I FOUND this blog called Inevitable Karma by Martin Perez, a social studies teacher at the Philippine Science High School.
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 “The 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 same 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 Pisay 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 project for the very first time — the Pisay Meets World. It was a cascade of online student projects that answers the theme, “What can the world expect from the Pisay scholar in the future?”
Their answers ranged from satires of high school life (that showed off their artistic 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 explains the genesis of the Pisay Meets World project.
Now, who says learning social studies in high school is boring? Heh 
March 28th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Wow, I can’t wait to go back to teaching and use blogging as one method of teaching students. There’s actually a lot of science blogs out there (http://www.scienceblogs.com) that discuss various topics some of which are related to their teaching.
March 24th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Thanks Sir Martin for the heads up!
March 23rd, 2007 at 9:56 pm
Hey guys!
I’ve updated my blog with an article entitled “Better games than drugs right?” which 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 philosophy and views on technology. Check it out!
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:14 am
If only my high school experience was as exciting as that one. I wish Sir Martin was my Social Studies teacher back then!
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:21 am
yikes! kaedad ko lang si sir martin and he seems to be already making a difference. galing naman.