by Alex | Aug 6, 2020 | Education, Internet, Lifestyle, Technology
We bit the bullet and enrolled Mea to preschool. She’s starting school next week. Partly, there’s that parental fear that she will be left behind if she doesn’t enroll this year. Partly, we’re just looking for new activities for her to do....
by Alex | Apr 2, 2016 | Education
Nagising ako kahapon ng madaling araw. Tiningnan ko ang telepono at nakitang umaapaw ang Facebook at Twitter ng notifications. Puno ng posts at tweets mula sa mga kaibigan at dating propesor. Nasusunog ang Faculty Center at mukhang malubha. Tila matutupok at magiging...
by Alex | May 21, 2015 | Education
After a couple of takes (Grade Conscious, Measuring What?) on how DepEd plans to assess learning in the new K-12 system, they’ve gone and revised the assessment framework yet again. DepEd Order 8 Series 2015 provides the details on the new framework. The...
by Alex | Nov 30, 2014 | Education
Albert Einstein said it best. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Ever since I posted an informative bit on the new DepEd K-12 Assessment Framework...
by Alex | Jul 27, 2014 | Education, Technology
Despite the hopes of creating a blended learning environment, real limitations exist in how technology can be made available inside and outside the Philippine classroom. As such, bulk of learning experiences still rely on brick and mortar methods. Having worked in...
by Alex | Jun 14, 2014 | Education
Why do schools and teachers opt for externally-developed curricula and materials? It’s mainly a preference of ease. Much is demanded of teachers in the Philippines both public and private. Aside from the actual handling of their classes (which have to...
