A friend, a mother, a father and a superhero.

We, Filipinos value education as much as we value our lives. So, it’s no surprise to see our parents working so hard, day and night just to send us a decent school. If possible our parents want us to give the best school, the education and the best teachers.
Today, even with the most sophisticated technology or book, it’s still hard to learn a lesson by yourself. We still need someone who will teach us and guide us in our learning process. No one is capable of understanding a whole new topic without someone guiding him. That’s ridiculous! Do you know why? One reason is that, the moment when we were born, we were already guided by someone-our first teachers, our parents. They thought us how to talk, walk and basically be who we are. Imagine a toddler without a parent in a dining table, would you expect that child would magically know how to use the spoon and fork by just staring at it. Of course not!
After our learning in our home, we jump to another stage of our life and that’s school. Here, it’s all different. At home we learn about values and virtues but at school we learn the “WHY”, the “HOW”, the “WHAT”, the “WHO” and the “WHEN”. Almost everything is gained here. Just like home we have our teachers. Yes sometimes we don’t like them because they’re up-tight and control freaks and most of the time we take advantage of them. And it’s so wrong to do these things to them. They don’t deserve this because they are the ones who shape us. The experiences at school and the wisdom they share, gives us a hint on who we will be someday.
One thing I adore about teachers is that they treat us just like their own child. They care for you and most of all they love you. They’re just like family. I sometimes find it so hard to figure out how our teachers do all the things they do. I mean they teach us, do the grading sheet and sometimes have to listen to our problems. How do they do all these things? May be, it’ in their human nature to be these multi-tasked people. Thinking about it they’re just like a hero. Just call them and they will be there. To comfort you, understand you and give you a love so tender it will blow you away.
I may not now how our teachers do their job so well but one thing’s for sure. For about ten months we stay with them. And with those ten months we gain not just knowledge but a friend, a mother, a father and a superhero as well.

Adapting to Diverse Science Culture for Development

Our world is constantly changing and we must not be left behind.
For us to keep up with the fast pace of the global world, we should embrace SCIENCE CULTURE. Do you know why? Because science have helped us a lot through the past years. From the discovery of cells to the discovery of the human genome, science is continuously helping us to be a better nation.
Now in this global crisis where do we run to but science. Some may disagree with this but you see science is a double-edged blade. It can give us destruction or restoration. It just depends on how we are going to use it. Well, if we abuse the benefits we gain from science then surely it will cause destruction to the world and to us. Just like what we’re doing right now, we are abusing science that’s why we are causing so much damage to mother earth. But as what I said a while ago it’s a double-edged blade. If science is used properly, may be there’s a slight chance we can save our slowly deteriorating world. We just need the knowledge and skill to do this.
So what do you say? The choice is up to us. It’s either we embrace the diverse science culture for our development or we stick to our wrong doings and destroy our one and only mother earth.