ABOUT MEANINGFUL EDUCATION
Born out of my enthusiasm for teaching and inspirations from several professional development sessions that I have attended, Meaningful Education came into fruition after reflective moments on what kind of teaching really matters to me. Leaning to pragmatism and essentialism as my teaching philosophies, this blog aims to chronicle my thoughts and reflections in education as well as my ideas in the subjects that I have been teaching.
I started this blog while teaching English as a Second Language then High School Mathematics in Thailand. This was started as a repository of my policy papers, reflections, concept papers, and other outputs in my Master of Education in Education Administration classes in Bangkok. This was also inspired by my classes in Curriculum and Instructional Development, School Reform, and Educational Research where I met passionate professors who inspired so much in me about education. Later on, I started to write down some insights from the professional development sessions that I attended as part of my journey towards continuous improvement in my craft as an educator.
MY EDUCATION
I grew up enjoying the benefits of the Philippine public school system -- a right that is afforded to every citizen as enshrined in the Philippine Constitution. I grew up leaning towards arts and social sciences in my basic education years until I met my Mathematics teacher during my senior year in high school who has inspired me so much about mathematics and made me believe that I can do Math. Out of social hype and peer pressure, I enrolled in Computer Engineering program at Bohol Island State University which then ended up graduating with a degree in Secondary Education major in Mathematics. I have undergone teaching observation and internships in the laboratory high school of my university and my high school alma mater, Dagohoy National High School, for my off-campus teaching practicum.
My graduate education has been a continuous effort to understand my place in this universe. After completing all the academic requirements except thesis in Master of Education in Education Administration, I found myself on hiatus from the academe. My first year in the corporate setup then encouraged me to pursue a short stint in Master of Science in Mathematics which then, later on, resulted in another short exploration in the School of Law. Currently, I am finishing my graduate degree in Mathematics Education at the University of the Philippines in Cebu.
MY EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION
I am a thriving Mathematics teacher in a private school in Cebu City, Philippines. Apart from teaching Mathematics, my integrative experience has also allowed me to teach other disciplines such as Physics, Qualitative and Quantitative Research, Media and Information Literacy, and Empowerment Technologies to Senior High School students. I have also served as the Subject Area Coordinator in Mathematics and the Academic Coordinator for Senior High School.
I have practically spent a good portion of my life in the academe as a classroom teacher handling Mathematics subjects for High School students. I also had my share in teaching other high school and primary school English subjects. From 2006 to 2010, I worked as a teacher in Thailand where the last teaching post I held was a mathematics teacher for the Inventive English Program (Bilingual Program) of a private school in Bangkok. The said experience has exposed me to the vast opportunities in the study of content and language as I explored a less beaten path of teaching advanced mathematical concepts to high school students who had extensively heterogeneous language abilities.
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