Observation and Teaching Assist Week

Day 8. Monday, January 21, 2019.

The flag ceremony every Monday always starts our activities every week. Before going to NEUST Laboratory high school we attended the flag ceremony first. The ceremony always starts at 7 a.m. We also sang the Phillipinas Kong Mahal song that  Sir Chris taught us yesterday.

We went to school at 7:30 a.m. Today I have an observation schedule in 7th grade Dalton and 7th grade Newton. Sir Boyet asked me to sat on the back seat so that I could observe the class as a whole. Sir Boyet gave the same treatment in both of these classes. A greeting is the first time Sir Boyet did when he entered the class. After that sir Boyet discussed the questions about velocity and acceleration which had been completed by students at the last meeting. After finished discuss these questions, sir Boyet continue on to the next material, which is about Motion of Falling Objects. Sir Boyet gave several questions as brainstorming and then the students responded with enthusiasm. Students here are very active especially students in 7th-grade Newton.

Sir Boyet explained each formula very detail, he also made illustrated images of the formula to make students more understandable. This material about Motion of Falling Object cannot be completed immediately today, so we will still discuss this material next meeting.

After finished with observations we went back to the hostel. We had lunch and take a break. The journalistic team from campus came again to interview us. They asked several questions about this sea teacher program. After the interview, we were asked by Sir Chris to practice singing Leron-Leron Sinta songs with the acoustic group from campus. We ended the activity when the Maghrib prayer arrived.

Day 9. Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Tuesday. Still with the same activities, observation, and teaching assists. Today we continue the material that we have not finished discussing in the last meeting about Motion of Falling Object. Sir Boyet gave many examples of questions about this material. He has written the questions on the board and then answers while explained it to students. I saw many students who were not paying attention, then I asked one of the students who was sitting in the back seat. She said that she did not understand what Sir Boyet explained, because as long as I observed, he did not pay attention. Then, I helped her to understand the questions being discussed.

From the first time I made observations, sir Boyet taught using the discourse method. This made the students less active and enthusiastic in the lesson because they are only told to listen and pay attention. But besides that, sir Boyet explained the material and examples of questions with great detail. At the end of the lesson, sir Boyet reviewed some formulas that have been explained and told that in the next meeting he would give a quiz as an evaluation of this chapter.

Finished doing the observation I went to the canteen with my buddy. I always finish first because my class is the earliest and only 2 hours every day. I waited for my friends while trying some of the food sold in the canteen. One of them I tried Arroz caldo, which is porridge mixed with chicken and some ingredients. This is my first time tried Arroz caldo and it turns out it tastes very delicious.

Day 10. Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

As sir Boyet said yesterday, today Sir Boyet will give a quiz as an evaluation of the chapter that has been explained. Sir Boyet gave students 1 hour to solve questions consisting of 7 numbers, 5 numbers in the form of multiple choices and 2 questions in the form of problem-solving. 7th-grade Newton did the same thing, they did the quiz as was done by 7th grade Dalton.

After finishing, I followed Sir Boyet to his room, the principal's room. There we discussed many things starting from the lesson plan that I would use to teach on Monday, to discuss about the questions in the quiz that were given during the evaluation. Finished discussing I had lunch with my friends in the canteen. After lunch, we go back to the hostel.

At 5 p.m. we were asked by sir Chris to learn one of the traditional Filipino dances, the name is Karinyosa. We were trained by NEUST Folkaric Danza. They want us to dance this traditional dance at the farewell party later.

Day 11. Thursday, January 24, 2019.

Still with the same activities, observation and teaching assists. First, we started from 7th grade Dalton at 7:30 a.m. Today we continue a new chapter which is about How can technology ensure safety and security. Before starting this new material, sir Boyet discussed the answers of the quiz that we had conducted in the last meeting while reviewing the material that had been taught.

In this chapter, sir Boyet used powerpoint media. He often displayed pictures as examples of the material described. The lesson ended by giving assignments to students. Students are asked to draw signs of security and safety. The same thing was done in 7th grade Newton.

After we finished, I followed Sir Boyet to his room. I showed the lesson plan I had made. He gave me some suggestions, then I fixed it.

Day 12. Friday, January 25, 2019.

Friday is a free day. Today we don't go to school because our schedule is only Monday to Thursday. We will go to Hunter Valley Plantation and Resort. We left accompanied by sir Marlon, sir Chris, ma'am Sheena, and ma'am Leah. Before arriving at the resort we pass the American Memorial Cabanatuan. We stopped there to take some pictures.

Then, we continued our journey to the resort. Actually, we went there to swim, but because there's no water in the pool, we just walked around the resort while taking pictures.

After arriving at the hostel we change our clothes and we decided to go to SM mall with ma'am Sheena. We had coffee there, then we took a walk around to buy some items. Today's trip ends with a siomay meal bought by ma'am Sheena.

Day 13. Saturday, January 26, 2019.

Ma'am Angelica Cortez, the dean of College Education invited us to go to her house. Ma'am Ange house is not far from Sumacab hostel. Sometimes we pass it when we are going to school. We went to ma'am Ange's house using a tricycle. When he arrived there ma'am Ange served us various kinds of snacks such as lumpia and turon.

From the ma'am Ange's house, we walked to the night market. We try other traditional Filipino foods, named bibingka. Foods made from flour and eggs with grated coconut. There, we also met NEUST Folkaric Danza, the group that taught us the karinyosa dance.

Day 14. Tuesday, January 27, 2019.

Today we have no activities. We just stay at the hostel,  finishing my lesson plans, wash clothes, and cook. But today we met our new friends from Indonesia. They will stay at the upstairs. They are Abdi and Tommy, students who take part in the sea t-vet program. We talk and share stories with them.