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.. rodsky, good to know that. Nice of you to defend yourself. It's nice that you're not one of those mr.know.it.all in the forums.

marius, just a litte FYI.

I am the head astronomy lecturer for Voyager, a travelling science exhibit company based in Davao City, founded in Brunei Darrusalam. Since October last year, we have visited over 70 schools in the Davao City, General Santos, Koronadal, Mati (Davao Oriental), and Surallah regions. I give 20-minute lectures inside a planetarium dome, with up to eight sessions each per day, for spans of up to three weeks.

Voyager Davao

Prior to this, I used to be a university instructor at the Mindanao State University, at Marawi City, teaching introductory English Literature, Public Speaking, Form and Style, and the Humanities. I did this for four years. In between, I have been involved in various education-based projects in MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology (where I worked as a Media Production Specialist) including one involving a training simulation for Lunar Geology exploration and research for a university based in West Virginia, US (when I was working with virtual worlds such as Second Life and OpenSim, as a tool for distance learning), which was designed specifically to target kids from grades 10-12.

So, when I say something in these boards, it's not merely because of the fact that I have "easy access to Google in my fingertips"--the opinion I share in these boards and whatever advise I give on matters pertaining to things related to education do come from direct hands-on experience, and practical application of what I have learned first-hand, on site.

So the first lession YOU should learn, is to stop assuming that if you've seen one goat, you've seen the ENTIRE herd.

-RODION

Originally Posted by sevmik

yeah. but then, i'd rather be a teacher to children rather than to adults acting like children.

.. have you done this so far ?? have you taught a bunch of kids lately ??

Originally Posted by rodsky

And getting a Masters degree isn't a guarantee that the teacher will then know HOW to train students the skill of SIFTING THROUGH DATA. No, this requires that the teacher knows the scientific method, and rational thought.

-RODION

.. hahayz. i just love it when people just say what they want to say without actually experiencing the actual workload and ethics of being a full time teacher.

.. it's so easy to say: DO THIS AND DO THAT.. but at the end of the day; all this you're doing is just to feed your own ego.

.. it's pretty easy to comment on anything nowadays coz all you have to do is to research on the internet and VIOLA!! you're a "master" of something. With the advent of the internet there are many mr.know.it.alls.

.. what i'm trying to say here is, people should shut the heck up if they don't have ACTUAL EXPERIENCE in a certain field, coz they'd only ridicule themselves.

Originally Posted by rodsky

And getting a Masters degree isn't a guarantee that the teacher will then know HOW to train students the skill of SIFTING THROUGH DATA. No, this requires that the teacher knows the scientific method, and rational thought.

-RODION

Good point..

And getting a Masters degree isn't a guarantee that the teacher will then know HOW to train students the skill of SIFTING THROUGH DATA. No, this requires that the teacher knows the scientific method, and rational thought.

-RODION

The main issue here is that teachers nowadays are more concerned about UPLOADING DATA to students (just handing out what's already in books, the internet, etc). What teachers fail to do is to actually TEACH students how to SIFT PROPERLY through the acquired data--granted, this requires talent, but nonetheless can be TAUGHT to teachers...but then sigh, the vicious cycle occurs (if one only fed DATA to teachers...) ...and the horrific cycle goes on.

-RODION

nice one. that's why it's good to enjoy and cherish our journey before arriving to our destination so that in the end, we won't have regrets and just end up asking ourself, "what if?" and say, if only.."

istorya lang mo diha..minaw lang ko ako lang tig tagay..hehehe.bitaw nidot inyo blogs...

Yeah, but it could get to be insane...Sometimes, you'd question why you ever spent four years in college for it. It's probably the reason why some teachers take Masters, because kids are difficult to understand these days...

yeah. but then, i'd rather be a teacher to children rather than to adults acting like children.

Did I just mention these are just snippets? Wait, till you really come in close contact with them...you'll go crazy...lol

kids these days... not sure whether I should be amused or horrified.

Originally Posted by username1

As similar to knowing what you have when you finally lost it, you'd never know as well how messed up you are from another point of view until you get out of the picture.

Indeed. Hard and terrible as it seems to accept such truth, but these are all part of the grand scheme of things. Never had one been promised a perfect life, but one has been given common sense not to go through the same mistake all over again...

nice jud xa....up up up

As similar to knowing what you have when you finally lost it, you'd never know as well how messed up you are from another point of view until you get out of the picture.

WOW NICE... coollll

WOW NICE... coollll

@the president--What if you die young? Then you're done.. period...
@Takatsu Meregildo -- That is why you do reap something out of your actions later in life...

its depends on what you did. or what you did not do during the past years of your life. )