Migrating to Down Under
After a week, it started sinking in...
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Road to Healing
Dear Ma...
On Raising a Bilingual Child
“Being the only person in my big family who can’t speak in Filipino makes me feel like I just wanna die,” my student shared. I don’t want my child or any children to experience this. Sharing my notes on bilingualism, and hoping it helps!
On Loving and Losing
A journey to letting pain and love co-exist...
Always and Forever
I watched my mother die...
A Quest For A North Star
Have you ever felt like your body is speaking to you?
My List of Online Teaching/Learning Platforms
Distance Learning can be as effective and fun as the face-to-face interaction...
The Best Relationships Could be Found in School
I will never forget my teacher who...
In Pursuit of (Reasons for) Happiness
I think we easily forget these reasons because we tend to focus a lot on...
Embracing Failures
When children are bound to make mistakes more often...
How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
This book can be summed up into a few words...
Relationships 101
Opting to change someone is disrespectful.
Random Thoughts During Pregnancy
When you’re pregnant, and want the best for your baby...
On Love and Acceptance
We all have a criteria on how perfection looks like.
Road to Parenthood
Someone’s learning by watching you...
Why Most Graduates Are Not Job-ready
Why are we still holding on to something that doesn’t work anymore?
Good School vs. Bad School
A school that fits perfectly for one kid may not work for another...
Relationship Banks
How do you discipline a child effectively?
What Teaching Has Taught Me
I’ve been teaching for about 8 years now, yet it feels like I’m still so far from being an expert.
On Seeking for Constant Learning and Improvement
It’s been almost a week since the start of our Christmas vacation! I miss my kids, but who doesn’t like having a break, right?
Learning All The Time by John Holt
This is the last book written by John Holt before his death in 1985.
Track of Love
How to say “I love you” to children in a way that they could really understand...
The Culture That Everyone Deserves
Imagine being part of a community where everyone matters...
High On Teaching (and Living)
Whatever feeling or mood I’ve had, I’ve committed myself into doing this, and it has worked wonders for me and my kids...
Brain Rules by John Medina
Here are the new learnings I gratefully picked up from the book.