S U R E X C I T E R

SUREXCITER is a French word which means overacting. And this is how I describe the highly celebrated issue of parent Rosemil Edroso vs. teacher Melinda Limjuco.   

The teacher overacted in throwing the kid out of the classroom for the simple reason that the latter forgot to bring his report card. Yes, she did provide a chair for her student, but this does not in any way lessen the gravity of the punishment. The teacher could have simply reminded the kid to bring his report card the next meeting, as simple as that. No need for such over the top sanction. And the worst part, it was caught by a cctv camera.

The Problem With (Some) U.P. Students

The widely social media-circulated squabble between presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte and a UP Los Baños student has caught my attention, in the same manner that it has caught yours, and those of others. And this has driven me to write this article.

Should Attendance Be Graded? (Classroom Chronicles Part III)

Should attendance be graded?

        There are two schools of thought as regards the question. There are people who maintain that attendance should be graded, while those at the other side of the fence of opinion believe that it shouldn’t be. In one of my subjects in the graduate program before, I learned from my professor that attendance should not be graded, primarily because it is not indicative of a student’s cognitive ability. I cannot agree with her more! Hence, my personal take on this matter rhymes absolutely with what my professor said – attendance should not be graded.