I FOUND this blog called Inevitab
le Karma by Martin Perez, a social studies teacher at the Philippine Science High Sc
hool.
A quick look at his blog will tell you he's one cool teacher. Sir Martin (as he
prefers to be called) loves rock and alternative music. He reads books like "T
he Lexus and the Olive Tree" and "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman. He was
born in 1983! And did I say he loves comics? That's a long introduction to the
topic on teaching through blogs.
Remember I already featured a blog by an American teacher
? So I thought of finding a local one to show how Filipinos are using the s
ame technology to reach out to students.
In a project called Pisay meets World, Sir Martin encourages students
to use Internet technology to express "What can the world expect from the Pisa
y scholar in the future?" Pisay is a short for Philippine Science High School.
He explains:
In March 2007, Sir Martin and his students unveiled an ambitious pr oject for the very first time -- the Pisay Meets World. It was a casca de of online student projects that answers the theme, "What can the world expec t from the Pisay scholar in the future?" Their answers ranged from satires of high school life (that showed off their ar tistic side) to short films on real issues, and to blogs that responded to real social concerns.Here's one good example of a short film done by his students, which they posted on YouTube. One thing I found interesting from his blog is a podcast that explain s the genesis of the Pisay Meets World project. Now, who says learning social studies in high school is boring? Heh :)
indeed. this medium should be utilized to tap highschool students.
Similarly, employers should also learn how to use blogs for employee-employer r
elationship.
Wow. That was just awesome! Thanks for the love! There are a lot of really fant
astic projects in PMW so feel free to browse. If you need any recommendations,
just say so in any thread in my blog (preferrably in the "Write Me" tab).
Cheers! :)
Social studies ROCKS!
I'm a student of PSHS and I agree with Sonnie in the usage of blogs.
Perhaps, this medium may be utilized, not only in social awareness but also for
environmental awareness, and for other subjects too...
:)
Sir Martin, Sonnie
thanks for dropping by. Sir Martin salamat! You're an inspiration to wannabe te
achers like me ;-) Keep it up!
Indeed, you may wish to call that getting ready for the Friendstery generation
of learners. Thanks for the "teaching through blogs- reloaded" post, Sir Erwi
n! Perhaps we can look forward to an Education category in the Philippine blog
awards next year.
yikes! kaedad ko lang si sir martin and he seems to be already making a differe
nce. galing naman.
If only my high school experience was as exciting as that one. I wish Sir Marti
n was my Social Studies teacher back then! ;)
Hey guys!
I've updated my blog with an article entitled ss.com/2007/03/23/better-games-than-drugs-right-how-teachers-level-up-to-catch-
up-with-their-students/" rel="nofollow">"Better games than drugs right?" wh
ich talks about how the reality that students prefer to play video games rather
than study urged me to be more creative. It summarizes a lot of my teaching ph
ilosophy and views on technology. Check it out!
Thanks Sir Martin for the heads up!
Wow, I can't wait to go back to teaching and use blogging as one method of teac
hing students. There's actually a lot of science blogs out there (http://www.sc
ienceblogs.com) that discuss various topics some of which are related to their
teaching.