REFLECTION ON THE SYLLABUS
After my Practice teaching ended, I have been aware that writing
the syllabus lesson plan is really quite simple; it is meant to communicate.
But, I might ask myself, communicate to whom? The answer to this question, on a
practical basis, is me, myself! The SLP, I wrote are to guide me in organizing my
material and I for the purpose of helping the students achieve intended
learning outcomes.
I have learnt also that a key principle in creating a SLP is
specificity. It is sort of like saying, "almost any series of
connecting roads will take you from Key main campus, Ateneo de Naga University
to Ateneo de Naga University High School, eventually." There is however,
one any only one set of connecting roads that represents the shortest and best
route. Best means that, for example, getting to Ateneo de Naga University High School
by using an unreliable car is a different problem than getting there using a
brand new car. What process one uses to get to a destination depends on
available resources and time.
For my each SLP, before it done, it
took a few hours to write. Once I have an idea of the main aims, sub aims
and personal aims, I can promptly write up the lesson plan. As John Dewey
pointed out, within education, that direct experience is key to learning.
Thereby, the more direct experience an educator has with SLP, the more the
educator will learn about the importance of SLP.
Finally, it is very obvious to me
that I had huge amount of weaknesses during my application of my syllabus
lesson plans in the classroom. However, I do not want to stay at this stage. I
have to move on, since I do believe that this is just the beginning. Adding to
that I have also a positive side to be proud of, that is my own ways of proceeding.
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