Behavior is one of the most abused or misunderstood word from the places I have been and I was never quite exposed to the many facets of behavior until now. In like tones, having to deal with this module, opened another window in my mind as I could, for the first time in the course,... Continue Reading →
When we started this course, I talked much about my desire to be a master of my domain; to be an expert teacher by knowing every nook and cranny of my chosen field. Little did I know that such ambition requires solid foundation in both the academic part and behavioral line. As I read more,... Continue Reading →
It’s either I am truly old school or I must have lived in a different planet for many, many years – to be so surprised that intelligence is much more than the academic proficiency that I grew to believe in. Those readings have touched one sensitive chord after another, as I felt like I have... Continue Reading →
I am blessed to be studying teaching at a time when the profession of teaching is receiving much attention for its role in the entire educational system. In my naivete, I also didn't favor a teaching course in my younger days because of the controversies surrounding the profession. But it is never too late to... Continue Reading →
I could have sworn Roberts, in his video on What is Learning (2013), looked me in the eye when he said, you are an adult returning to learn. Indeed, I am finding myself having to worry about learning now, than decades ago, when I was younger and more energetic. But I have yet to include... Continue Reading →
This blog post will entail my reflection upon seeing the results of my Teaching Perspectives Inventory (TPI) test. I decided to take up formal teaching lessons at this point of my life because of my desire to help others with skills, knowledge and understanding of certain fields of endeavor that have been my work's and... Continue Reading →
I must say I doubted myself a bit the moment I first opened my portal sites on both courses enrolled for the first trimester. Or it could have been a feeling of being overwhelmed or intimidated. Deep inside I conceitedly reasoned out that I have been out of school for more than 30 years hence... Continue Reading →
Take the first step of running a 15K race by signing up for the Run for the Aspins, at Camp Aguinaldo, on October 18, 2015. This distance is arguably no longer "fun run" material and might even require some degree of training. Some even consider 15K as longrun distance. I can agree with that, knowing the... Continue Reading →
Indeed, at the threshold of another historic election, our spidey-senses are heightened as we are bombarded, on a daily basis, with both information and trash about real and potential candidates. Let me sort this out by illustration. Scenario 1: Job applicant for an executive position was declined, despite his 'more-than-20-years-experience' in the pharmaceutical industry. Reason?... Continue Reading →
The slam books asked the proverbial question: What do you want to be when you grow up? My contemporaries had all been sane and rooted when they wrote about being some lofty professional and hitting it rich someday. My answer had always been oddly and seriously imaginative: to be an astronaut. The kind of ambition... Continue Reading →
The Life of a RunningAdik 