Multicultural Education: Unity in Diversity

Moreover, multicultural education has been defined in several different ways, one of those is "promoting a more in depth understanding of other cultures that exists with-in our own society." (Pugh, Garcia, and Margalef-Boada, "We are all citizens of the world." Socrates 1994, 62) This means that, children can gain a positive awareness, new respect and appreciation for the other cultural All people have many different roles in life and can learn about the wonderful diversity of life. The school setting is an excellent facilitator groups; they will have a concrete understanding of the cultural

backgrounds of their classmates and schoolmates. In this effect, it will nurture respect, appreciation and understanding of one another regardless of the

providing the perfect environment for learning from and about one another. Schools, by their very nature, can and often do contain diverse populations of students. Thus, it is very important for the classroom teacher to foster an awareness of the dynamic relationship and the connection of the many different cultural groups. Teaching

community he belongs or comes from. Furthermore, children can prevent

further episodes of human suffering, such as the holocaust which are and bred the of

confinement,

ignorance, fear, and hatred.

multiculturalism is an essential duty that must be undertaken by every teacher at every school and must seize the

In conclusion, it is imperative that we embrace diversity with respect and a desire to learn more about others, through this we will experience and savor the unity and peace with one another.

initiative and celebrate cultural diversity.

21st Century: A revolutionizing change

Furthermore, the changes that took place in schools have changed the roles of teachers. In the past teachers used to be the major source of

knowledge, the leader and educator of their students' school life. Teachers Change is inevitable! Life is constantly changing and all things are subject change is to change. to would organize after-school activities. They used to be the authority in the class. In contrary, teachers now provide information and show their students how to tackle them. Although they are still considered to be a kind of leader in the class, they can be thought of as facilitators in the learning process. They are supporters rather than educators and also advisors towards parents. Additionally, due to advent of technology in the teaching-learning process,

Sometimes

essential

progress in life, while in other situations, the opposite is true and the change is not beneficial. Seeing change as an opportunity is an important first step in moving toward a better future. Change is the only permanent in this world. Change is an active, vigorous and dynamic force that creates another fashion. Every day we experiences changes which brought reformulation of the old tradition and practices. One of the most remarkable changes happened in the era is the fast-growing changes in technology. Technology advancements have touched every facet of life including education which latter has been

teachers should broaden their technical background to be able to use and handle effectively (computer,

photocopier, power point, projectors, etc). Instead of teaching chalk face, they need to be an information technology expert, a technician or/and a photocopy master. The need of a generation of teachers who aim to develop learners instead of teaching them, who help their pupils to become independent (learning to learn), who provide students with motivation and interest for life-long learning and urge them to become autonomous learners, is essential in the education of the future.

drastically transformed. Thus, teachers who do not use social media and educational technology in their teaching no longer fit in the new system. Thats why every teacher should reconsider certain values and principles.

Graphic Organizers: A Creative Application of Learning

Hence, they are excellent tool for learners who struggle with information that is presented in an entirely written form; allow students to display a great deal of information on a single graphic and help students remember important facts and concepts they need to know. A graphic organizer is a tool for Thus, it can make studying a far less education and conveying information. It painful endeavor for students. is a visual aid used to display a wide range of facts and the relationships. Teachers use graphic organizers in classroom settings to help students understand complex concepts. This is their most common in use. Their Furthermore, graphic organizers nurture creative thinking which means it develops the higher order thinking skills of both the teachers and the students. Through visual aids, students can easily make connections between concepts. Students recall important concepts and facts on a specific subject. When students learn from visual charts, writing Graphic essential role organizers in the play an will become less frustrating and help classroom. learners to understand how different Nowadays, many teachers use them for concepts relate to each other, which visual learning so that students can might have otherwise been difficult. comprehend the material easily. Graphic organizers allow teachers to display learning material on a visual diagram. In other words, it is an effective approach aimed at doing away with note taking. They are wonderful classroom resource that can be integrated in a wide variety of ways.

effectiveness

conveying

complex

information makes them useful in a wide variety of applications.

Stress Management: Get Rid of Stress!

Everyone has stress in their lives, whether from self-imposed situations or events that is out of their control. No matter what the source of our stress, we need to learn how to cope with it in order to keep ourselves healthy, physically and emotionally.

Teaching can be a stressful work, not only the pressure to be an excellent role model but the combination of students, their parents, management, administrative work and faculty activities can get overwhelming at times. Time and stress are linked. High stress is the result of feeling out of control when it comes to handling time. Once you know how to handle time better, stress becomes more

procrastination, rather than the actual job demands, that leads to deadline stress. How we think can have a

profound effect on your emotional and physical well-being. Each time we think a negative thought about ourselves, our body reacts as if it were in a tensionfilled situation. If we see good things about ourselves, we are more likely to feel good; the reverse is also true. Eliminate telltale marks of self-defeating thoughts.

manageable. Stress management starts with identifying the sources of stress in our lives. This isnt as easy as it sounds. Our true sources of stress arent always obvious, and its all too easy to overlook our own stress-inducing thoughts,

In conclusion, we should realize that life is full with all kinds of problems, but we should be able to adjust ourselves to the fact that, we should take one step at a time in our struggles, and not jump the gun when we panic under certain circumstances.

feelings, and behaviors. Sure, we may know that we constantly worried about work deadlines. But maybe its our

Career Planning: For a Planned Life

I have chosen to be part of the noblest profession in the worldteaching, the vital for igniting young minds and shaping the future of a nation. Many people opt for a career because of family pressure or due to peer bandwagon. Nevertheless, it is important to contemplate over the career path, because only genuine interest in a particular field can bring success in one's professional life. The basic criteria to choose a career would be the skills that we possess. Choosing the right career is both important and difficult. The career that we want to pursue should interest us because it would help us in exploring our skills and talents. The first step towards choosing career paths is planning. The first step towards choosing career paths is planning. The career planning process is where you go through the variety of options that you have. This is the stage where in you have to think and contemplate. This is the period for examining oneself to identify the strengths and weaknesses for career enhancing. Our career can move in the right direction only if we make a concentrated effort of utilizing our strength fully and working on our weaknesses. A person understands his worth and gets a feeling of selfawareness by having a plan for his career growth. Choosing a career is definitely an important task that would determine our entire future. Thus, career planning, improving the quality of life by achieving our dreams and aspirations through planned efforts, could help us. Therefore, we need to have a positive frame of mind to succeed in life. A properly planned career will take us a long way in the future and stand us in good stead and will surely emerge as winner.

prerequisite for productive and satisfying experiences. The implementation of Mother Tongue teaching in schools is a great challenged to the teachers and students because most often than not, the academe has been using English and Language has always played a Filipino language to teach the skills and vital role in the lives of people; is the key competency to the students. to all human activities; is the vehicle It is another milestone to the through which the world be understood academe to use the mother tongue for and appreciated for without language, instruction. I think, the use of mother people are isolated and helpless. tongue in instruction has positive and (Gertrude Boyd, 1976) negative effects which are intertwined in The needs and customs are the first place. The implementation sees driving factors that contributed to the a great effect to the amount of learning use of language. Moreover, we are not to the students that may bring mastery only using language to think, to of the skills and competency taught in communicate, information and direct school. behavior but we use language in social I am not against to the use of and very personal ways. Consider its mother tongue in instruction as long as it use in greeting, conversation, facilitates learning to the students and organizational meeting, ceremonies and increases the opportunities of learning. informal written communications. It is Basically, we have to try so that we will also used as a means of sharing of know the effects or result of it. I suggest unique personal perceptions; permits that there will be justifying reasons of functional and creative exploration of the using the mother tongue in instruction. world of meaning by allowing us to Furthermore, it should be used properly communicate with others and with and appropriately in the context. ourselves. Competency in language is a