SPED

Ang SPED sa CNU is per category sila. Dili sila general ba. Mao na ang ge enroll nako didto kay MR.

The SPED in CNU is per category, and not general. That's why I enroll MR in CNU

Jhael: Unsay MR ma’am?

Mentally Retarted before.

Jhael: Ahh. Unsa diay mga categories didto ma’am?

Pwede silag VI which is Visually Impaired uhm… visual impairement. Mao na si ma’am Albeth naa dinha.
Mao nay, mao na sila didto, mao na imong e enroll. Specific sila, sa amoa kay ang uso namo sauna kay
MR man so which is we call it now as ID, that’s Intellectual Disability. From MR, nahimong MC, mentally
challenged, then nahimo dayon siyang ID, ID karon. So when I have my 30 units, naa sa CNU, mao tong
nag need ang Zapatera ug kanang SPED teacher, so, ako ge ingnan among supervisor or among former
principal nga “Ma’am, kanang naa koy units.”

They can have VI which is Visual impairment. That's why Ma'am Albeth is in there. That is a category
you will enrol. They are specific,in our school we have MR which isthe trend and we call it now as ID
(Intellectual Disability). From MR, it changed to MC (mentally challenged) and now became as ID. So
when I have my 30 units in CNU, and when Zapatera needs a SPED teacher I told my supervisor
,whowas the former principal, that I have units.

Jhael: Ahh kanang dugay naka nagteach diri ma’am?

Nag teach ko sa Zapatera is uhm na transfer ko from bukid, October 18, 2005

I got transferred in Zapatera from province school since October 18, 2005

Jhael: Ahhh. Gikan didto, diri ka dayon?

Ohh. Gikan ko sa bukid, nagstart jud ko sa DepEd, na permanent ko, July 18, 2005. Oh niya na down ko
pag October kay kuan man ko, single mom. Akong bana sumakabilang bahay man. So, mao to priority
mana nila labi na ang mga nay anak. Transfer dayon ko nila diri pag October. So, bali 3 months rako
didto sa bukid. So, pagtransfer nako diri, I started teaching Grade 4, grade 4 rajud siya diri, sa regular.
Kuan siya, uhm…

Yes. I come from the province, I started in DepED, I become permanent, July 18, 2005. I suffered from a
problem on October because I am a single mom. My husband died so their priority is for those
teachers who have children, so they have transferred me in Zapatera on October. Basically I taught for
3 months in the province. When I got transferred, I started teaching Grade 4...

Jhael: English?

Tanang subjects except Math, Math and Science, Kuan siya ato, uhm, for pila ka years, then nag leave
man ko, then pag after sa akong leave, 2 months raman akong leave, ge kuan ko nila sa Grade 3, oh so
nag handle sad ko ug grade 3 then after sa grade 3, mao nato.
All subjects except Math and Science for many years then I filed for a leave, 2 months and after that
they transferred me to Grade 3.

Jhael: SPED na?

SPED nako. Oh so, 5 years ko sa regular then SPED dayon.

I teach for 5 years in regular school then I teach SPED.

Jhael: Pagbalhin nimo diri miss kay okay na tanan? Like ready…

Dili siya okay, dili siya okay. As in. Ge hilantan ko, murag katulo ko gehilantan pag-abot nako sa SPED.
Kay imong frustration level ba kay ug dili ka makacope kay mahilantan ju ka, ma stress jud ka. Imong
mga bata diri kay zero learning. Wala kay, unlike sa regular class kay naa jud kay, naa jud kay output nga
ma receive. Like, bahalag zero at least ni sulat man. Diri ikaw pay mag modify sa behavior. Kay first is the
behavior modification kay dili man ka, ma defeated imong purpose kung muhatag kag kuan niya ilang
behaviors kay mag dagan-dagan pa. Unlike kung mahibaw-an nimo nga “Ahh kaning bataa kay mas
makalearn ni siya through running.” So, mag dagan-dagan sad ka ug apil. Sige kag counting.

It's not okay. I got fever at first when I teach SPED. Because of the frustration level because if you
can't cope, you will feel stress. The children here have zero learning unlike in regular class. Likethey
could get zero but atleast they can write. In here, you're still the one to modify their behaviour. You
reallz have to modify their behaviour because if not, the purpose will be gone if you gave them the
wrong modification and it's not easy since they have different things in their mind. Unlike if you know
the students learning, you can easily make a teaching strategy.

Jhael: Ayyy ingana diay na ma’am.

Oh. Niya if mo katkat ang bata, so, katkat sad mi niya count-count. Niya “What color is that?” Ohh

Yes. If the student will climb then will climb together with them and we'll incorporate the counting of
numbers and "What is the color?"

Jhael: Ahh.

Oh ingana ka kapoy ang naa sa SPED. So it’s either, kuan mao nay ge ingon nila, according to my
classmates sa high school, “Unsa imong ge handlelan?” SPED, “Bantog ra kay murag natakdan na kuno
ko sa mga studyante.” So, it’s either silay matakdan nako or akoy matakdan nila.

It's very tiring when you teach SPED. It's either you'll become same like them or vice versa.

Jhael: Ahhh

Muadto man gud ka sa ilang world. So, wala ka, ma frustrate ka. As in dili ka, daghan kaykag ge prepare
nga activities niya dili diay nimo ma…

You'll be putting yourself in their shoes, if you can't then you'll end up frustrated. You prepare many
activities yet you can't achieve it.

Jhael: Achieve
Ohh. So, kuan dayon ka, ma frustrate ka. So, that’s the time nga mura kag ma hilantan ka. Naa diri ang
tanan. Ang malabayan ka, mabugnoan ka, ohh, naa sad mi kanang, inig ka kuan nimo nga guba jud kayo
ang imohang room kay pamungkagon man. Mao na among mga butang diri is minimal kayo. If pwede ni
namong pantagoan kay amo naming ge pang tagoan tanan. Mao nang karon tan-awa nindot kay na
among birthday diha, karon hurot na. Kana among attendance chart, mga picture nila niya ipamutang
nila so ari diri inag sod nila, sila nay mo butang. So, para ma identify nako is first ana kay ako na siyang e
hand over hand, so bali, hangtod sigeng practice sigeng practice, ma kuan nana siya maenad nana siya
nga ahh naa diay diha akong name.

You'll end up frustrated and that's the time you will feel that you have fever. Your rooms will be in
chaos because they will mess it up and even they will punch you, slap you, or pull your hair. It's not
easy. That's why we put minimal things in our classroom. If we can hide everything then we'll hide
everything. Look at that birthday special we pasted in our corridor, it's gone. Our attendance chart,
they will put their pictures and when they enter the room, they put their pictures in it. For me to
identify them, I teach and practice with them where to put their pictures of names and after days of
practicing they will now know where is their name located.

Jhael: Mag lesson plan sad mo ma’am?

Kuan, naa mi lesson plan. Among lesson plan diri kay tagaan mig chance nga mag kuan mi, weekly ang
lesson plan. So, weekly among lesson plan. Niya naa na tanang activities diha sa Monday, sa Tuesday
niya since kita man gud kay naa ratay mga studyante nga duha or tulo in one session, patay nang
maestra ana. Good thing lang kung nay practicums.

Yes, we have lesson plans. Our lesson plan is weekly, we have given a chance to have it weekly. In our
lesson plan, the activities in Monday and Tuesday is included but since we few students, two or three
in one session, we will be in trouble. Good thing if we have practicums.

Jhael: Bitaw.

Di man gud kay lain-lain man gud, for example, kana siya oh kay non- verbal niya di pajud mo sulat, naa
sad koy, actually naa na siyay kuyog which is absent na siya taga Thursday, magsige sad to siyag dagan-
dagan. Oh, niya mangbungkag ani.

They are different, I have student whose non verbal then he'll not write, I have also a student who
messes everything and will run every day.

Jhael: Unsay buhaton nimo ma’am nga non-verbal siya?

Wala, ingana rasad siya, but that doesn’t necessarily mean nga ang non-verbal is cannot read. Pwede
raka anang mag scramble kag words like table, chair niya ani dayon ka, “Give me the word, Table.” So
mao dayon na mo pick up. So, makabasa sila. Kana, so, di na nato e underestimate ilang capacity sad ba
as a student sad ba with special educational needs. Kuan naman na sila karon, learners diay.

Nothing, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he can't read. We just gave them scrambled words
like table, chair and we let them hand over to us what we said to them. They can read, we should not
underestimate their capacity.
Jhael: Unsa diay imong mga students diri ma’am. Naay katong…

Naa koy autism, autism ni sila. So, naa koy non- verbal…

I have a student who have autism. I also have student who is non verbal....

Jhael: Ay ang autism kay one big kuan ni siya

Kuan ni siya, umbrella ni siya ang autism. Naa tay autism nga high func, naa sad tay, high functional, mao
na siya katong mga teachables. Pwede ka makatudlo. Niya low func, mao ni siya katong mga non-
verbals, mga zero learning. Di pa siya ready sa school activities. So, mao na siya ang, klase-klase na siya.
Ang Aspeger mao to siyang high func katong makabasa. Mao nang malipay mi kung mi kung naa mi
ingana kay at least di na mi mabugo. Kay kung ingani sige lang mig “Ahh, aah” lang gihapon mi, luoy kayo
mi. Niya naa may panahon nga basta atong utok di nato gamiton kay matay-an pud biya. So, mao na siya
ang kinabuhi sa SPED. Ang amo lang jud diri kay, ang purpose ra jud namo diri kay gawas sa safety sa
bata, ang atoang goal diri is for inclusion. Inclusion sa regular. So, naa nata. Naa natay duha. This school
year, naa tay duha ka studyante nga naa sa Grade 1. Ana mi diri. So, mao na di jud mi pwede, maki
tandem man mi sa regular. From time to time sad, magsuroy sad mi sa regular niya “Musta man?”

Autism is an umbrella. We have high functional autism, these are teachables. You can teach them.
We also have low functional autism, belong here is those non verbals, zero learning. They aren't ready
for school. That's the kinds of autism. The Aspeger is high functional that can read. We are happy to
have them because they can read and atleast we can't be unintelligent. There are times that if we
can't uses our mind, they will not function effectively. That's the life of being a SPED teacher. Our goal
aside from the safety of our student is inclusion. We have two students that are in Grade 1 this school
year. From time to time we will look for an update to them .

Jhael: Pero, meaning after nila makalearn kay pwede na sila for inclusion?

Yes, kung ready na sila sa regular classroom setting, amo na sang, ako kinder man ko diri, niya ang edad
kuan sad, amo na siyang, kay di naman ko mag rely sa akong observation oh di man kay basin bias nako
kay basin samokan nako anang bat-ana niya ako lang e transfer, diba? So, akong ge buhat ana is, ako na
e sit in sa, mangamiga kog kinder na teacher, kung ready na ba siya, kay per session biya mi. What if diay
dili siya ready sa big class size, noh kay kami gamay rami kay per session raman mi. So, gamay ra amoang
taw. Tulo rami or upat per session. Pero nig abot na didto kay tag 25 biya. Basin niya di pa siya ready. So,
ako na siyang palingkuron. First is palingkuron na namo siyag usa ka buwan. 2 hours or 1 hour ra siya.
Niya mo feedback manang kuan, mo ana man nga suroyon sad namo didto. Niya mo feedback man
namo nga “Ma’am ready na siyang for, e extend.” So, e extend nasad na namo, another 1 hour. So, mao
na, muana dayon, “Ma’am, ready najud siya sa Grade 1. Kuan na siya, mulingkod na siya.” Igka ingon ana
niya, so mao na, that’s the time nga e provide iyang ECCD. Niya okay naka, that’s the time nga makig
coordinate mi sa among kuan. Before na namo ge sit in didto kay nagpahibaw nami sa amoang
coordinators. Mananghid sad mi sa principal, di man pwede mag buot-buot ta. So, mao na, ready na gani
nang bata, issuehan nila ug completion,kay ge pa enroll naman. Inclusion starts in grade 1, grade 7 and
Grade 11. Oh so, mao na, ingana ready na, so, adto dayon. The following year, enroll na sila sa grade 1.

Yes. If they are ready for regular classroom setting we can now transfer them. Before I transfer them
to regular classroom, I will let them sit in first if he can survive or can go along with other students. I
will not based on their age but with my observation is the child is ready to be transferred to a regular
setting. If the child is ready then we'll issue them a completion. Inclusion starts in grade 1, grade 7,
and grade 11.

Jhael: Ma’am sila sa grade 1 kay pareha ra sila sa regular?

Pareha jud. Wala silay special treatment.

Same. They don't have special treatment.

Jhael: Makakuan ra sila sa regular ma’am?

Ohh, mas bright pa sila. Mas behave pa sila kaysa sa regular. Ohh, naa sad mi nabaliktad. Naa sad mi,
bright kay ang bata pero ang behavior kay kiat man kays tanan. So, mao nang naa namo.

Yes, they are more knowledgeable than other children. They are more behave. We have also a
student the is knowledgeable enough but so naughty.

Jhael: Ahhh..

So, naa namo. Naa namo ron. Di paman jud siya ma kuan kay maka cause man siyag trouble. Before is,
pagsod niya diri kay bungkag jud tanan. Wala jud kay makit-an , mahibong nalang ka asa man to nako ge
butang akong kuan, kay bisan grabe nimong tinago ba kay makit-an man jud siya. Karon kay makalingkod
na siya, mabadlong na nako, makuan na nako. Pero di pa jud siya ready kay mangutana man sad ko ug
pwede na ba siya e balik sa grade 1, di paman jud daw. Kay di biya ta mag buot- buot. At least ba, pero
wa sad ko nanguan, kay ang decision jud kay kuan. Ang last na decision jud kay ako jud. Kay ako biya
teacher. Pero mao sad. Naa sad mi usa pod, from grade 1, ingana, pero bright kay siya. Ang behavior
lang jud.

We have him here. He can't be in the regular because he can cause trouble. Before, when he enters in
the classroom he'll mess everything and now he can sit behavely and I can talk to him. He isn't ready
to be transferred to grade 1. We have bright student but the problem is their behaviour.

Jhael: Ang subjects ninyo diri ma’am unsa man?

We are not in subjects. Kanang domains. Domains mi. We have 6 domains. Ang first domain, mao to siya
ang Communication and Cognition. Comprise ni siya sa English, Math, Pre- Writing, Pre- Reading. Pre-
Writing kay example kanang mag gunting-gunting. Niya ang pre- reading kay kanang mga buhatunon.
Niya ang pre-math kay mga colors, mao na siya, naa diha ang Science, sod na siya diha. Then naa mi
Behavioral Management. Second domain. Mao na siya ang magduwa-duwa ba, maka identify sila, maka
change sa ilang behavior. Naa mi didto mga competencies, mga skills, nga e tudlo namo. Then, next is
katong Daily Living Skills. Kato ilang basic daily lives like katong brushing, handwashing, sa pagkaon.
Then sunod kay naa say Psychomotor Skills Development. Mao ni siya ang mga fine motor ug ang gross
motor. Ang fine motor kay kanang mag shoe lacing mi, mag beads, kanang sod-sod gani. Niya amoang
gross motor kay mao na kanang saka-kanaog namo sa hagdanan. Alternate, left and right. Niya mag
manipulatives mi, example, kanang throwing of balls, kanang makasaw ba sila, mao na siya sa among
Psychomotor.

Then naa poy Interpersonal Skills, ika fifth namo. So, mao ni siya, unsaon niya pagduwa, kanang reduces,
temper tantrum. Unsaon niya iyang relationship with kuan, sa others. Iyang family, namo. So, naa sad mi
ana. Niya ang last one kay ang Socioemotional, mo identify siya sa iyahang face, unsay feelings, maka
imitate siya sa mga emotions, mao na siya.

We are not in subjects, we're in domains. We have 6 domains. First domain is Communication and
Cogintion. It comprises English, Math, Pre Writing, Pre Reading. Example of Pre Writing ia cutting. For
Pre Reading, we have activities. Pre Math is colors and Science arw included. Then we have Behavioral
Management, it's where play is incorporated, they can identify and change their behaviour. We have
there competencies, skills, that we will teach. Next is Daily Living Skills, these are the basic daily lives
likes brushing, handwashing, in food. Then we have Psychomotor Skills Development, these are the
fine motors and gross motor. Fine motor is shoe lacing, the involvement of beads. Our gross motor is
stepping in the stairs. Alternate left and right. We have manipulatives for example, throwing of balls
and they will catch it.

Jhael: Mag Dungan mog teach ani miss, nila tanan?

Dili (naputol)

No

Jhael: After sa Interpersonal ma’am?

After sa interpersonal kay mao nato siya, Socioemotional. Actually naa koy kuan diri dear. Akong TLC ba,
pwede ra ninyo siya e scan.

After interpersonal is socioemotional

(Next teacher)

Jhael: Dugay naka diri ma’am? Kanang pag start sa SPED?

Dugay na.

Yes. I'm here since SPED started.

Jhael: Mga pila ka years ma’am?

I’ve been teaching for 33 years. And 13 years for SPED.

Jhael: Unsa na year ka nag start ma’am?

E minus nalang. 2020 minus 13. Pila?

Jhael: So, mga 7?

Oh, 7 mao na or 8.

7 or 8 years

Jhael: So, nag start ka diri ma’am kay okay na ang implementation sa SPED? Established
(Naputol kay ge picturan ang ppt sa history sa Zapatera SPED)

Ug tagaan tamog pinakacorrect na answer, you will not be happy about it but for the sake of the
interview, ang challenging part nako is to be able to let the students retain and assimilate the lessons we
are imparting. Kay kanang mga bataa na, bisag ka baynte pa nimo sig binalik-balik anang lection,
malimot jud na sila.

You will not be happy about it but for the sake of the interview, the challenging partis to be able to let
the students retain and assimilate the lessons we are imparting. These students, they will forget the
lessons even after teaching them for many times.

Jhael: At least knowledgeable

Oh, naa gihapoy ma retain but for the. Ay naa man jud na silay ma grasp gamay in a sense nga, example,
kani man gud siyang, lisod kaayong tudloan kay kani mang mga down syndrome.

Yes, they can grasp a little. It's difficult to teach them especially those students with down syndrome.

Jhael: Na instill sad nang autism nimo ma’am?

Naa sad. Oh, autism. Karon ang challenging part jud nato ana kay ang kanang what you teach will retain
in them.

Yes I have. The challenging part is what you teach will retain in them.

Jhael: Bisag ginagmay lang

Kay di mana, kanang pananglitan, for example, mag shapes ta karon, basic shapes lang. Bisan pag
semana nimong tinudlo, wala jud na. Pwera nalang sa mga medjo kamao, naa man gud nay severity
diba? Duna man jud na silay level of severity ang ilang pagkaspecial. So, kung butang ta 70 ang border.
Kung 69 or 60 lang siguro, they will learn. Pero sango man jud kay since kindergarten man sila, ang
mental, social, academic, self-health, naa sa 1 year old, 2 years old. Imagina ang normal or regular nga 2
years old, unsay buhaton? Uban ana makahinumdom man. Ako, I have an apo man. Akong apo 2 years
old pero ka memorize sa colors, ka memorize siya sa shapes and animal sounds. Kani sila, nay kamao ha,
dili tanan, pero naa sad juy di. So, unsa may challenging ana? Katong pagpakat-on nga ma achieve or ma
attain nimo ang goal sa imong studyante. Ingana, pero dili tanan. Naa sad juy kamao.

It's difficult. For example, if we teach basic shapes on them then even after many times of teaching it,
they still can't get it. Except for those who is knowledgeable, there are severity. Their disorder have
two levels of severity. So let's say the border is 70, if 69 or 60 they can still learn. Since they are in
kindergarten, mental, social, academic, self health, they are in 1 year old, 2 years old. Imagine a
normal child who is 2 years old, what will he do? Others stillcan remember. I have a grandchild, s/he is
2 years old and s/he can memorize colors, shapes and animal sounds. Special abled children can also
learn these things but not all can grasp quickly. So what's the challenging part? It's how they achieve
or retain the goals you want for your students

Jhael: So, unsay techniques nimo ma’am?

3R’s. Repeat, Reteach, Routine. Repeat jud ka. Reteach and Routine. Kay kani, Kahibaw na siya sa ako
name, Ma’am Liza. Niya maabot ang sembreak, nawa natong ma’am Liza. Nakalimot nato siya.
Makahinumdom siya sa imong nawng pero maglisod nag decipher kinsa gani ning maestraha. So, mao
na siya. Repeat, Reteach and Routine.

3R’s. Repeat, Reteach, Routine. In this, s/he knows my name already, Ma'am Liza and then comes
after sembreak s/he forgot me. They can remember your face but unable to decipher who's this
teacher. So this is the time we teach them Repeat, Reteach and Routine.

Jhael: Inag enroll nila diri ma’am, unsaon mana ninyo?

Inag enroll nila diri kay duna jud na silay assessment. Ang assessment jud kay gikan sa doctors kay we
are not the right person to label. Though kami we can recognize through or base sa among experiences,
long time ago experiences and trainings. Kahibaw najud ta mo tan-aw nga “Ah kani autistic ni.” Ang
down syndrome dali raman jud na ang down syndrome. Ah CP kay klaro sad.

They have assessment once they'll enroll here. The assessment is from the doctors because we're not
in the right to label them. Though we can recognize them through experiences we have and trainings.
We can recognize if s/he is autistic. It's easy to recognize those with down syndrome also with CP.

Jhael: Unsay CP ma’am?

Cerebral Palsy. Maklaro sad kay magtulo ang laway niya maghiwi nig lakaw. Pero usahay man kay ma
misinterpret sa uban. Lahi biya ang OH or Orthopedically Disabled and the Cerebral Palsy. Kana bang
mga ga wheelchair but their brain or their nervous system ang ilang intellect is normal. Ang nadaot lang
nila ang ubos. Kana ilang mga limbs, ngana. So, they are the OH. Ang Cerebral kay nervous system so,
affected jud ang brain. I had students man gud lain-lain. Ang usa kay multi jud siya. Kuan siya OH, niya at
the same time kay Intellectually Disabled. But I had one student pud nga di sad siya kabarog tungod sa
iyang tiil ba pero kamao siya. So, what I did kay include ngadto. Pero kugosan lang siya. Normal. So, ang
uban ana maglibog man kung OH ba ni siya, OH normal ang nervous system ha kani lang jud iyang mga
limbs. Pero ang CP, affected jud ang nervous system. Mao na magtulo ang laway kay di man niya ma
control.

(Putol)

Cerebral Palsy. It's recognizable since they will always salivating and they walk abnormally. But
sometimes people will misinterpret them. Cerebral Palsy is different from OH or Orthopedically
Disabled or those students who are in wheelchair but their brain functions normally. Children who are
OH affects their limbs unlike those with CP where their brain is affected. I had different kinds of
students. One of them is multi, s/he is OH and at the same time intellectually disabled. But I had one
student who can't walk but is knowledgeable. I included him/her and I'll carry him if possible. Yes
s/he is OH, s/he has normal nervous system unlike CP that they cannot control themselves to salivate.

Jhael: Unsay kalahian sa Lower Primary ug Upper ma’am?

Ang kanang Lower kay kanang kinder noh, mura bag kung baga ug kasagaran pa kay Grade 1, niya ang
upper kay Grade 2. Kung ari ka sa ID, according sa age. So, ako kinder, more on socialization. Actually,
kana iyang ge himo, dili kay na sa amoa kay socialization raman gud mi. Amoa kay paduwaon rajud ang
bata, kinder ba. Ang kinder dapat duwa rajud na sila nga ma socialize sila, makahibaw sila nga duna diay
silay taw other than them. Pero usahay boring man magsige ratag duwa, mao nang tudloan na nilag mga
trace- trace, pinakabasic kay, ana man unta na. Kung mag lection kag color, ipaagi nimog duwa. Kanang
writing-writing niya diha, part na sa iyang duwa. Dili jud siya ingon mag lection jud ka. Papundohon rana
sa iyang mama diha, paduwaon rana sila nga makahibaw sila nga ang duwaan dili rakay para nila kundi
para mo share siya sa iyang amega. Mao na socialization rajud ang kinder pero ako dili kayo ko ganahan
nga purely socialization mao na kung naa koy intern pa klasehon jud nako ug academics pero actually
kanang kinder kay socialization. Kay lots of time mana, mao na diri ka mag luto-luto ka, niya lain nasang
table, mag panday-panday, duwa man jud. Ana man jud. Ang kinder socialization. Patan-awon ug TV,
patulogon, ingana gud. Naa manay time, bahinon nimo ang time. Tog sila 30 minutes, tan-aw silag TV
kay 30 minutes, magduwa sila with peers, cooperative 30 minutes, sila ray magduwa. Ana jud siya. Pero
ang akong gebuhat gud diri, basta naa koy intern, ako jung gusto. Kapoyan man ko ana. Basta naa koy
intern, tagaan ug topics, aw bisag unsa imong buhaton diha. Actually, kinder is socialization.

Mao na kanang kasagaran bag-o pa ning skwela, dapat e suroy jud nag SM, paadtuon na silag party kung
wala pa paeskwelaha. Basta naa gani siyay kauban bisag usa or duha nga magduwa-duwa sila diha,
that’s good na. Kay kahibaw nana siya mo share dili labayon, niya kani siya kay he or she is not an object.
A human being diay na siya. Mao na ug naa koy intern kay malipay mi kay nay mubantay ra sa iyang
kaduwa diha. Ang concept sa mama is different. Kay gusto nila makat-on ug suwat ba. Gusto jud nila
nga makat-on ug ihap. No, dili na siya mao ang kinder. Unya nana didto. Time will come, mahitabo na
nila. Kinder ka, socialization rajud na. Nga kanang duwaan, dili sad jud na isod sa imong bag kay borrow
only. Mga values ba, nga kani siyang duwaana, makahurt ni kung imo ning ilabay niya. Nga kaning
duwaana e share pod ni niya kay human being man sad siya like myself. Ana, after sa time, tomorrow
naman. It takes time to socialize the students. Not just one click nga ah karon e socialize dayon sila,
ugma dayon ana kay mag lection nako. Dili na nimo kalit-kaliton kay para jud ma internalize na nila kay
kani rabang mga bata, ig sugod nila, maghilak-hilak pa na. Kay wala siya ma socialize man. As days goes
by, ma socialize na siya, siya nalay mo sod ngara, mulingkod, magduwa ug iya. That’s good na kay na
siya. Nindot na kay na kay na siya nga achievement. Labi na jud kung ang mama pajud kay kutob nalang
na didto niya siya ray musod. Mao rana siya. Kay kanang mga bata nga wala na namalik, dili man jud
magsilbi kay muhilak man jud. Way mahimo ang mama, pasagdan lag hilak diha hangtod maluya? Pugsa
jud na siyag ari, bahalag maghilak pa na siyag usa ka buwan, inig sunod buwan ana, wa na di nana
muhilak. Ihatod na nimo muingon nana nga “Ma, lakaw na ma, lakaw na.” Hangtod, gradual, hangtod
sila nalay mo sod na “Ma, ako nalang diri, didto raka kutob.” Ingo nana. Mao nan aa koy intern, kana
okay rana nako nga mutan-aw TV para siya makahibaw nga kana siya diay kay laptop diay na siya diay
dili diay na duwaan. Kita ang educators kita sa value ana. Ang mga mama wala man. That’s the case jud
basta kinder.

Lowerisforkindergarten,mostofthestudentsareinGrade1,UpperisforGrade2andifyou'reinID,thenit'sacc
ordingtotheage.So,IbelongtokinderandI'mmoreonsocialization.We'llletthechildplay,kindergartenshoul
djustplayandsocialize,tomakethemunderstandthattherearepeopleasidefromthem.Buttherearetimesth
atit'sboringsoweincorporatetracingwhereweletthemtraceathingsothattheycanlearn.Ifyoutackleaboutc
olors,youmakeitasplay.Theparentswillletthemplayandsharethetoyswithothers.Formyintern,Idon'twan
ttoletthemplayallthetime,itshouldhavealessonwithintheirplay.WeletthemwatchaTV,letthemsleep.The
reareinstancesthatyouneedtobalancethetimeofsleep,watchTV,playwithpeerscooperativeandplaywitht
hemselves.ButwhatIdidifIhaveaninternistogivethemtopicsandletthemdowhatevertheywantforkinderis
socialization.
That's why if the child is still not studying, you let them roam around SM or anywhere before s/he
enrolls in a school. If s/he have peers to play with then it's an indicator that the child is in good
condition because they will know that toys should be shared with and not an object which they will
just throw of. There are times that we'll be happy if we have interns because there are people who
can look for the safety of their peers. The concept of the mothers is different, they want their children
to learn how to write, to count but that is not what kindergarten should do, they are more on
socialization. Values imparted in the toys that these will hurt someone if they throw it or if they will
not share the toys. It takes time for the socialization, it's not easy. It's should take time knowing
children that they will cry everytime if the environment is new to them. Time will come that the child
will learn to sit properly, share the toys with peers and play by themselves wchich is good. That's a
good achievement where their parents would just stay outside and the students will just come by
themselves. Those students who does not come back and continue to cry should be forced to come
back to school and just let them cry for after monthsthey will learn something, learn to enterthe
classroom without the help of their parents. We'll let them watch something using a laptop and they
will eventually know that the laptop is not a toy. We are educators and we'll let them see the values
imparted on the things they did.

Jhael: Included sila sa regular ma’am?

Inclusion? Ma include ra sila kung ready na sila. Makafeel man ka. Kung di gani kahibaw mo basa, mag
one on one jud mi. Sounds jud mi. Sauna tag tulo gud to ka intern or upat sauna, mao na, ikaw sounds
focus sa sounds, focus ka sa color. Lain-lain bata. Mao na inig kat-on sa sounds, makaread na, adto na
dayon. Adto na sa regular. Kay mao manay importante nga maka ready kay di naman sad siya maghilak,
magdagan-dagan. Mo try naman siyag read. Niya ang grade 1 kay sounds biya na. So, di na kuan. Basta,
mao na every year noh, mahurot akong bata oh kay di mana nako ipagawas. Kung selfish pako nga ako
rajud nang tigomon, ah nindot kaykog bata diri, pila sila kabuok mag balik-balik ug kinder, luoy man pod
kayo makonsensya man pod ko. Kato lage akong usa, Grade 4 naman siguro, naa sad mi high school nga
nibalik ug SPED. Mo regress man gud ang uban.

Inclusion? We'll include them if they're ready. You can feel it. If the student doesn't know jow to read
then we'll let them read one on one. We have three or four interns and we focus on sounds and
colors. Different students. If they know colors, sounds and can read then we will transfer them to
regular. That's important since the child is ready, he/she will not cry and run anymore and s/he'll try
to read. In grade 1, sounds are learned. Every year we transferred children because it's sad when they
go back again to kindergarten. I have grade 4 and high school but others will go back to SPED because
they will regress.

Jhael: Unsay regress ma’am?

Kanang mo balik ba. Nganong mo regress na siya? Ang capacity sa ilang utok butang ta, diha rajud kutob.
Grade 5 or grade 6. Ako man gani maglisod man gani kog fractions. Bi, ma dali-dali diay nang fraction ug
di ta magtuon? Ako, Science teacher jud ko. Pag science kamao jud, aw dili kamao ha, pero at least
naman lang sa akong 10 years, naa jud koy nahinumdoman anang Science. Pero ug adto ko sa Math?
Patay. Unsaon naman nang Trigo, Calculus. Kay naa man mi studyante diri. (Wala naman si Allan mibalik
diri noh?) College najud siya, computer, ning regress jud siya. Kay di naman siya kaapas sa atong kuan,
kalisod anang Calculus. Hapit man gani ko mahagbong Physics. Ana ba, mo regree

Regress if they go back to SPED. Why they eant to regress? Because their brain capacity will just stop
at Grade 5 or 6. Even me, I have difficulties in fractions. It's not easy to learn these things. I am a
Science teacher, I don't know about it but since I am 10 years in this field then I have learned
something. But when it comes to Math? I don't know anything about Trigo, Calculus. We have a
student who's college but he regress because he can't catch up with others, Calculus is difficult, I even
failed to Physics.

Jhael: What if mo regress ma’am? Di najud sila mo balik ma’am?

Di najud na sila mubalik. Ma frustrate nana sila. Di naman jud siya ganahan. Kana bitawng salida, kanang
Every Child is Special, tagaan kag Japanese nga duwaan, ganahan diay ka mubasa nga wa man kay
masabtan ato. Mao rasad na siya, ingana. So, ipalabsik jud nimo ang capacity sa bata ug unsay mayo.

They will not come back anymore. They get frustrated. They will get uninterested for example, when
the child will be given Japanese toys and let them read those things then they will just give up
because they cannot understand it. So you should know the capacity of the child and do everything on
what's good for them.