TheAccidentalTeacher

Today our country marks the 24th year since the historic bloodless revolution known as the People Power Revolution. From this the Philippines was freed from the clutches of a dictator. Our...

How Rotating Brownouts can Hamper Education

In the news these past few days is the impending threat of rotating brownouts throughout Luzon. Besides the inconvenience these brownouts will bring, it will definitely have a largely...

Education UK Makes Dreams for Higher Education Come True

This January, the British Council launched their GO: Know More Do More Live More Campaign, a campaign that opens up exciting opportunities for Filipino students interested in the fields of...

Claiming the Spirit of People ...

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How Rotating Brownouts can Ham...

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Education UK Makes Dreams for ...

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Aug 1, 2009

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Farewell, Tita Cory.

Today the Philippine Nation and the rest of the world mourns the loss of the country’s icon of democracy and symbol of peace, former President Corazon C. Aquino, who passed away at 3:18 on August 1, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. I was only 7 years old when the former president waged the reknowned bloodless People Power Revolution. I did not really understand much of...

Jul 29, 2009

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He Said, She Said: Ending the Name-Calling Battle.

More than once, I’ve had kids proclaim to their classmates “I don’t like you to be my friend”. Upon prodding, I find out why: because she’s pangit (ugly) or fat. Yes, this comes from four and five year olds. Shocking as it may be, being a preschool teacher has exposed me to the fact that discrimination is not only an adult thing. It got me to thinking,...

Jul 28, 2009

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