The Mentors’ Journal

I have to admit one thing: you were great. While everybody was busy reckoning how they’ll blatantly advertise themselves on every possible way for the coming elections, you were effortlessly hitting the headlines with that monstrous act you did on Maguindanao one Monday dawn. I know you’re innocent until proven guilty. But sure [...]

The ultimate objective of education is not to provide knowledge but to allow the learners to think. Theories and concepts are discussed in class not for the sake of discussing them, not for them to be memorized, but for them to be applied in real life situations. Classroom discussion therefore, though considered part and [...]

THIS MAY BE A NO-BRAINER FOR OTHERS. SOME CAN EVEN ANSWER THIS WHILE TOSSING THEIR HAIR. Some will just continue what they were doing after giving a clear-cut answer. I only wish it always works that way. I can vividly remember that night. Two months ago, we were on our way home when [...]

Ito lang naman ang panahon na mayroon tayo upang makagawa ng kahit kaunting kapaki-pakinabang na pagbabago. Sa kaunting sandali na iuukol mo sa pagbabasa nito, ipakikita ko kung paanong sa saglit na panahon ay maaari mong baguhin ang mundong ginagalawan mo. Patong-patong na problema ang kinaharap ng ating bansa—mga problemang unti-unting pumapatay sa pag-asa nating makaahon [...]

It all seemed to work well between the two of you – movies at cinemas, dinner dates at anywhere, overnight over-the-phone conversation and all - until an incubus or a break-up-evil-spirit exorcised him and he suddenly went berserk. All of a sudden, he wouldn’t answer your text messages. He wouldn’t show up, or even if [...]

Ako po ti Tabelita, nakatila ta lum ti-o-teben, lohat hol, titu ta bi-et-yu! Tabi ni mami ko, malami law mga nanyayali ta amin ang nikikita ng iba pelo indi nibibigyan pantin. An totoo, ita ko ta nakapantin ta nitatabi ni mami. Ngayon alaw tatabi-in ko tayo nikita ko. (Takut ato!) [...]

By: Mr. Marlon B. Santos I started teaching when I was 20 and that made me the youngest faculty of a private high school in Hagonoy. I moved to Bulacan State University in 2008 and again I became the youngest person in the Department of English. As the youngest, I [...]