Hi... I'm still alive and cramming as usual. I'm trying to beat the deadline for the submission of grades tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll have your grades posted just in time.... I'm going through your blog posts now, and I'm almost half-way through. But before I fall off my chair from drowsiness, I want to say thank you so much for making this past term meaningful for me. Since the term is over, and I hope I don't see you guys again next term (in Hum 014;P), I can reveal my secret to you... Huddle up(:P). I was really nervous to teach this course; I hope that wasn't too obvious whenever I step into the classroom. You can just imagine the amount of preparation I put into our every class discussion to at least show some amount of mastery on the topics we will be covering. I ask the experts around (special thanks to Ma'am Dianne and Ma'am Recillo); I read as much as I can. In fact, I was so anxious about our course that I think I wasn't able to handle the other subjects I'm teaching well. I think the effort was well worth it though because reading the essays you have written and seeing the results of your final exam make me think that you got something from our sessions. And I have to thank you for that as well. If not for the witty observations and reactions you have shared in class, I don't think we would have reached this level of intellectual maturity (naks!). And class, I seldom become this emotional to my students, but I have to admit that I will really miss you. I don't do well on outward manifestation of affection, but I'll treasure our class interactions in my heart.
I owe my dedication to two professors that I have had: Ma'am Jurilla and Dr. Lua. They are my models of what an exemplary teacher is. I learned a lot from them because they really exerted an effort to make me learn. So you have them to thank also.
It's almost midnight, so I gotta go back to checking your blog posts. Let's keep in touch. God bless!!!
(I hope the rumor that they are planning to remove Phil. Lit. in English from the new curriculum doesn't push through...;( )
Ma'am Joan
