Kitchen Chemistry Homework #13

While browsing the OpenCourseWare from MIT I got struck while reading this assignment. Then it came to me, I really am missing the classroom. I wish I could go back to the classroom soon.

Kitchen Chemistry Homework #13

Homework Questions:
1. What makes learning fun?
2.Do you remember better if you learn out of a book or through "hands on learning"
3.How much chemistry did your students really learn?
4.Do you think that they remembered anything that you taught them?
5.How are you going to get the students through the experiment without any mishaps?
6.Have you adequately prepared to answer all of the potential questions?
7.Would you like to teach the class next year?

D Day!

While browsing my dashboard I found this link that intrigues me, its says Drawing Day. I clicked on the link and there I found another kind of event to promote art and more advocacies in the process. Drawing Day is a worldwide drawing event encouraging everyone to drop everything and draw for the sake of art. Too bad i can't even grip the pencil well now.

Last night is my first official sleep over at the headquarters, I got my new duty schedule. Anticipating there'll be no fire alarms, I thought the long wait of my new set of color pencil will come to an end. I have a lot of subjects in my mind as I force my stuff into my so-called jump kit: hanging bunkers and trousers, helmets, boots, the shack, the tanker, people working, pedestrians, the lamp post, the list is never ending. As soon as I reached the hq, I unpacked my sleeping bag (no, it's not inside my jump kit, I hand carried it Ü), laid out all my provisions, sat on the sleeping bag then I said to myself, yes I will start with my fire boots. So I got up and picked up my trousers (which already has my boots in it to facilitate efficient donning). I stared blankly at my boots then I realized I wish to draw something else, I also realized that I don't like my boots and that I want another brand (well, I'm saving for it now and that's another story). Again I stared blankly, glanced at my stuff, packed them back and wished everyone good night.

Murphy Brown

I was reading the threads in pinoy fire & rescue when i run across an entry about murphy's law on ems, the last one reads:

The Law of EMS Educators: Those who can't do, teach.
The Law of EMS Evaluators: Those who can neither do nor teach, evaluate

I'm dumbstruck! I used to be a teacher and now I'm part of the evaluation.
Natanga ko, grabe. Babalik na ko sa classroom! hehehehehe


Here's the rest:
MURPHY'S LAW OF EMS
1. Sick people don't pregnant dog
2. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation is a bad thing.
3. The more equipment you see on an EMT's belt, the newer they are.
4. All bleeding stops....eventually.
5. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do.
6. If the child is quiet, BE SCARED.
7. Always follow the rules. but be wise enough not to..sometimes.
8. If the patient starts to vomit in the rig, try to hold the head to the side with the least difficult cleanable equipment.
9. If someone is to die by chemical hazards, electrical shocks or other on-scene dangers it should be the patient, not you.
10. No EMT should be more drunk than the patient.
11. There will always be problems and solutions.
12. You can't cure stupidity.
13. If it's wet and sticky and not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE!
14. God always protects Fools and Drunks
15. You are bound to get a call either during dinner, while you are taking a nuts , or at 2 in the morning.
16. The severity of the injury(s) is directly proportional to the difficulty in accessing, as well as the weight of the patient.
17. Make sure the rookie EMT knows that gMED PATCHh is a radio term, and not a medicated bandage.
18. "Paramedics save lives; EMT's save Paramedics.
19. EMS is extended periods of intense boredom, interupted by occasional moments of sheer terror.
20. Every Emergency has three phases PANIC, FEAR, AND REMORSE.
21. If you drop the baby, pick it up.
22. If you don't have it.improvise
23. Newbies are always looking for action.
24. Make sure all your equipment WORK!
25. When a pregnant woman says "The baby is coming", you'd darn well better believe her.
26. When a patient says "I think I am going to die" he is probably right.

National Flag Day

I am a Filipino
I pledge my allegiance
To the flag of the Philippines
And to the country it represents
With honor, justice and freedom
Put in motion by one people
For God
for the People,
for Nature and
for the Country.

The flag should be displayed in all government buildings, official residences, public plazas, and schools every day throughout the year. The days from May 28 (National Flag Day) to June 12 (Independence Day) are designated as flag days, during which all government offices, business establishments, and private homes are also encouraged to display the flag.

anxious overspill

I'm still not ready for Friday's training sessions. It's been almost three weeks that I'm preparing myself for it but things just can't sink in to my senses. Just yesterday one of our managers approached me and told me that I'll only be assisting in the training since I have never handled it before nor watched the training itself. I was relieved about it but I still continue doing my preparation in case someone among the participants ask.

they're pulling me back

Spell 8

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This is one of our favorite activities in the whole group session.

5 years na nga

Nagkataon lang pala na naisabay ang nasabing block reunion sa aming graduation na limang taun na ang nakararaan. Tumuloy ako, kahit na wala ako sa sarili ko. Hindi ko alam baka meron nga namang magandang mangyari sa Biyernes ko.

Ano nga ba ang nangyari?

Dumating ako dalawang oras lagpas sa pinag usapan. Balak ko lang din kasing maglibot sa mall kaya kahit hindi ko sila makita ay ayos lang. pero ewan ko ba bakit bigla ko nalang inilabas ang telepono ko at nagtatawag ng kung sinu sinong ka-klase para hanapin kung nasan na nga sila. Nanghinayang siguro ako sa pagkakataon na pwede akong makipag asaran sa kanila. Nang dumating ako, dalawa pa lang ang nauna sakin si tago at si mary had a little lamb na si jocjoc. Puti na ang mga mata nila at hindi ko alam bakit nga ba nag aantay pa sila. Ngayon tatlo na kaming nagpapa putian ng mata at nag aabang ng text kung sino pa nga ba ang pupunta o magtatanong kung nasan na kami. Si mheng na ang huling dumating, si mavic na nasa byahe pa lang ay kailangan bumalik sa kanila dahil namatay ang pinsan ng mommy nya. At ayan na nga ang kabuuan ng mga nagkita-kita na blockmates na ang akala kong dahilan ay ang 5 taong paglipas ng panahon mula nang kami ay magsipag tapos.

Pagkatapos makabili ni mheng ng mighty bond at makapag balot ng kanyang regalo para sa pupuntahan nyang kasal kinabukasan ay napag pasyahan na din naming kumain. Pero bago kami maka kain ay naka isang ikot pa kami sa buong mall bago napagpasyahan kung saan nga ba kakain. Sa TokyoCafe kami kumain pero hindi kami bumili ng kahit anong japanese food. Ang galing diba? Habang kumakain dun lang din namin naisip/inisip kung ano nga ba ang balak namin at gusto naming pagkita kitain ang aming mga ka-klase. Bakit nga ba dapat pa kaming magkita? Ito ang ilan na naisip namin:
>Magkaroon ng buwanan o taunan na pagkikita ang block
>Magkaroon ng e-group para updated ang lahat
>Magkaroon ng pagkakataon na maging mas malamin ang relasyon ang isa't isa
>Makatulong sa ka-klase, tulad ng trabaho o kahit sa pakikiramay manlang
>Magkaroon ng opisyal na representasyon sa kolehiyo at marami pang iba na sa isip na lang muna namin. Ü

let the light shine

I dropped by XS yesterday to update my resume and have my name in the active list of applicants and hopefully they'll call me for a full time position this time. I have a feeling that I'll be needing to set up my crash pad until summer ends since have I already rolled up my first crash pad which I thought would be my strongest one. I need to roll it up before I get caught off balance on the cliff and find out that its not a good pad.

it's good bye classroom

for now

missing them already

I'm starting to miss them already, I only have three Fridays left with them and right now I'm busying myself looking for more activities more than they could complete to keep them busy and active. The thought of leaving automatically saddens my heart and makes me wish to stay. For sure, no need to say goodbye.

rough roads ahead

Last time I talked about crossing the river by taking the bridge. But this time I guess I should not wait for the bridge, not because I can't wait for the bridge but because I'm keeping my trail. Just this morning one of our managers approached me and asked if I'm staying and I answered my sounding yes. She's discussed with me the project she's already assigned to me in her plans. It's about AccessAbility. I will be tasked to handle training for our disabled fellows to have access to the computer, productivity tools and the internet. It sounds like perfect adventure. And I am very excited about it.

my wallpaper

Current wallpaper on my phone. We just had community helpers as our theme and these are paper dolls that I printed from the web. I've been wanting to post this for weeks now but I can't find the proper words to describe it. I hope you could have your own.

from classroom to classroom

The school year is about to end and we're all busy for the upcoming activities. Next week we will be celebrating the school's 41st founding anniversary, I was tasked to design the invitations and do  all that would involve the use of computer that will be presented in the thanksgiving. On the side, I am also busy preparing the graduation program souveneir and the invitation for the recognition ceremony.

The Rules for Being Human (anonymous)

You will receive a body. You may like it or hate is, but it will be yours for the entire period

of this time around.

You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Life. Each day in

this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or

think them irrelevant and stupid.

There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error: experimentation.

The failed experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment

that ultimately works.

A lesson is repeated until learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until

you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If

you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply

obtain another “there” that will again look better than “here.”

Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another per

son unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.

What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need.

What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

Your answers lie inside you. The answers to Life’ s questions lie inside you. All you need to

do is look, listen and trust.

You will forget all this. You can remember it whenever you want.

Thank you K1- Moses

Mrs. Magdaong informed her class about my upcoming birthday and before they can even greet me I stared at them like I want them to keep their stories to themselves. Some still managed to greet me and they never failed to see my smile and enjoy my ever lively class.

Tag ulan

Kumusta na nga ba ang tag-ulan ko? Ang tutuo nakalimutan ko na ang tungkol dun hanggang kinamusta ako ni Karen kanina. Tama ka, masarap maglaro sa ulan, kahit na minsan ay magkakasakit tayo, pero minsan kung kailan tayo natutuwa na uulan at balak nating magpaka basa ay bigla itong titigil na kahit konti ay walang bakas sa kalsada na umulan. Minsan maiisip mo na sana ay mas maaga kang lumabas sa ulan o kaya naman ay sana hindi ka na lang lumabas. Ngunit kahit alin man ang piliin, hindi tayo makatitiyak sa kalalabasan. Kung ang ulan ay magiging bagyo o kung ito man ay mananatili lamang na ambon. Hay!

Nakabubuwang, hindi ba? Nitong mga huling araw ay naging abala ako sa kakaisip ng tungkol lamang sa sarili ko. Walang komunikasyon sa cellphone o sa email man. Ang daming naging kailangang pagka abalahan at buti na lang at natapos din. Nasa ikalawang semestre na ako ng aking pagpapakadalubhasa sa edukasyon at sana nga ay may mapala ako pagkatapos ko nito. Maya’t maya na lang ay nagugulat ako sa mga bagay na hindi ko naman inaasahan sa muli kong pagbalik sa pamantasan, Hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin alam kung ano pa ang ibang naghihintay sa’kin sa pag aaral kong ito.

Tapos na ang training ko sa pag bubumbero pati na rin ang SFA/BLS pero hanggang ngayon hindi pa din dumadating ay ID namin sa PNRC. Wala na akong masyadong kinasasabikan sa pagtakbo sa sunog o kung ano pa mang gawain na may kinalaman sa aming brigada. Nagbabalak na din akong lumipat ng brigada ngunit inaabangan ko pa ang dalawang kong ID. May dalawa na akong balak lipatan: isa may kanto namin at ang isa sa may bahay ng mga pinsan ko. Pareho silang walang malaking grupo na kinabibilangan ngunit masipag sila sa pag responde sa sunog.

new classroom set up

Teachers' Day

We held our Teachers' Day last Wednesday, too bad I was not able to make it to school because I am to report in the office. I wish to hear the students cheer, I wish too see them for my last year.

DepEd Revitalizes Boy Scouting in Schools

In recognition of the significant role of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) in assisting the school system mold pupils and students into becoming responsible citizens, the Department of Education has revitalized boy scouting in the elementary and secondary levels.

With the BSP’s impressive track record on youth development, the scouting is an effective program in leadership and value formation of every child. It specifically aims to develop boys and young men into well-rounded individuals with exemplary character worth emulating by schoolchildren.

To support the initiatives of the organization, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus urged the officials and personnel of the Department to be members of the BSP. Likewise, school heads of both public and private elementary and high schools were encouraged to promote membership among pupils, students, parents and teachers at the start of a school year.

The DepEd chief, however, stressed that “membership to the BSP is voluntary and shall not be made a condition for enrolment, transfer or clearance of pupils and students.” Membership fees and other fund-raising activities of the BSP shall be collected by unit leaders who will immediately remit in full to the local councils duly chartered by the BSP national office. “No quota on membership shall be required,” Lapus added.

The authorized membership fees are P40 for scouts and unit leaders, and P100 for institutional and parent representatives.

The Secretary directed field officials to designate their education supervisors and department heads or teachers as scouting coordinators to support and monitor the implementation of the Boy Scouts’ program to ensure its benefits to schoolchildren interested in the movement.

The Center for Students and Co-curricular Affairs (CSCA) shall serve as the office-in-charge of all scouting activities in the Department.

By Cherry Morada

Last na nga siguro

I am perfectly out of my head, you see I had this talk with my manager and she told me that she's no longer willing to let our client renew another year with us, teling that it's no longer a healthy relationship with regards to the program thrusts we have and some other aspects that we are advocating. And it's already final. She gave two options: I either apply for our client or stay with the company and carve a new career path. Going back to start, I know I've been carving a different path since I started here in the company, I am a high school science teacher by profession but I was hired as a consultant for the use of technology in the classroom and at the same time a preschool teacher. When I entered this company I was hoping I could get at least the feeling of working in an office but then I was deployed to a school. Going for another path would be easy for me but I'll surely miss a lot of other things. Just before the school year started I drafted my timelime, I was setting my course to having a preschool, going solo and the things I have to achieve.

On the other hand, I will surely miss the preschool department: my students-- the K1 and the K2 plus the nursery who are not my students but are very fond of me. Nakakatuwa sila. I will also miss...basta...

I'm still not sure how I'll carve my next year, maybe I'll "LET THE LIGHT SHINE" or try another school so that I may practice my profession or I could also try an NGO.