Prayer of A Student-Teacher

Lugtu, Michaela V.
E-401
Dearest Lord God,
I thank you for all the things that you have given me, my cooperating
teacher and my students. Thank you for safely sending us all here today and for
guiding us always. Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this school.
Lord, as I enter this field, I know that I will have more responsibilities.
Bless me with a humble heart and mind that will listen to all the things that my
cooperating teacher will advise me. May You give me obedience to always obey
the command of my cooperating teacher, other faculty members, administrators
and principal of my assigned school. May You give me strength to become a
better version of myself for my students and for You. Lord, I know I will never be
an effective practice teacher without You. With that, I pray that You grant me
enough knowledge, skills and attitude that will form me into a great teacher for
You. May You become the center of the things that we will be doing inside the
classroom. May You give me wisdom to impart knowledge to my students. May
You give me an unending patience to all of the students especially those who will
challenge me. I pray that you give me an open mind to understand that they have
different cultures as well as personalities. I pray that you turn me into a teacher
that my students need. I pray to be a mother, friend, mentor and sister when they
need one. Nevertheless, I hope that their respect for me as a teacher will always
a reminder for them to think of their limitations in our student-teacher relationship.
I ask these through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lugtu, Michaela V. E-401
“MIKANISM”
Mikanism is my own philosophy of education. It is named after my
nickname. It is a mixture of progressivism and existentialism because these two
are student-centered which I believe are very suitable in K12. However, I like to
give more importance on progressivism. I can say that I am a progressivist
because I believe that students must be a great citizen of their own community
and country, and school has a big role in developing students to become one.
Someone is being mold into what he/she will be as a person in two places;
school and home. Therefore, to become a great person and citizen, the school
must careful and mindful their teachings to the students. Also, I have a huge
belief that students will learn more if the lessons are relevant to them. Students
also learn more if what they are about to learn is something they need or
something that catches their attention. Their willingness to listen to a listen that is
not relevant to them is so little. With that case, a teacher must always find a way
to make the lesson relevant to the students. Moreover, it is proven that students
enjoy a class wherein the teacher relates the lesson with their personal lives or
experiences. In fact, it is when students engage in the discussion more. They like
to express their own opinions and ideas to things that are relevant to them. A
teacher can use this as an instrument to know his/her students more and to know
what will make them learn more. It is also proven that students learn more by
doing. On the other hand, I am also an existentialist because I believe that a
teacher must guide students to discover themselves. They must find out what
they really want, who they are and what they want to do and be by themselves. A
teacher is just a facilitator of learning and he/she is not there to spoon feed
his/her students. The entire knowledge that students will get in the school must
not only come from him/her. Students must always be given a chance to express
their thoughts. However, the teacher will always have to step up and tell the
students what is right and wrong. Furthermore, the individuality of each students
must be recognize just like their different multiple intelligences. Also, students
must be educated holistically and not just cognitive. His/her mind, heart and hand
must be cultivated. Although, it is undeniable that there are times when the other
philosophies in education must be applied in the classroom. There will still be a
situation wherein the teacher must apply those. Nevertheless, a teacher should
know when is the right time to shift or go back to the philosophy that he/she
certainly believe in. I also think that a teacher must know the appropriate
philosophy for his/her students. After all, it is not just about what the teacher
believes, it is also about what is suitable for his/her students. A teacher may
believe in a certain philosophy but it may not what his/her students need.
Therefore, a teacher must set aside that and apply a philosophy that suits his/her
students. After all, at of the day students’ learning should be the priority of the
teacher.

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Lugtu, Michaela V.

Dearest Lord God,

the command of my cooperating teacher, other faculty members, administrators

and principal of my assigned school. May You give me strength to become a

classroom. May You give me wisdom to impart knowledge to my students. May

a reminder for them to think of their limitations in our student-teacher relationship.

I ask these through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Mikanism is my own philosophy of education. It is named after my

nickname. It is a mixture of progressivism and existentialism because these two

give more importance on progressivism. I can say that I am a progressivist

doing. On the other hand, I am also an existentialist because I believe that a

philosophies in education must be applied in the classroom. There will still be a

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