Jackson Dream and Social Nomadism, School updates

This morning I had a dream of Michael Jackson on the way to an ambulance from his home. I remember seeing an nasal oxygen cannula. A health professional in the ambulance placed in a oxygen mask without removing the cannula. Perhaps, Michael had difficulty of breathing and he was awake.

I guess, MJ himself tried to communciate with me. Not sure, but let's hope the symbolic interpretation is not bad. Maybe, this actually happened during his passing.

SOCIAL NOMADISM

Social Nomadism- is an interpersonal experience of a person where he/she has no permanent companion or a friend in a particular social group or in general.

I consider myself a social nomad because, at school, socialization is better than before. I socialize now, but to a heightened point of interest. The social group I am in, is the psychology group. In short, I am with 1 sub-group which is 1 class for a limited time and another for a limited time. This is a life of an recent shifter and a resulting irregular. I guess, I am not the only social nomad, because Jedi tends to be another one (As I perceive it).

I realized that I have alot of unreasonable expectations that drive people away.

SCHOOL UPDATES

Now, I have 2 new teachers replaced the old ones. These are the teachers for Art Appreciation and Ethics. The new Art App teacher is so jivey, so cool, so friendly, so light and so approchable. I really do like him and I fancy his smile LOL. He is just perfect for the class. He has this format of EXCITING discussion first then some activities. He overused the words "Particular" and "Work of Art". I even pictured him in my mind as an painter with a hat, a canvass, and a palette facing the camera smiling. LOL. So charming.

The other new teacher replaced the Elvisoid (Elvis-like) teacher. I haven't met her but the chairperson of the MDC-CAS-Humanities Department said that she is a product of the Catholic University of Louvane in Beligium. She has 2 MA's. That university produces the "BEST MINDS IN PHILOSOPHY". As she was having her teaching demo yesterday, passerbys were mesmerized about this teacher. I was so excited that I envisioned her as a "Enlightener of the spirit." Hopefully, she is not very strict. :)

The teacher in Educational Psychology is so fantasizing that he even considered himself as an comedian. He talks like Ogie Diaz and his catchphrase is "CONGRATULATIONS! to the highest level (in a sarcastic manner)". He believes that an educator should adjust to the likeliness of the students. He is so advanced that he uses LCD + Laptop in all discussions. In short, Powerpoint presentations, for quizzes and lessons. He is so calm, so charming and so interesting and approachable. Besides, he is the only male teacher in the Psych Dept.

Now, lastly, the teacher in economics is my only problem. Why is that? It is only now, that I realize that this teacher has great teaching skills and a bit higher level than ours, but she is frustrated whenever the students don't understand the lesson and therefore she blames the student for not understanding. Common sense is less common than before. She really pre-consciously classically condition her students. For this, she doesn't recognize improvement because she doesn't care about the student's evaluation. She doesn't recognize the student diversity really well. This my 2nd time being with her as my teacher. The first one was a year ago with the nursing students. My realization of such problematic blaming just came to me this week. She also does not realize that she is promoting the fear of failure. My perception of this teacher may not be the same of my classmates. So, I am not blaming her at all, uniqueness is really a human property that can't be destroyed.

The students and the teachers must harmoniously co-exist in a complementary fashion in order to function orderly as a class. Everyone is different and those differences should be recognized. The students and the teachers should adapt to each other, otherwise, the teacher will invoke several conditionings to the students.

Last week, I have joined a RSO (Recognized Student Organization) called "Peer Facilitators Organization" under the management of the Guidance Office which is under the DSA (Directorate of Student Affairs) (Formerly called as OSA or the Office of Student Affairs) of the school.

Peer Facilitators are just guides and the enlighteners of the problematic or psychologically deficient students. "I want to understand and help myself simultaneously with the same human act to others as a matter of the acceptance of personal responsibility with the application of psychological principles and theories learned in the main course of BS Psychology."

It will be a fruitful year, hopefully. :)

Today, I have learned something new about the Philippine History. Originally, the Philippines was a colony of Spain through the viceroyalty of Mexico. This was the pre-galleon trade period.

Adios MJ, the product of a motown legend. The memorial was so touching. Let Ethics rule the world as it should be. GBU.