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To inspire = be inspired

When I was a child I had a lot of dreams and one of them was to become a teacher. Along with growing up, I had lost that dream among other disregarded ones. But being a student taking up the course NSTP LTS-2 (Literacy Training Service), I had the chance to revisit what was forgotten. 

In LTS-2, it is expected that we would have a hands-on training with teaching. So we were taught how to become more of a facilitator, to handle students, make our own lesson plans, and to make learning fun. Surely, it was not that easy and it is something that you could only develop from experience but somehow I knew that it would be worth it. 

We were assigned to facilitate the Grade 6 students of Calo Elementary School in Bay, Laguna. And our topic was about Consumer Laws. Our class didn’t have a basic knowledge about the topic so we attended a seminar about it. We learned about the Consumer Act of the Philippines, the basic laws and rights of a consumer, and how, when and where to pass our complaints. It was a challenge for us to level-down the topic so that the students could relate to it. We made our learning objectives per group and we had to make sure that it would be followed. 

Day 1 of our field work:

We had an ocular inspection to assess what we need to bring or expect for the flow of our discussions and activities. 

One of the classrooms of Calo Elementary School

We also engaged with the students to know their interests so that we could relate to them, and if they have a background about consumerism. We made them aware that even as a child, they are consumers and so we processed what could be their problems or concerns as consumers.

Our NSTP class together with some of the Grade 6 students of Calo Elementary School (Some of our faces were filled with powder as a punishment from the game we played - Bahay Baboy Bagyo)

It was refreshing to interact again with a group of people younger than me. I could see their carefree attitude, eyes full of wonder and a heart willing to accept. Those were the values that I may had lost too, I was inspired to re-learn and re-gain them. As we grow older, we must not forget to still live like these children.

DAY 2 of our field work:

Our first activity was pass-the-message. The purpose was to let the students know that they must be careful with the messages that they send to others. For example with the consumer act, they must share this information to a lot of people while making sure that what they are sharing is still correct. 

We asked the students to think of words that they could associate with the word consumer and to write them down in a piece of paper.

Afterwards, we had a role-playing skit to show the common problems of children as consumers. (being fooled with their change, not given the right to complain even if the product given was not proper, asked for a higher price of a product)

Kuya Clinton facilitating the discussion

After the skit, we emphasized the basic rights of a consumer, the Price Tag Law, what to do when they are not given the right service, and the government agencies that could help in their complaints. During the discussions, the students were asked to answer questions and were given rewards.The role-playing skit was repeated, however for the last time, the actors were the students themselves and they must solve the problems by themselves. They were able to respond to the situations correctly.

Day 3 of our field work:

The students assigned to our group with their ice cream as a reward for being good students!

We assessed the learning of each student by dividing into groups and facilitating each group. We made sure that our objectives were met. And impressively, the students were able to recall what we had taught them by answering correctly to the quiz given to them. 

Alas! Our task is accomplished! 

It was a fun and humbling experience to teach the Grade 6 students. For our every visit, I could see that they were really excited to see us. At first, I thought it would be difficult to handle them for most of the younger generations have a tendency to just not care. But it was wrong to have that kind of prejudice. I believe that I had gained more than what I had given, through the kids that we had taught, I was able to realize more the importance of learning and enjoying it. I’m also glad that through LTS-2, I was able to somehow fulfill one of my dreams. I wish that we could all see the sharing of our knowledge as a venue not only for other people to grow but also for ourselves, we must not waste these kind of chances. Let us all inspire each other to become better :) 

Our last picture with the students and Mam De Jesus

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