Teacher's teacher

Only Malaybalayan and Dr. Nitz got the chance to strike a loving pose with the birthday celebrator, Ligaya C. Malaybalayan happens to be the President of the Professional Studies and Performing Arts Faculty, College of Teacher Education, Bukidnon State University. Expect more photos as the teachers will prepare for the Education Week first week of December!

These beautiful ladies are taking their time - taking in the majestic scenery of Binahon Farms in Songco, Lantapan, Bukidnon. Malaybalayan is bent on holding on to the thin tree to pose for you; all the other beauties are contented with a carefree pose while they await the morning's session on Strategic Planning for the success of the National Service Training Program.

The incoming debaters are taking their time while they still have some to spare. Soon they are off to their off-campus teaching experience. Malaybalayan sends you off with love.

In an interview, Manny Pacquiao made it clear that he is not just fighting Miguel Cotto for the money but for the Filipino people as well. As always he invokes God's blessing so he will be victorious.

Education 108 is one subject in the College of Teacher Education in Bukidnon State University which is an Introduction to Guidance and Counseling including Special Education. Malaybalayan invited Elsie Yongco and Daylin Galo to teach the students Sign Language. Congratulations to the Ed 108 students who passed with flying colors, but of course with Malaybalayan as their instructor, what else could happen?

There were ten hearing impaired pupils who taught the college students and what a learning they the got!

The Education 108 students were taught the alphabet, in this case, they began with letter A.

The next photo would show how the hearing impaired pupils became their mentors. Letter A through the Sign Language.

Years of teaching can be an advantage when dealing with various kinds of pupils or students but only to an extent. Nothing beats the charism of the teacher who really "ticks". This is a gift one has to work for so many years. Others learn the hard way while others have it as if to prove that others are born to become teachers. So, what makes teachers "tick"?

In the course of learning the hard way myself and being a teacher for more than thirty(30) years now, teachers tick because of the following: 1) they love what they do so their eyes glow while they teach, their enthusiasm oozes; 2) they are multi-talented; they possess multiple intelligences so while they teach, their senses are open to where the learners are so if they observe that some are "bored" and need action songs, they ask if there is need to stop what is being done, for an ice breaker. If the reponse is positive, they belts out a song and show the actions that go with it. 3) they are eager "beavers" themselves so there is no end to their quest for something new so when the current trend to go "computer" or go twittering or go blogging they as are game; and 4) they are fun to be with so laughter is a solution to the unavoidable lull in sessions that are so "heady".

The four scenarios indicated above do not alone comprise all the qualities of the teachers who "tick" and "click" but the message is loud and clear: Teachers can always become one if they do decide. After all, they survive the minimal salaries they receive; they manage to laugh amidst the many things to be done at home and in school; they attend seminars and conferences to update and upgrade their capabilities while laden with financial and emotional challenges at home and in school.
As to the question then why do teachers "tick"? They just do period.