Believe me or not but I was a loner before. People said that I’m very different with my two sisters. They are bubbly, talkative, energetic, and full of self-confidence while I’m so quiet, no life and no self-esteem. I myself I wonder why I acted that way. I’m somehow thankful with it because during those times my best friends were the books! Library is one of my favorite places to go. I also visited the city library most of the time. Just have your ID and you can use all the books in the shelves!

Whenever I hear the words Jon Queen I can think of the writers named Jon and the stories of remarkable queens in our history! To some people things that happened in the past are senseless. But for me, it’s never pointless. I still believe that things that happened in the past have something to do in our present I appreciate artifacts, paintings, and books that tells us what were the remarkable events in the past.

I simply love books. They’re my treasure too. Without them I can never be this way. Reference materials that are available for us contribute to the knowledge that we have right now in which we enjoy a better life.

Are you aware of the so-called visual talking or VT?

Visual Talking is making use of images or pictures to convey messages. Utilization of any photos which can relate to the words used is applicable. As long as the images used connects to each words then it’s fine. You’re now making your own VT message using your own pictures!

It’s termed as “visual talking” because conversations can happen visually.There’s no oral or uttering of words to converse. Looking alone the series of pictures can allow you to create a sentence or thought to express!While sending or making VT message can let the people understand what you’re trying to imply or what you think. There’s no conversation happens if there’s no responses, right? Visual talking is a form of conversation though it’s not done aurally. Exchanging of ideas and feelings is possible like normal chat with a friend!

VT is helpful to people who can’t speak. It’s also a way of letting young or beginners of reading to learn how to read. Pictures convey meaning. We, teachers in Elementary Education should employ illustrations when teaching. Learners in primary and elementary level can understand better with the help of visual aids. So, VT can help children to read. However, they should not be taught by pictures alone. Teacher should do the right thing to teach children how to read. The basics should be taught like learning the sounds of each letter, learning how to pronounce consonants blends etc.

I did try to make my own VT message and it’s cool! It’s fun also to converse using only images! Hmmmm I think it’s romantic to use this kind of messaging to your lover (^_^)

Click the box below to see a sample of Visual Talking message.

I made a writing for somebody about an American psychologist who studied about the moral development of humans. He is Lawrence Kohlberg, the author of the 3 levels of moral reasoning of people consisting of 6 stages to explain further what are the bases of people’s judgment in life. During my college days, I first encountered this kind of study. My college professor was able to explain to us the details about it. Since we belong in the field of Education, we have to study, absorb and understand it. The purpose of doing it is for us teachers to understand the people around us, our co-teachers, parents and most specially our learners. People differ. So is the individual development. Now, if we have this foundation we can understand our students, their personal concerns and judgments on things. Children spend more time at school than in their homes. We are always reminded that we strongly influence our students.

The three levels of Kohlberg’s moral reasoning are pre-conventional, conventional and post- conventional. These three are classified for us readers to understand better his study. His study has great contributions in the society as a whole. People may come up with an ethical decisions in life. and balance is observed. As result, people are able to understand each other and it develops a more friendly environment for all.

Try to put your feet into the shoes of others  and you’ll know what they feel.

In London, there’s a group of Filipino children who have their own band. I’m uncertain with the band’s name but it sound like “Silverdale”. It’s composed of James Cruz, Allan Panisales and Lester Calucag. They started as Maharlika Singing Ambassadors. These children are truly idols for Filipino kids. They show that they can become stars at young age!

These three kids grew up in England with their family. Although they’re not currently living in the Philippines, their parents are instilling the Filipino culture and values. What they did is they give emphasis on two cultures (Filipino&foreign). They’re teaching their kids Tagalog which is our national dialect. In addition, they show pictures from the Philippines. On how the Philippines look like. In their homes, they prepare Filipino dishes. Parents are doing these because they don’t want that their kids will forget their native land.

Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple or or * Intelligences includes musical intelligence. A child who’s got good hearing in rhythm and tones and able to play musical instruments is considered smart/intelligent. That’s why teachers would recommend or encourage the mommies to allow their child to play musical instruments if they assess that their child is exceptional.It’s expected that they can do it without so much struggles. They’ll learn easily with it.

To all parents who have kids, pay attention to these tips given by the parents of these 3 children stars in London, England.

1. Observe your child. Explore their skills and hidden talents.
2. Support child’s talents.
3. Let them participate in competition. That will help them develop their skills.
4. Don’t humiliate them if they can’t do what you want like in playing piano which they don’t like or can.
5. Don’t be pushy. Don’t force your child to do that they hate. Their interest is more important.
6. Prepare to accept that there are things that can’t do that other children can. Remember that we people differ. So with our development.
7. Help them in areas where they do good.

Culture has something to do with child’s learning. The kind of culture he has or the family environment that he used to live have impacts with his acquisition of knowledge. This is according to Vygotsky.

Culture teaches children both what to think and how to think. Socially we live and interact with the people around us. A child learns from his experiences that he get from his environment. At first he may not be doing 100% of his decisions but as he grows older he’ll have his right time to make her own choices in life.Zone of proximal development is a term use to identify the difference that exists between what a child can do on her own and what a child can do with help.

As a whole social interaction has a significant role in child’s intellectual development. Since this is very true educators must think on rich task emphasizing social interaction. Isolation should not be done. Teachers must apply activities that a child can do and not implementing those hard ones that are just done for the sake of having a unique lesson plan. . .learners are always the center in the learning process.