It’s only the 17th day of the year but mind you, I can easily claim how this will be one of the best days of Year 2022, personally. Well, just last year, I have been seeing this year as arguably, the biggest turning point in my life, and I can feel that vibe running through my veins, currently, as of this very moment. 
 
Oh, you might have been wondering why? Yes? Simply, because, approximately just 1 hour and 2 minutes prior to me writing right now, we just had our orientation with the Xavier University Junior High School, and basically, the orientation and the kickstart of our whole internship journey. I don’t know, but I am just so hyped right now, and maybe, this feeling has somewhat been carried from how happy I was last Saturday when I got to see my recorded self be officially pinned and dubbed as part of the XU SOE Interns. Well, I’ve been feeling very good over these last days, but I have not been more excited as compared to how I feel right now. It was quick, for an orientation, since, of course, we understand that the XUJHS Faculty have their hands full with PAASCU preparations, but, it was one of the most substantial quick orientations I have ever got to be part of for, essentially, my whole life, and it was catchy. Now, as much as I was very much into listening as to what we are expected to do as interns, the actual highlight for me this day is finding out that our Critique Teacher would be, the one and only, Mrs. Adeva Kalidas. As soon as I heard from the exclusive English Majors orientation that she was going to be that beacon of hope for me in this internship odyssey, along with Ma’am Gab and Ma’am Jayla (my co-interns), I immediately contacted my dear friend, Sheinjay, and asked her all about Maam Adeva, since Maam Dev was their Cooperating Teacher when they had their research, and I heard all the positive remarks from Shein, and that got me all more hyped up. I don’t know, it’s been a crazily beautiful day and I just pray that I will be able to carry this momentum into the internship-proper which will practically be starting next week. 
 
That’s a wrap for this day and stay connected, never detached, with Sir Jes! Stay safe and God bless us all! 

  

Success is never given, rather, it demands a lot – blueprint, plans, plots, and the crazy discipline of staying in pace. That’s what we have just accomplished this day, no, not success, the planning part. Well, it’s almost lunch time and I, Ma’am Jayla, and Ma’am Gab have just finished our first-ever interaction with Ma’am Adeva Kalidas. With total honesty, I wasn’t really expecting her to be that way, I anticipated a serious and very technical Ma’am Dev, but bro, she was a vibe! I mean, I really felt like she is my kind of people, in a way that she’s funny, not taking things overly seriously, promotes that happy and very comfortable ambiance during our meet, and it was definitely a blast. However, as we took our realms into the more serious part wherein, she designated us with our different responsibilities and tasks, well, the “THIS IS IT!” feeling started to hit me more extremely. I got all excited but at the same time, unfiltered, I was kind of nervous, most especially that the whole internship thing is essentially to be done online, considering my struggles with the signal as well, and with the subconscious thought of “this could’ve been way easier to take had it been a face-to-face internship. Screw covid!” But well, words and complains are not going to help me one bit, so here I currently am, finishing this sharing so that I can take lunch and head over to checking the outputs of my designated 3 sections, so, that said, I’ll be stopping now and I wish us all the best! It’s been your boi once more, Sir Jester! See y’all tomorrow! God bless! 

Have you heard of that saying which points out the meaning of how repetition can lead to mastery? Yes, I hear that a lot from NBA Players and from successful people and I cannot stop but think of that very idea at this current time of 4:06 in the afternoon as I am typing here right now about to share what a hectic day it’s been. 

I basically am in an immediate/fast break from that particular checking just so I can share this with y’all. Now, when we were oriented by Ma’am Dev to do the checking, well, I already had the idea that it’s going to be somewhat a handful, since there are quite a lot to check, however, I didn’t know it was going to be this exciting and easy. Exciting in a way that I am, more and more, feeling myself within the very identity of a “Sir Jester” as opposed to my fun/laagan self, I mean, this is really it, I am checking students’ outputs, yes, I am finally a teacher-intern! And the easy part is derived from how brilliant the answers of the students are to the extent that no long feedbacks are needed, rather, just the score and I was practically good to proceed. I mean, these students are just smart and their answers are not lesser than excellent! 

  

Well, I think that’s it for today since I am still going to continue checking! See you all again the next time around! God bless and be safe! Bye byeeee from Sir Jester! 

  

The thing with immersion, practice teaching, I should say, is that crazy factor of how it opens our eyes towards the reality of really being a teacher as opposed to the mere discussions during reportings or demo teachings – the totality of Internship is just within a different spectrum. 

  

Alright, so today has been no different than what I did yesterday, obviously checking the outputs still of the three sections I have been assigned with. Anyway, I would’ve loved to have finished it all yesterday, but nyeee, Kuya Responsibilities get into the way and I decided to continue today. So, I got into checking and I can say that I was more productive today that how I was yesterday, and it keep that smile within me right now, to be honest. My takeaway for today though, I have heard some say that the online setup could be and advantage since we’re not going to be staying at school for the whole day for the internship and as they have said, we can do our own stuff, but I cannot see it that way. That physical interaction, the laugh, with the students in which the pandemic has robbed us with? That’s what I won’t be able to experience this internship and it’s just sad. But well, we must go forth and capitalize regardless of the circumstances at hand. 

  

Chop chop now and I’ll be off, since I will still be careering with all that needs to be checked. Stay safe and God bless us all. 

January 21, 2022
Surprising Revelations 

  

It has been a mildly hectic, yet productive week for your boi, Sir Jester! Indeed, there’s always productivity unravelled behind one’s consistency, right? I have that as my takeaway since, although I have not been finishing more as I’d loved it to be on a daily basis, still, the fact that I do intermittent work on a consistent movement is what has made me to be productive this week. 

Now, we just finished our 1-hour meet with Ma’am Nads, our Internship Supervisor, and it was such a great experience. Personally, the Kamustahan is really one of the most underrated features that XU SOE practices – a way and chance for students to vent out, express, and be heard as to what their sentiments are on given matters of concern. That exactly what happened just lately – a kamustahan session with Ma’am Nads which gave us the chance to express what we have been going through for the Internship’s opening week. Well, as the class was sharing, I was majorly surprised how they have not been replied to, still, by their Critique Teachers, and here we are, doing tasks and getting immersed already. I was able to realize then how truly blsessed we are to have Ma’am Dev as our CT, since, as Shein has stated, she has been very responsive and has given us the way already to commence our immersion with the essence of practice teaching. 

Anyway, that’s going to be it for me, everyone! I will be going through, once more, with the students’ outputs that I will be checking. Stay healthy and always exercise y’all! God bless us all! 

  

It’s a Sunday now and it’s a great day to write a journal. Anyway, last Tuesday, when Ma’am Adeva oriented me, Ma’am Jayla, and Ma’am Gab, she told us that we were going to start the demo teachings by around the last week of this month. Now, as we were scheduled to meet, just lately, she just found out that we are just supposed to end our internship at XUJHS on the 4th or March, in which, she did not have any idea about as she plotted our respective demo teaching schedules. Alright, now, due to that change, I WILL BE DEMO TEACHING ALREADY THIS COMING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY HUEHUE. However, I am excited since I will be introduced already by Ma’am Adeva to the class tomorrow at 1-2pm, now, that’s the brighter side. 

It’s shocking and hard to take in still, more so that we just finished our call with Ma’am Dev and the news is as fresh as a fish still, but hey, I know I can do this, I know and believe that I can. I am speechless still as I type, and I am not nervous because I am not ready or anything, I just do not want a mediocre delivery and I want to have my students be really engaged with the discussion, hence, the worry I am getting, but nevertheless, I know I will be able to capitalize, more so considering how the School of Education has built us. With that said, I am going to be off now as I internalize all tha has been mentioned in the meeting and maybe start with planning out my demo this Thursday and Friday. 

Stay safe and healthy, God bless us all!