#MATH-tinik
Mathematics is a
subject that most people used to hate and ignore. Well, it’s quite evident
among students who encounter tragic experience with it.
In contrast,
there are students who excelled in Mathematics not because they are genius and
born with great capability to understand concepts in this discipline but
because they show interest, patience and eagerness in studying.
The picture on
the left shows a teacher holding a trophy. She is a teacher from Dolores
Central School Annex in Brgy. Bungoy, Dolores, Quezon. She is a certified
curricularists who excelled in the field of Mathematics teaching. She is
currently a Master Teacher I and adviser to Grade 6 students (Grade 6-Narra). She also teaches advance lessons in
Mathematics in Mathematics Teachers Association Program (MTAP) that provides
opportunities to all types of learners. She actively plays her role in the
curriculum by teaching and implementing what the written curriculum mandates.
She is a respectable person, Sharon P. Gesmundo.
#LODIKOSIMAAM
What does it
mean to idolize someone? Is it about imitating that person or merely being a
fan?
For me, it
doesn’t necessarily mean to acquire the traits and characteristics and it is
simply about admiring those characteristics hoping that someday I can also be a
catalyst of change or serve as a role model to many aspiring students.
I’ve became one of Ms. Gesmundo’s student in
Mathematics and Science. I used to be energetic during her teaching because I
can easily comprehend what she was teaching. She explains the topic very well
and engages us to participate in class discussion. Before, she used blackboard
and chalk in teaching the lesson and made daily lesson plan. She used
traditional method of teaching and paper-and-pencil assessment.
Reversed
Psychology
Nowadays, most teachers are
having a hard time to cope with the attitude of learners. Many of them feels
annoyed after a teaching session.
A different technique was used
by Ms. Sharon. She knows the nature of her students wherein the more she
reprimand and say what acceptable behavior must be observe, the more the
students will not follow. Instead, she used reversed psychology wherein she
will tell her students the opposite of what she must command to her students.
“Wag kayong uupo ng ayos at tatahimik kasi may
darating tayong bisita. Wag na rin kayong kumopya ng assignment para zero kayo
bukas. Wag na rin kayong makinig kasi alam nyo na ang lesson, tama ba?”
Surprisingly, I
was amazed when the students started to behave and listen to the lesson that
Ma’am Gesmundo has prepared. Based on my observation, the teacher is not just
knowledgeable of the subject content but also the hidden curriculum shown by
the students.
I can still remember
that I became a valedictorian but can’t even construct a valedictorian speech.
That is the time when my adviser, Ms. Sharon Gesmundo, assisted me to make a
nice speech. I learned alt of things from her. She has unique characteristic,
she is just and does not tolerate wrongdoings. She is simply the best!
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