LB #13 TEACHING WITH VISUAL SYMBOLS

    In this particular chapter, I have realized that teaching is not just merely standing in front of the class and say something important to the students, but, it is also a must to show the students the power of visual symbols which can be presented in the class to make the lesson more comprehensible...
     We cannot deny that, using these visual symbols or visual aids in the class will be very helpful in presenting the lesson..

LB #11 Making The Most of Community Resources and Field Trips

Not everything can be learned by just merely reading a book or by the discussion of the teacher. Because of this, it is necessary to go out from school and have field trips. But oftentimes, teachers fail to meet the purposes of the field trips because of lack of preparation and unorganized planning. 

   As a future teacher, I must at all times plan well my activities to have a positive outcome. If i will conduct a field trip in the future, I should plan it ahead and prepare everything that is needed in having such activity. I must also ensure that the field trip will be related or has relevance on my lessons. And I should make sure that there will be an expert guide who'll be the one to explain things when we arrived at the place.. And I should orient the students beforehand of the things that should be observed the field trip, this includes their behavior in having this kind of activity.

    There are also disadvantages that cannot be avoided in having field trips, the first is that it is costly, second is that it involves logistics, next is that it is extravagant with time and the last thing is that it contains elements of uncertainty. 

    For me, the best thing to do is to think first before deciding to have a field trip; if it is really necessary to have one...

LB #12 The Power of Films, Video and TV in the Classroom

Watching television or film is already a part of our lives nowadays. It seems that we cannot live without them. Some might say, especially the old ones, that it is disadvantageous to have this kind of technology in our time today, but, little do they know that it can also be used in a positive way that will produce positive outcomes. For instance, when viewing videos to the students to clarify the things that they don't understand in class. It can also be used as a motivational tool for the students to participate more in class. It is very useful in supplementing the students' learning and gives them better ideas by way of seeing educational videos in the classroom. One more benefit of having this in the class is that the students tend not to talk with there classmates because they will be entertained by the videos being presented. 

   As a future educator, I am in favor of having these technologies in the classroom..