Summary of Work Immersion

In a matter of two weeks, I was able to show and my skills to the people whom
I interacted with. I performed all the learnings I got from school and practiced and
familiarized with the systems and nature of work environment.

As I woke up on my bed, I was excited that I am starting on my work immersion

which is a requirement as a Grade 12 student. I’ve imagined how things may look like, I
think what might happen if I am already on my assignment. Just like everybody said, I
thought that would be just an easy job to do. I thought I will work there just to fill the
requirements for me to graduate. But I’m wrong, I never thought I would feel this kind of
relief inside me during and after my immersion, and I never thought I would experience
new things which are very different from before.

On our first day, I’m a bit nervous because we are going to our assignment
which are our immersion partners, as we enter the Colegio de Sta. Teresa de Avila, I felt
different, the ambiance makes me feel more excited for the following days. This might a
little bit funny but I pushed myself to always smile since I used to smile whenever I meet
new people. When Dr. Tomas, the Head Principal talked to us and asked what field of job
we wanted to be in charge. I felt sad because they don’t have Engineering at their school.
And I cannot decide which among IT, Tourism, or Education where I will be working.
After some longer thoughts, I finally decided to go with education and gone to St. Theresa’s
School of Novaliches and met Ms. Aida and Ms. Lani, the Vice Principals of Elementary
and High school Department. They asked us what subject we wanted to teach the students,
I said Mathematics and English since I’m kind of good in both subjects. After we receive
our assignments, I thought we are starting right away.

On the second day, I forced myself to wake up early because I’m afraid I might
get late for work immersion just what I am always be in our school. As I enter the school,
I met Sir Don, a Math and a Science teacher who will guide me while I’m at their school.
It’s funny to think that I got Science although I want English. However, I used to like it
before so I know that it will be easy for me especially handling the topics that Sir Don will
discuss to the students. I first met my Grade 7 students, they’re a bit of noisy but it’s okay
with me because I’m also noisy in my school. Second, when I entered the Grade 3
classroom, I felt that my patience would be challenged. What I enjoyed the most are the
Grade 4 and 5 students, they are more like a friend to me, I am comfortable with them
because they are the one who come to me first and without any thoughts that I am their
‘teacher’. They are good to me.

As days pass by, teaching isn’t just my daily routine. For me, it’s not about
entering their classroom and observing, sitting at the back. There are times also that I am
in front telling them what to do with the given tasks to them, sometimes I go chit-chatting
with them for me be able to reach them easily. Others might be hard to reach but at the end
of the day, I still got to know them.

There is a situation when I checked the activities of the students, I was shocked
with their scores because only few of them got high scores and most of them are either got
low score or didn’t answered the given activities. This scenario gave me encouragement to
tell the students that they have to do these activities for them to learn and most importantly,
they need to learn because their future is what is risked when they do well on school or
doesn’t care about their school anymore. There is a student that does nothing whenever
they are given an activity, I tried to tell him that he have to do the activities I give before I
leave their room. To help them, I gave them some tips on how to answer the questions,
specifically, multiplying numbers with 100, 1000, 10000 and etc. I was happy that they
really answered the activity. I’m still wondering what his score on that activity was but I
wish he got a high score since I helped them answering those.

When Sir Don was absent for two days, I thought the files he need to fill up will
not be filled up. When Ms. Aida told me that I can return at their school the next week, I
was happy of course because I will see my students again. When I entered the school and
go to the teachers’ faculty room. I saw some of my students waving at me and others ran
to me and hugged me saying they missed me.

On our last day of work immersion, I felt a bit of sadness because I won’t be
able to see my students again. I missed the noise I hear from them, I missed the time when
I am discussing some topics to them. I may not be a teacher someday since I wanted to be
an engineer but I’m sure these memories will can be used by me for me to be a better and
effective worker where I can show the skills I honed and developed from having work
immersion.

For the entire two weeks, I’ve encountered so many people, I felt different
emotions like happiness, sadness, and disappointments, etc. But the most important thing
I got at my work immersion is the relationships I have with my students and everyone from
St. Theresa’s School of Novaliches.