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Question: A Teacher or a Learner?

Ruthi — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 02:34:20 +0000

It was my 1st day at work. Everything seemed all new to me.

Of course, everything was indeed new to me because I am no longer a teacher… in the classroom… with my lesson plan on one hand… and with a box of chalk on the other.

Of course, everything was [...]

Subject Matter: The Teacher’s Alibis

Ruthi — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:54:09 +0000

Once a teacher… always a teacher. I believe in that.

Though I am not in the teaching profession right now and doing everything to avoid teaching… I can feel deep in my heart that one day I will be back in the classroom. And even if I had tons of alibis to [...]

Hindsight: The Work of a Teacher

Ruthi — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:29:46 +0000

I was watching my favorite TV show and having my cup of tea one fine night. I just had a relaxing deep tissue body massage that I regularly have on weekend nights and getting ready for bed. It was passed my bedtime but I was still in the mood for another cup of [...]

Subject Matter: Responsibility

Ruthi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:42:43 +0000

I had a busy weekend. I had to attend a whole day training last Saturday as required by the State for Child Care licensing. It was a very enlightening and productive training except for the crappy weather. And one of the things that really struck me was the topic on the “responsibility” of [...]

Question: Who’s the best?

Ruthi — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:33:38 +0000

I was busy writing down receipts from the payments I received from parents when I suddenly felt the cold wind brushed against my already cold cheeks. I knew someone came in because that cold wind must have come from an open door. It was only a quarter past six in the morning and [...]

Subject Matter: Vacation

Ruthi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:27:04 +0000

WHEN I WAS A STUDENT… vacation time was my favorite subject aside from “recess”. Whose kid doesn’t like vacation and recess, anyway? It is the best idea that school had every come up with.

Vacation means… you don’t have to wake up early and hit the shower so you won’t be late [...]

Un-teach Me

Ruthi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:31:10 +0000

The hardest lesson I learned from being a teacher is… to un-teach myself.

Life is a teaching-learning process and the world is your classroom. And being an educator is not just a profession (I wish it were)… it is a lifetime commitment. The compensation is not much but huge in other “fringe” [...]

QUESTION: Am I a good teacher?

Ruthi — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:54:04 +0000

People are basically proud of their achievements. Who aren’t? Achievements give people a sense of pride and power.

But…

some people are also basically humble of their achievements. Why not? Achievements sometimes give people a sense of humility too.

Maybe…

achievements can make people either proud or humble.

If there [...]

Teacher’s Pet

Ruthi — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:42 +0000

Being a teacher, I admit, I play favorites [in a very discreet way at least]. I’m sorry but can’t help it. I guess it’s human nature to take sides. I like students who are smart and responsible. And I like the feeling of being adored back.

One hot summer of 2004, after [...]

Teaching the Teacher

Ruthi — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:18:26 +0000

I talked to my long time friend and colleague on the phone last week. It was not the regular “hi-hello-goodbye-what’s-new-wuzzup” kind of call that we usually had. It was a tough conversation that was so hard to for me to digest. It was the most devastating news that I ever received so far [...]