Hello! 👋 Hi! Mabuhay! 🤗How are you Hivers? I hope everyone's doing fine!✨
It's been a week since I had my last blog. My health condition stopped me so for a while to rest and recover. Just a bad week, but NEVER a bad life!
In this blog, I wanted to share to you what I did after long rest from blogging. School works are piled on. With so much things to do, I sat down and wrote this jumbled thoughts with the sound of the waves and the majestic color of the sun that is about to set. I deserve this kind of moment.
DAILY GRIND
As usual, I had to travel via motorbike going to school everyday. I set off at 7:30 in the morning. It took me 25 minutes or so going to school. In the morning, the road is busy, students going to school, people going to work, and business owners opening their stores. That is the scene I always witness every morning while driving. Since my school is located in a mountainous location, I had to traverse in this kind of view, morning and afternoon.
WHAT I DO EVERYDAY
71% of my week is spent in school. Teaching. Discussing. Meeting the students everyday. Quiz. I get used to this life for four years now. I am enjoying it. I am embracing it. With six class a day, I meet diverse attitudes and stories from around 250 students. The best feeling of being a teacher is when you know they learn, they listen and they take action. Be in my class today! You might learn something from in this blog! Keep reading!
THE STORY IN A FOUR-CORNERED ROOM
Teaching Science was never my cup of tea. The terminologies and facts are way too broad to discuss. But me being the “who-am-I-to-refuse person”, I accepted the challenge with a heavy heart. Then, I studied and learned how to handle the subjects, looked for effective strategies. Now I realized Science is amazing. This year, I tasked my students to create two projects about the topics that we had. First, I let them create a terrarium. The second one is an illustration of how the body systems works. They submitted creative outputs which stunned me.
Terrarium is interesting, isn’t it? Now I will share to you the easy steps on how to make this one. Firstly, Get a clean glass bottle or jar with a cap in it. Clear glass is preferrable. Second, prepare the materials like pebbles, sand, charcoal, soil, and the plant that you want. If you choose to have the bottle, take note that it is kinda hard to maintain its cleanliness. So, might as well, prepare a cotton swab, wipes, water or something to clean. Now, its time for the making. Gently put the pebbles inside the jar or the bottle. Do not rush. It might crack. White pebbles look more beautiful in a glass. Then put the sand next to the pebbles. You have now the two layers. This time, put the charcoal next to the sand. Pick the small ones to avoid the dirt to spread in the glass. Then, put the soil in it. Finally, use a stick to assist your plant inside. Make sure not to hurt the roots and its body. You can also add some pebbles and moss to have an attractive landscape. And Viola, you have now your own terrarium which you can put in a living room or even in a dining table.
Little did I know that I am starting to embrace the beauty of Science. Aside from the fact that I learn, I am also able to impart knew knowledge through the integration of technology. That is, Science needs visualization, thus, videos and photos can ignite the eagerness and leave long memory to remember.
After checking their amazing outputs, my stomach just kruuuu – kruuuuuu. I’m a little hungry. Gladly, a concerned student came in to my room and brought some snack. Woooow, just the right time to take a break and take a bite. cruuunch
After some bites, I continued working. I began checking my students' writing portfolio. Oh! I forgot to share it to you, this one's my favorite. Creative Writing! Just by reading the subject, you would know the focus and goals, that is, to write. Writing is the extension of thoughts and feelings. So I complied their works to create a portfolio so one day, they can look back to the outputs they had with me.
Surroundings began to darken. The sound of the happy kids playing in the ground changed into the sound of rain drops. (sighs) Let me have this minute to relax. I went out to see the rain. The soothing rain drop touched my skin.
How serene!
TIME TO GO
It's almost five o' clock in the afternoon. It's time to go home. But today, the things I accomplished in work needed refreshments. Thus, I decided to drive by the nearest beach to witness the sunset. To the beach we go!
Alone, but not lonely.
I saw the fishermen prepping their boats. I saw vendors selling peanuts. There were couples dating and enjoying the view. There were circle of friends celebrating a birthday. There were kids running in the shore. It completed the view and the moment. (sigh) I wish I could do this all the time.
Funny fact: set the timer to look like someone has taken a good photo of me 😁
Then, I realized, I am the one that control my time and my life. If I had decided to just go home, I would have not witnessed these all and I would have not a time for myself. If you are sick, go get rest and recover. If you are tired, go take a break. If you need space, go find a place to relax. It's okay not to be okay. Take time!
Finally, I went home.
Thank you for reading my story this far! ✨Have a good one!💕