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Enjoy Learning History With The Kids Through Traveling To These 4 Provinces

As parents, you want to help your child become eager to learn in a way no one else can. As enjoyment is a huge motivator in learning, travelling is one way you can teach children what seems to be a boring topic for them, the history of the country. Make them appreciate the country’s rich history by showing them the beauty of the places where history took place. Here are 4 must-see provinces in the country that make learning history both fun and productive for the whole bunch!

Metro Manila

Yes, you read that right. Manila is not just about being the capital city of the country, it is also overflowing with history! Famous historical landmarks and places are scattered all over the Metro. You can pay them a visit anytime you want to since they are very accessible and mostly free! You may also visit museums such as the National Museum, Museo Pambata, and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

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Thank you, Teachers

As you all know, M, our youngest daughter, started schooling just this year. I “home-schooled” her last year as I felt she was not yet ready to be in a formal school. We were successful at learning the colors, shapes and alphabet to name a few. But before we achieved that stage, M and I went through a lot. She is a very playful kid with very short attention span like any other kid. I, it is my first time to kick-start a child’s “formal” learning process. We did not go through such with A, our eldest, as she attended school at 2.8 years-old. So yeah, I always get “I am not yet done playing” when I tell her that it is study time, until maybe after six months.

Thankfully, my sister Toni, who is a pre-school teacher, is always there. She was the one who keeps on coaching me what to do and how to do it. She does so until now, on the sideline of her own classroom. Now, M, can already read CV syllables.

husayatmalasakit

Recently, I read a Facebook post about what teachers do and how little they make. I was so teary-eyed while reading that post and just remembering it now makes my eyes cloudy. That post hit a spot. How can the people who give so much #husayatmalasakit be so neglected specially in this country?

Our teachers give their all each day as they enter their classrooms; exactly why they are called our children’s mom in school. They do not only teach our children academics, more importantly, they teach our children how to be good people, and I believe, they do so because they have so much malasakit and love for our children like we parents do. Have you ever seen a teacher who neglects a kid’s misbehavior? I have not. Have you seen a parent who ignores a child’s misbehavior? I have, many times, in varying cases. Actually, in this generation, there are a lot of instances when children behave better in school than when they are home.

I am so thankful to all the teachers out there for choosing their profession. For choosing to shape young minds and make a difference, in exchange of bright smiles, happy giggles, hugs and kisses.

Toni, like all the teachers I know, is my unsung hero. Because of her, I strive to be more patient when teaching A and M. She exercises patience when dealing with her students. How can I not do the same when I only have 2. I strive to be more understanding that lessons will not be learned when taught just once. I have to keep repeating until the lesson has been learned and I cannot give up, just like what teachers do. I strive to make learning fun in every way, giving all my creativity to it, just like what the teachers do, to make learning a positive memorable experience. Because of the teachers who strive to inculcate different values to our children, I as a parent, also strive to exercise those values for my children to see.

I really wish that teachers and the teaching profession will be given more attention because they have so much responsibility in their hands, specially here in the Philippines. Without them, who will help us shape young minds?

Proverbs 22:6 | Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

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Too Advanced

That is what I feel with regards to the lessons being taught to my first grader.

Alex has this on and off colds due to the unpredictable weather that we have been experiencing. The chocolate stock that we have does not help because my girls have a sweet tooth (just like mom) and they take a bit of those every after meal, aggravating the colds a little. Oh, plus the busy weekends that we have.

The colds took a toll on her last Monday and I decided not to send her to school. I thought she will not miss much on a Monday since there is a school rule that exams on a Monday is a no-no as Friday is a no assignment day. There were really no exams. But I forgot that there can be seatworks. To my surprise, they tackled multiplication tables 6 and 7 last Monday. Yesterday, they tacked tables 8 and 9. Today, there was a quiz on tables 6 and 7 plus a long test in Reading. Tomorrow there is a long test in Language. I am hyperventilating.

I was not able to review Alex because 1)I do not know how the teacher taught the lesson to them and I do not want to teach another technique which might confuse Alex. Being absent, she does not know the way it was taught either. 2)I went to the wake of our friend priest, who presided our wedding ceremony and was so stressed out by the commute from south to north.

I may be over-reacting but I just feel that these Math lessons are waaaaaaaay too advanced for a six-year-old kid. In my time, I studied these things when I was in grade 3, if my memory serves me right. But that is the way it is. Whether I like it or not, I have to help my daughter with this Math lesson as it will be included in their 2nd periodical exams next week. Yes, next week! That means stress-week again!

Oh God, please shower me with lotsa patience and time!

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Hi there! I'm Nicquee and this is my little space in this world wide web. I'm a mom of two and is happily married. I started this blog as literally my online journal where I dump my emotions. Over the years, I realized that there is more to write about. Feel free to browse through and I hope you find a thing or two that is relatable to you. If that happens, give me a shout-out!

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