Courage

Call me twisted but whenever I see out-and-out gays and lesbians, I see embodiments of courage. You see, these brethren of ours could just have hidden in the closet; but, no, they would rather suffer ostracism and bigotry for being who they really are rather than cower behind their zones of comfort and safety. They continue reading…

Battle of ages

Are older generations necessarily better than younger generations? This is the thought swirling around my head as the Department of Education embraces the opening of classes for School Year 2019-2020— to once again forge through its mandate of educating the country’s youth. The aforementioned question has been tugging at me because I have always heard continue reading…

Educational tug-of-war

One of the most insightful books I have read is “Emotional Intelligence” by the eminent Harvard psychologist Daniel Goleman. I had read it when it was first published many years back. Lately, I found myself rereading it or at least attempting to reread it (if YouTube documentaries do not snatch my attention away). I have continue reading…

Over 500,000 teachers to serve as poll workers on May 13 – DepEd

MANILA, Philippines – As election day on Monday, May 13, draws near, more than half a million teachers will be deployed to serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) members, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Saturday, May 11. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the DepEd was mobilizing 531,307 of its employees – including teachers, officials, continue reading…