Teacher's teacher

This is my initial feeling as the time allows me to be alone
Up to when this hunger will last only its duration can hone
But once in a while I get to complain
Will life ever be the same again?

Children make us work all day to serve food on the table
Then they go to school forever and then suddenly they become capable
This is life - on one side its beauty
This is life - on the other side its strife.

That's why when I was watching "Everything's fine"
I asked myself : is everything really fine?
The father, Robert D Niro, speaks for all parents
They just want to become good providers to their children.

So as life goes on it is good to believe that "everybody is indeed fine"
For should you disagree, can you do something better?
As it is the children grow up and become their own persons
Time to let them be as parents too go their way.

But we all know this is what life's teaching us
We all go through the course, one by one
Sometimes, however, it is not all fun
So once in a while there's pain and there's pain

Still everybody will turn out fine as planned
And we go on if only to be open to what lies ahead
Only God knows how and when things will end
So let us stop and talk awhile while we can.

No offense meant but after so many orders of fast food one can only relish nutritious food being served at table! But what can most do with the busy schedule that seems to siphon much of our energy? How can you enjoy the food you so patiently prepared and cooked when your body refuses to give you the reception you so wanted to possess? A much more ready- to- eat fast food, hot and outwardly presentable and delicious seems more inviting.

With so man reality shows that we see on tv, some titles are inspiring like "losing it with jillian" or "the big loser". Definitely teachers like me who have reached the high 60 must come to terms with "mortality". These seem to be my preoccupation nowadays what with so many of our colleagues "going ahead". But this will be thet topic in my next blog, for now, it is losing weight. Do you have tips? Let us exchange notes. At the moment, I am just conditioning myself to begin soon . . .

So have you ordered fast food lately and often? Perhaps we can still do so but it should be less than more. Also, these fast food chains should reconsider their policy about not offering 20% discount to senior citizens. All the more the elderly should avail of the discount especially when they are alone in their homes. Calling DTI and the DSWD!

To fellow senior citizens-teachers, how are you doing?

The College of Teacher Education, Bukidnon State University, Malaybalay City just passed Level III during the accreditation done by AACCUP last December 2010- Congrats CTE! Now, the challenge is to make sure all our graduates, if not, at least as many, pass the Licensure Examination for Teachers. Personally, I really try to do my share being one of the teachers of CTE myself.

I would like to invite alumni, especially my students who have succeeded and are now working as teachers in the field to make a comment here and together do something concrete for our would-be LET takers, anyone?

So why do we prefer to say that life teaches all teachers? We say so because it is so. Look at all the events that we experience or observe, we find ourselves passive or active. The better option of course is to accept whatever life offers and from it become better and do better. A wise person did say "once a teacher always a student." Agree?

Fellow teachers, friends and followers, here we go again!
If not for Ryan and Analyn, my Neo computer was unable to go on line. Others say it is because my lowly computer is considered "garbage unit in China". People can really be cruel. My daughter could not help but get mad at these people but this made me think, someday, why not Apple?

Still, my neo compu has been my companion and I have not yet fully explored its features so Neo it is unt il it decides to desert me.

Good News! I have come up with an Instructional Material on Peace so expect me to share some excerpts. You can order if you like. If you have something like this, let us exchange notes.

At this juncture, allow me to say my greetings: Belated Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, advance Happy Valentine!