The University of Mindanao is set to receive two major awards and two special citations from the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) during its Annual General Assembly. The event will be held at the posh Solaire Hotel, Manila on December...
A third year Chemical Engineering student of the University of Mindanao topped the recent Regional Inventions Contest and Exhibits (RICE) of the Department of the Science and Technology. Exhibited at the NCCC Mall of Davao last October, Neil Sumampong’s study garnered top points from judges who...
I came across this table calendar of a certain book publishing company. What caught my interest of reading it was the different statements about teaching and the teacher by the different mentors in the country. I will share to you my dear readers the statements...
(Part 3 of 3) Here’s the last part of our discussion on the great teachers. Other fine teachers during the 19th and 20th centuries belong to two groups. The first group who dominated the audience with forceful gestures and commanding tones taught by explaining the text. They...
(part 2 of 3) Hi readers! This is the continuation of the last issue about the great teachers. Aristotle Aristotle was Plato’s student. He was a rich doctor’s son and always preferred the scientific habit of thought. He studied in Plato’s Academy and later established his own, called...
“Some of the most important men in history have been teachers,” the historians wrote. As a fitting tribute to their magnificent and exemplary teachings, this essay was written. The learning being featured will unfailingly throw light upon the message upheld herein. It is to show...
Here is the continuation of the aptitudes of teaching. 3. CREATIVITY Creativity, as an aptitude exhibited by a great majority of teachers, describes their originality and inventiveness. Because it is inborn, it surfaces spontaneously and every finished task is a mark of one’s imaginative self. The great...
Dear Readers, TOB is back. This week, I will share to you the aptitudes for teaching. Educators and education specialists are one in concluding that “good teachers are born.” Stated in another way, the good ones are “born teachers.” Decades of observations and intimate conversations reveal why...
Magandang araw mga guro. Ngayong linggong ito ay isang mag-aaral sa hai skul ang magbabahagi ng kanayang karanasan sa kanyang iniidolong guro. Narito ang kanyang karanasan. Lahat tayo ay may kanya-kanyang iniidolong guro. Nang dahil sa kanilang sipag at tiyaga, kabutihang loob na maihandog o maipabatid...
(part 3 of 3) The proctors gave break time as part of their protocol. Taking my bread and water, the nurse graduate proctor said to everybody from the room. “Relax guys, we will resume at 11:30 for Prof Ed.” Upon writing this story, I remember my...
