i'm one of the 13,125 out of 41,729
the wait of 39 days is over! the results are in. i am one of the 13,125 secondary teachers out of 41,729 examinees (31.45%). the statistics are quite sad.
what will happen to the 28,000 who did not make it? will they retake the exam? out of the passers, how many are engaged in the profession? and how many are truly competent teachers? more importantly, of the passers, how many are working as teachers and will remain in the country? although the exams separate those who have enough knowledge, one can retake the exam as many times as deemed in the guidelines.
to be honest, i did not have the resources and the time to enroll in a review class. all i had was a very good reviewer i bought from a local bookstore at random, some notes, and a stack of review materials i got from my tcp course. what worked for me in the exam were the years of accumulated learning from being a student in graduate school and in the teaching certificate program, and the actual teaching experience both in high school and the university. in other words, stock knowledge resurrected the moment i read the questions. i had a bad cold and cough then. i did not review until the last minute and even had a nightmare about missing the exam because i woke up late.
during the exam itself, i listened and followed all instructions. i did not hesitate to ask the proctors for directions i could not understand. when they said no erasures and be careful in shading, i followed it. i monitored my time and thought twice before shading any circle. i kept my composure, in between prayers, cough, and sniffles. (unconfirmed rumors said that not being able to finish the exam will make the scanner stop checking the answer sheet. i learned about that only after i took the exam.) i was even asked if i were taking the exam for a second time.
in summary: to be a successful exam-passer starts at day 1 of the class. listen to teachers and study well. keep notes, whether mental or in the notebook. during the exam, follow instructions, keep track of time, and keep poise. as for the review, well, my review school happened during my years of experience. to add more confidence, enroll in one but have an open mind that such schools do not work miracles.
now that i have passed the exam, it goes with a sad note. there's a pinch in my heart knowing that i am capable but have walked away. i am no longer teaching by choice. i already wrote lengthy entries about that angst. i am happier with what i am doing now. yet, i am excited to have a professional ID. that ID will be the symbol of almost two decades of living the life of an underachiever educator in the university and secondary institutions, unfinished years of graduate work,thousands of students who sat in front of me and learned.
the next part, sorry, i can't help it. i need to vent for the last time:
[not to mention the baseless bad words that stupid impolite rude ill-mannered moron who calls and thinks of himself a teacher - pity his current students at an exclusive boys school now - yelled at me sometime ago. again, i wrote a blog about that incident, which he and his sidekick duckling showed to some bosses. i deleted that blog already. sure, i am expecting a response like, "been there, done that!" who cares, his ID is as hollow as his brain, heart, and soul and i am assuming he has those but then again, i might be wrong.]
what will happen to the 28,000 who did not make it? will they retake the exam? out of the passers, how many are engaged in the profession? and how many are truly competent teachers? more importantly, of the passers, how many are working as teachers and will remain in the country? although the exams separate those who have enough knowledge, one can retake the exam as many times as deemed in the guidelines.
to be honest, i did not have the resources and the time to enroll in a review class. all i had was a very good reviewer i bought from a local bookstore at random, some notes, and a stack of review materials i got from my tcp course. what worked for me in the exam were the years of accumulated learning from being a student in graduate school and in the teaching certificate program, and the actual teaching experience both in high school and the university. in other words, stock knowledge resurrected the moment i read the questions. i had a bad cold and cough then. i did not review until the last minute and even had a nightmare about missing the exam because i woke up late.
during the exam itself, i listened and followed all instructions. i did not hesitate to ask the proctors for directions i could not understand. when they said no erasures and be careful in shading, i followed it. i monitored my time and thought twice before shading any circle. i kept my composure, in between prayers, cough, and sniffles. (unconfirmed rumors said that not being able to finish the exam will make the scanner stop checking the answer sheet. i learned about that only after i took the exam.) i was even asked if i were taking the exam for a second time.
in summary: to be a successful exam-passer starts at day 1 of the class. listen to teachers and study well. keep notes, whether mental or in the notebook. during the exam, follow instructions, keep track of time, and keep poise. as for the review, well, my review school happened during my years of experience. to add more confidence, enroll in one but have an open mind that such schools do not work miracles.
now that i have passed the exam, it goes with a sad note. there's a pinch in my heart knowing that i am capable but have walked away. i am no longer teaching by choice. i already wrote lengthy entries about that angst. i am happier with what i am doing now. yet, i am excited to have a professional ID. that ID will be the symbol of almost two decades of living the life of an underachiever educator in the university and secondary institutions, unfinished years of graduate work,thousands of students who sat in front of me and learned.
the next part, sorry, i can't help it. i need to vent for the last time:
[not to mention the baseless bad words that stupid impolite rude ill-mannered moron who calls and thinks of himself a teacher - pity his current students at an exclusive boys school now - yelled at me sometime ago. again, i wrote a blog about that incident, which he and his sidekick duckling showed to some bosses. i deleted that blog already. sure, i am expecting a response like, "been there, done that!" who cares, his ID is as hollow as his brain, heart, and soul and i am assuming he has those but then again, i might be wrong.]
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