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Editorial
The Jr. Rosette 2015
A New Way of Learning by Andrea Garcia 6B
Not so long ago, before the magic of technology graced or cursed us all, people made use of books and chalkboards as means of teaching. Today, we have Google and Yahoo! When research used to mean hours of flipping through pages, it now means typing a few words into your keyboard and waiting a few seconds as the answers pop up one by one. One of the most recent additions to the ever-growing list of teaching methods in Woodrose is Edmodo. Teachers use Edmodo to post online activities like PowerPoint presentations, educational videos, and homework. Teaching is made easier; learning becomes creative and fun. Online group discussions are made possible, and teachers’ immediate feedback on student queries is no longer a problem like it was in the previous E-Learning. Reflecting on grade school life makes graduating students realize how lucky they all are for having technology. Can you imagine going though school without the help of Google? Can you imagine having to sit through a lecture without PowerPoints to help you understand the lesson? Our parents and grandparents, and maybe even some of our ates or kuyas, had to survive education without these helpful resources.
Learning the KPUP Way by Carmela Dioko 5A
Students were looking in the class lists, and filling in their respective classrooms. It’s the first day of school year 2014-2015. “The first few days and weeks are always the same; orientation on the same things every year,” I thought, but little did I know that there would be something very, very new. “Girls, we have a new grading system called KPUP,” my class adviser said, “K for Knowledge, the first P for Process, U for Understanding, and the second P for Product or Performance Task.” Each subject teacher explained how each category worked. Instead of an overall grade for one test, our grade will be broken down to 4. Knowledge is 15% of a student’s grade and all the memorized terms or vocabulary fall under this. Process, which is 25% of a student’s grade, is focused on skills such as filling in charts, transferring data from a passage, and plotting out graphs. The next category is Understanding, which is 30% of a student’s grade. Proof of understanding is usually answered in essay form. We, students, refer to the scoring guide to give complete, accurate, and relevant answers. The last, but definitely not the least, is Product or Performance Task. This is also very important since
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Used to the convenience of advanced technology, it’s difficult to imagine life without it, and this is where the problem comes in. The new generation depends too much on technology, and why not? The internet offers countless sources of knowledge. Just type the words in the keyboard and with a click of the button, loads of information are on the screen right before your eyes. The question is, are they reliable? Checking out sources of information and discerning their truthfulness are just two of the many issues this generation faces every day. Not everything available in the internet is true and reliable. It’s up to you to choose wisely which ones to consume. Next to using technology as source of info, to connect with people is another issue to face. FB, Viber, Instagram, and Tweeter are means of social networking that keep digital citizens connected and updated. They give advantage to communication, but it cannot be denied that personal privacy and digital etiquette are undermined. Not everything in life should be made known to everyone. In the same way, choosing what to post and share should always be guided by caution and good judgment; you should ‘think before you click.’ It’s time to take a challenge – to open your eyes to the world around you. Unglue your eyes from that computer screen and take time to notice the world beyond virtual social networking. Discover and cultivate friendship with real people with real feelings. Nothing can compare to the human touch of the family that nurtured you from birth, nor to the friends who laughed and cried with you as you experienced the challenges of growing up. The internet made many things possible, but like everything else, it should be used with moderation and caution. It may be good to revive a bit of the “old school” methods to guide us through discovering more valuable knowledge for the benefit of the future. it is 30%. Projects, like posters, and journals and compositions are forms of Product, meaning they are written, colored, or drawn. Some other forms of Performance Tasks are poem recitation, role play, and playing a taught recorder piece. Yet, students dislike KPUP very much. “I don’t like our new grading system because it’s very annoying that there are categories like Understanding that even with a few mistakes, your grade gets low,” one student said. Others agree with her. Even so, more teachers claim that KPUP is actually a very good grading system, and has a main important advantage. “Having these different categories help students know their area for improvement, and try their best to improve. For example, if you are very good in projects, essays, and charts, but you are struggling with terms to remember, you know that you have to try to improve in Knowledge. You can approach a teacher, or you can have tutoring sessions with other people to help you,” my mom said. Only then, did I realize that KPUP is really a blessing in disguise. There may be so many things to adjust to and see differently. Let’s take the challenge and keep up with KPUP. Contributors Francine Calado Sophia Alvarez Annika Guce Adi Fernandez Alyssa Gilladoga Amanda Hilario Andrea Marañon Anina Garcia-Ramos Anrae Changco Audrey Garcia Blair Lombos Caliya Ledesma Cassie Gutierrez Chloe Martinez Christine Quianzon
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