REFLECTION

During the Second Grading Period, our ICT subject focused on the use and importance of tags to the web. At first, I don’t know how the web displays pages until the lesson has finished. The web contains HTML tags which serve as display instructions in all its pages. We were also taught on the functions of different tags and what will they do to  every word, sentence or paragraphs. Our teacher gave us total of seven activities about html tags.

Placing tags to each word is not that hard. The tags are easy to memorize including their uses. The part there which challenged me is that it consume much of time to finish one activity especially to activity no. 7. Another problem is that I was not able to put a slash to the end tag of the title that’s why I was worried about it.

I’ve faced these small problems by being patient. I‘ve finished the work even if it took a lot of time.

Moving on, I will be more patient and try to be more carefull next time about my works so that I will finish them beautifully. I’m sure next grading we will have another topic and I hope I will understand every part of it.

PROMOTING DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Technology plays a very important role in making a new and better world. Technology relates the knowledge and utilization of tools, methods and techniques so that you can assist a greater purpose just like resolving difficulties or even producing life less difficult and better. Its significance upon humans is actually great because technology enables them to adapt to environmental surroundings. The development of high technology such as personal computer technology's Internet and the telephone helps beat connection barriers and also link the space between individuals all over the world. Inside a wider perception, technology impacts organizations within the development of sophisticated financial systems, creating existence easier in order to more and more people that have access to this kind of technology.

To learn how to use products of technology is very important. The use of English as a language is the most significant tool for this. Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills. Gadgets contain basic instructions on their screens that will guide their users on how to use them so if a person wants to handle and use these, he must know the universal language first.

Everyone is capable of dealing with the products of technology such as computers, cell phones, iPods, etch. Everyone should be aware on how to use these in daily lives. Everyone should go along the flow  of the modern world. Let’s promote Digital Literacy through English Proficiency!

THE MIGHTYNESS OF TWO (CHEMERGY: CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCE CLUBBING IN SYNERGY)

           In our daily lives, we apply and use the different concepts of science.  Everything around our community is a result of studying and doing research related to the subject. New materials are being discovered everyday that will help technology make huge leaps in the field of industry because living and non- living organism in our environment are being studied.

          Chemistry is another helpful tool to attain our progress.  Even if it has a reputation for being a complicated and boring science, but for the most part, this reputation is undeserved. If you take classes in chemistry, you'll apply math and logic, which can make studying chemistry a challenge if you are weak in those areas. However, anyone can understand the basics of how things work... and that's the study of chemistry. Everyone can and should understand basic chemistry.

          The real importance of Chemistry is that it serves as the interface to practically all of the other sciences, as well as to many other areas of human endeavor. For this reason, Chemistry is said to be the central science. It's important to understand chemistry if you are studying any of the sciences because all of the sciences involve matter and the interactions between types of matter. In this case, the power of science and chemistry must combine and this act is called synergy.  Synergy comes from the Greek word synergia, meaning joint work and cooperative action.

          The year’s theme for the science month celebration is CHEMERGY: Chemistry and Science Clubbing in Synergy. This promotes the importance of putting Science together with Chemistry. Science and Chemistry must be in synergy to produce results greater than the sum of the possible outcome when this two work separately. This means that synergy is created when things work in concert together to create an outcome that is in some way of more value than the total of what the individual inputs is.

If Scientist and Chemists work at the same laboratory, more useful things will be created. We're all chemists and special scientist. We use chemicals every day and perform chemical reactions without thinking much about them. So we must not take this for granted. Let us move through the use of these studies so that we could make our way of living more progress in the future. This is a study of everything!

Heroes in Every Season

         Heroes are everywhere in this world. In movies, they are those who save the lives of billions of people because they have super powers. But here in the real life, they are not those who have super powers, but they are those who have super kind hearts. They are our fellows of distinguished courage or ability, and are admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities.      

         There are a lot of heroes arising. But for me, when we talk of communities, teachers are the best qualified to be honored as true heroes. I believe that a man doesn't need to be like Superman, Batman, Super Inggo, Dr. Jose Rizal, Bonifacio, Mabini, etch to be called a "hero". A man doesn’t need to fight thousands of people or write grievous novels and sacrifice his life to be honored and known. Someone can be one by his own little ways by just doing simple things that can mean the most to people.
        

             Teachers are persons who provide schooling for students. They are those who facilitate education for everybody. They are the men and women in profession who shoulder the most difficult task of providing a better education to the country’s future leaders. Others may sometimes see our teacher's job as simple or effortless but being a daughter of both educators, I say that doing their job may consume all of your powers everyday. All they do is to study to supply correct information to their students, check papers, finish grades on time and deal with stubborn students.  Doing their job is very hard but because of their good hearts to help others, they do it with selfless acts even if they only have very low amount of salary. In classroom scenario, the teachers are looked upon by students and pupils as their second parent. Though the teachers are lowly paid, yet they render service not only to students and pupils but also to the community. 

            And in danger and hard times, the hardworking school teachers are always there to give their utmost best to serve the community. 

            During elections, they serve as the election officials facilitating the voters from early morning until late in the afternoon. Serving during election can harm a person’s life but because of their love to their service and countrymen, they still go for it every year.   

           

            Recently, there are many teachers reported for being very good to their students. There are those who sacrificed their time, efforts and money just to give enough education. Teachers also extend their obligations for giving advises about personal matters. They influence their poor students by providing inspirational words. 

           

            Without the presence of our teachers, would the nation have its doctors, politicians, scientists, nurses, next teachers, writers, mathematicians, attorneys, fathers, mothers, psychologists and philanthropists? Everybody knows that no one can get anywhere these days without a decent education and that the nation's welfare depends on an educated populace. Teachers are more beneficial to our nation than anyone else even the overseas Filipino workers earning money of other countries. 

            For all of our beloved teachers, we honor, respect, love and thank you for all of your efforts and sacrifices. Thank you for being our heroes in every season. May God bless you a billion folds for your great actions!

Not An Outcry, It's a Support for Pnoy

         The State of the Nation Address or SONA is an annual event in the Republic of the Philippines, in which the president of the republic reports on the status of the nation. This is a duty of the President as stated in Article VII, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution. SONA is delivered every 4th Manday of July.

          Different reaction and emotions came out from me after reading the SONA of Pnoy. There were achievements and changes that made me happy and at the same time, there were important issues missed that made me sad and unsatisfied. One of these misprojects was the Agrarian Reform for the poor farmers. Farmers are considered as the backbone of our country. Without them, the entire body of Filipino will suffer hunger and poverty. We are all benefited by the crops given by the farmers but why is it that the covernment continously take them for granted? When the transprters buy the crops from the farmers, the prices were very low but when the transporters sell these to the city markets, the the prices are very high not affordable by every Filipino. The farmers are those who worked very hard so they must be paid with enough amount. They should be receiving higher amounts than the transport companies. This is the sad real situation of our Filipino farmers. The government is the one responsible for this unhumane. Pnoy should take immidiate actions for this important issue.

           Other issues not met in the 2nd SONA were on population, unaffordable goods, increase price of gasoline/oils, and increasing the salary not only bthe government employees but also the privates.

          Base from the sreported achievements, Pnoy has the potential to raise our country's economis status. He still have 5 more years to make us satisfy his works. I hope that he could hinish all that he had started and that he would take immidiate actions for important issues.

          Evem though I have listed my negative reactions, it doesn't mean that I am against his administration. I am not supporting the opposing parties. I am supporting Pnoy as our leader because we have the same aim. We both aim for the country's development. As we all say, Teamwork makes the dream work. If we will not work together and just stand at different sides, actions will not work out.

"Our Everyday Selfless Heroes"

            Everybody knows who heroes are. In movies, they are the characters who, in the face of danger and adversity of from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice. But here in the real life, they are our fellows of distinguished courage or ability, and is admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.      

          Nowadays, there are a lot of heroes arising. But for me, when we talk of communities, teachers are the best qualified to be honored as true heroes. I believe that a man doesn't need to fight thousands of people or write grievous novels and sacrifice his life to be called a "hero". Someone can be one by his own little ways by just doing simple things that can mean the most to people.

       

          Teachers are persons who provide schooling for students. They are those who facilitate education for everybody. They are the men and women in profession who shoulder the most difficult task of providing a better education to the country’s future leaders. Others may sometimes see our teacher's job as simple or effortless but being a daughter of both educators, I say that doing their job may consume all of your powers everyday. All they do is to study to supply correct information to their students, check papers, finish grades on time and deal with stubborn students.  Doing their job is very hard but because of their good hearts to help others, they do it with selfless acts even if they only have very low amount of salary. In classroom scenario, the teachers are looked upon by students and pupils as their second parent. Though the teachers are lowly paid, yet they render service not only to students and pupils but also to the community.

And in danger and hard times, the hardworking school teachers are always there to give their utmost best.

Recently, there are many teachers reported for being very good to their poor students. There are those who sacrificed their time, efforts and money just to give enough education. Teachers also extend their obligations for giving advises about personal matters. 

       

         Without the presence of our teachers, would the nation have its doctors, politicians, scientists, nurses, next teachers, writers, mathematicians, attorneys, fathers, mothers, psychologists and philanthropists? Everybody knows that no one can get anywhere these days without a decent education and that the nation's welfare depends on an educated populace. Teachers are more beneficial to our nation than anyone else even the overseas Filipino workers earning money of other countries. Both of my parents are teachers, my two sisters are taking education as their course and me; I will also get an education course because I also want to be a honored hero. I will be a mentor in the future!

A Novel Hope

Dear Sir President,
          

          A good day and a warm salutation to you Mr. President.    

          Your victory in getting the president's desk of the Philippines gave strength and trust to Philippine government. With your leadership, I conceive that there would be a substantial change in political and administrative trend in national public governance.

          Being the president of a developing country is really a great responsibility. There are many problems that are in need of immediate actions and solutions. Every Filipino is looking toward on your actions on the destruction  of abusive and selfish governance of the former administration. Change is what our country demands.

          As a high school student, I appreciate your concerns regarding K+12. I heard that recently, you supported this program but in my opinion, such plan is a mistake. Our public schools still have lot of financial problems. Example of these is the shortage of school facilities such as books. If this will be implemented, we will be in need of more classrooms, books, and teachers so as a result, new problems will arise. If your point is for additional education, there must be a training for teachers instead of  having K + 12. It's effete and useless having additional years of studying  if teachers will not be proficient in their work. This is one factor why students can't get full and high quality of learning. Another point to disagree with that is the additional expense for parents due to time spending.

          Another vexation is about the irresponsible and careless manipulation and consumption of our natural resources. We are rich in environment and natural resources but why is it that we can't use it for our immediate progress? Sometimes, I thought of Filipinos being feckless to his actions. We need resourcefulness so that we could discover small things that could give us big help.

          Sir, Filipinos believe in your power and abilities. We are expecting a lot from you. We hope that you'll do your best to lead us to the right path of success. This is a novel desire.

          Thank you!