BLOG 01- LIFE OF AN ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENT, as she journeys to be your teacher.

University of Negros Occidental Recoletos

College of Education

BSED ENGLISH

  The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) Major in English aims to develop highly motivated, inspiring, and competent teachers specializing in the content and pedagogy for secondary English education.

        The Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) Major in English Program of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos aims to produce graduates who practice the teaching profession in the Secondary Level. The graduates of this program are language and literature teachers who are proficient in oral and written communication; competent in employing innovative teaching approaches, methodologies, and strategies using appropriate educational technology; and active in leading relevant and transformative changes to improve language and literature learning and teaching.

WHY PICK BSED-ENGLISH?

Becoming an educator let you impart life lessons that your student will carry in their journey. I choose to take up a bachelor of secondary education major in English at the University of Negros Occidental Recoletos because this is my dream to be a teacher, second this is my mother’s dream as well, and I want to be an agent of change in our society.

Teaching is an honorable and difficult profession among any other professions. Being a teacher is difficult, I have seen the struggles of my teachers in junior high school. Inspired by them, that is why I said to myself that one day I will be like her too. I want to be an educator like her who tough students about academics, life skill learning, and values.

My mother once dreamed to be a professional, but too sad she did not reach her dream because my grandfather did not allow her to study in college. People before in their time, especially in rural areas, believe that women will just get married and will not give good fortune. When she went to Manila, she studied mass communication but stop after finishing her first year, because at that time she is working as a manager in Jag’s tailoring warehouse, and it is tiring enough for her. That is why my mother wants me to finish a degree and be a professional licensed teacher.

Being a teacher allows you to teach life lessons that your students will remember throughout their lives. I chose to pursue a bachelor of secondary education with a major in English at UNO-R because it is both my dream and my mother's dream to be a teacher, and I want to be one of the agents of change in our society, by equipping my students with life skills.

My Learning and Best Practices in BSED-ENGLISH

           Learning is continuous, as I journey on becoming an English teacher, I've experienced difficulties and sacrificed many things just for me to reach my dreams. Along this journey, I've learned that becoming a teacher is not just about teaching academic topics but also teaching values that the students must know and embody. Going to school, learning the things that a teacher must know, and embodying the virtues for us to be effective teachers are important just like the saying, "You can't give what you don't have".  I've also learned that as a teacher you also need to be an effective communicator for you to deliver or express your ideas so that the listener and students will be able to understand what you mean. The English language is not just about being good at grammar and mastering the pronunciation of every English word, but it is a bridge that connects us to understand one another, it is our common ground. 

                The best practice that I've learned to live now is to learn to embrace your mistakes and learn from them so that the next time you encounter those circumstances you know the right approach to use. This implies that it is okay to commit mistakes as long as you learned from them and change your wrong perspectives. growth is continuous as well as learning.