looking for someone like him/her.
Understanding the dos & dont's of... love is like understanding how Einstein came up with his formula E=mc2.
The worst music I've heard... is when I was singing in the bathroom while in despair.
Large bold prints can seem...overwhelming and too loud for me.
Now I get to tag 5 blogger friends too...
- ARVIN
- BING
- ATONG
- DRE
- AIR MILIKAY
O, yung mga 'di natawag 'wag na magtampo, kayo naman ang susunod...hehehe.
26 comments:
Hehe, thanks for answering this, Teacher Sol! Ingats!
--with my wonderful hubby driving down on a quiet country road and just enjoying the peaceful scenery
--right now..it would be my time, but that’s soo impossible because I just started yet another sem. In snchool..be busy for the rest of the summer months :-(
--I would take them with me to heaven especially some friends that arent really sure of where theyre going when they die..and let them know theres alot more "life" up there than down here on earth :)
--It would be for my son to outgrow all his allergies, because I love my son to death –I want him to have a normal childhood without having to worry about what to eat and not what to eat every now and then..my poor baby :-(
oopps..sorry heres my answer to the last one..
---it would be to finish reading my bulky nursing books in an instant and retain all the information until the big exams haha..in my dreams!!
ma'am! ma'am! (sabay taas ng kamay) may i go out??? ha ha ha i dont know the answers, e ha ha
seriously, be posting the answers and will let you know...
ty, sol!
Hello! Teacher Sol. I will e-mail you my achievements and my short autobiography with photo. Oh about the photo I will see to it that I may post my picture as attachment on my e-mail to you.
I like to go to the US and I wanna go to Edinburg,Texas. I like the carrot cake .
SOUL-SEEKER, no problem, sory po ma'am late ha...hahaha...pasado ba?
MAILA, good job girl! Very prompt reply and very well thought of answers too. Ok na estudyante ka ah...wag ka na magpaalam for sit-in, pumasok ka nalang...hahaha. What I like about my cyberclass is that all my students here are good.
BING, thanks! will just check later...(teacher na teacher ba ang dating? hahaha)
ANJEL, I have a blogger friend who's excited to see your picture. We'll wait, ok? Keep writing, girl!And keep reachin' for your stars...
hahahaha mam ang ganda ng topic mo ah!astig ah hehehehe
ay naku ako piborit ko umupo sa pinaka dulo abah pagdating sa pag resayt at natawag ang pangalan ko syempre lingonan sila lahat sa'kin halos mabali leeg nila kakatingin sa ekspresyon ko kung ano resayt na sagot ko,minsan din namamali ako ng sagot napapangiti yung teacher ko sa kakulitan ay naku dami kong eksperyins sa pagre-resayt!di ko makalimutan yung moments na tawanan ang buong klase dahil "kulitan:talaga.
Great Teacher Sol! Apir! Gagawin ko na to men! Kamote talaga! Gusto ko ng pork siomai! Bwakekekekek!
tinamaan naman ako dito...hehe
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. - THOMAS HUXLEY-
teacher sol,
puede po mam sagutin ko yung unang mga question mam. he he he.
here goes :
--money and no debt, can have peace of mind.
--when u are making love
----ur fantasy world, live in the real world
--wife sees, we are all alone tonight
--turn it loud, watching my dallas mavericks
--my money, its my money.. get it
--when i help other people with whatever they need
--mistakes i have made that i regret.
--on carrie underwood, i knew she wld win american idol
--to have tried to succeed and failed than to have not tried
--person,don't let go or u wld be sorry u did.
--life, is like understanding quantum physics or business finance.
--is ashlee simpson singing in the orange bowl. ncaa football
--like someone is yelling at me
ito po ang mga answer ko mam.
LWS, nakakatawa ka, para kang wala sa Canada sa pananalita mo. Ay oo nga pala, Independence Day ngayon. Ang kulit mo pala kahit sa klase no?...hahaha
DRE, eto isa pang estudyante kong makulit, salamat sa pagtapos ng classwork mo sa blog mo ha, kahit na may headache ka. Touched naman ako dun.
PATRICE, tinamaan din ako dyan kaya nga nilagay ko dito eh, hahaha...I'm sure di lang tayo, marami pa. Thanks, you found my blog.
ARVIN, namili ka pa ha...okey na okey. Enjoy ka ba sa pagsi-sit-in mo dito? tinaguriang blogger ka na rin...hahaha
teacher sol,
i just sent my reply po mam. when i was in school, i always sat on the front bec the teachers used to call on students that are hiding on the back. when i looked my teachers in the eye, they did not cl on me bec they thought maybe i knew the answer. wrong.. that is what i call reverse psycology. oops sorry po mam, i thnk i did nt spell that right.
take care sol
Great Teacher Sol! Nagawa ko na po! Apir!
ARVIN, "reverse psychology", sana alam ko na yan when I was still in school....
DRE, checked. Job well done!
If I could be in one place right now... it would be in moon surface driving my toyota tundra, viewing mother earth from moon surface and drinking San Miguel Beer....hehehe
salamat special mention mo pa ko...thanks
(1) If I could be in one place right now, it would be something like a Marlboro country (sprwling green lawns, cold and misty morning, with my cowboy costume, LOL!)
(2) If I could give something of myself to my friends, it would be my never-fading smile, hehe! (sorry for being too narcissistic, so many people simply frown for nothing; time to cheer up!)
(3) If I could take some people somewhere... -->> well it depends. I'll bring my rich, brat friends in the middle of Quiapo, Baclaran or Divisoria and let them realize how detached they are from reality. I'll bring my not-so-lucky friends to the posh villages of their corrupt, elected politicans (Wack-Wack, Forbes, etc) to let them see the irony of being a Filipino (bitter ako, hehe).
(4) If I could make one dream come true, I'll form a globocop to manage world peace (world peace pa rin, pinaikot ko lang konti, hehe)
(5) If I could do real magic, I'll turn this damn-full-of-crooks-corrupt government into a bunch of monkeys (sorry animal lovers) and throw them in the middle of the ocean in a strike of want (fairy daw, hehe!)
Hi teacher Sol! I sent you an e-mail with my pics. Hope you like it. Oh, about the achievements I'll do it if there's time but no can do for now. Did you visit Arvin's blog? I hope you did because he's a frequent visitor in my blog. Hope you respond. BTW What do you think of my answers to your questions.
SHA, sound calming, can I go with you into the forest? hahaha...I will wait for this interesting entry in your blog.
TECHGUY, romantic ang dating ng moon, kahit sa recitation pala Mr. Romantic guy ka pa rin...hahaha
GLENN, "If I could take some people somewhere... -->> well it depends. I'll bring my rich, brat friends in the middle of Quiapo, Baclaran or Divisoria"...and leave them there, makauwi kaya sila without calling their drivers or bribing anyone to bring them home? :D joke lang po, batu-bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magalit!
ANJEL, yes, I got your email, thanx. Still waiting for your autobiography. About your achievements, wow! masyado pala marami, pakisulat nalang yung most recent 10. Arvin is my kababayan, mabait yan, and is very fond of kids. I guess she wants her daughter to grow up like you. Yu are very inspiring!
mam sol,
i'll have to think about my answers first. mabagal akong magisip e. hihihi.
will get back to you later.
hi Sol! i answered your tag in my blog na ... thanks for remembering me!
the answers for the recitation are on my blog na... ty, sol!
KA URO, ok lang po, late submission will still be accepted naman *wink*
TITA BAMBIT, BING, checked your "homework" na, plus ganda points yan! :D
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