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 Today, September 20, is the twenty-second day of my SEA-Teacher SEAMEO Project Practicum in the Philippines. Today is my last day in the host country. I prepare for my departure and say goodbye to my friends in the dormitory.    One of the challenges I faced today was saying goodbye to my friends at the hostel. Time passed so quickly, we were sad and touched during the program, we did a lot of things together.    While in the host country I learned a lot about the cultural diversity and art of the host country. The host country has cultural diversity such as music, traditional dance and other arts.   I realized that during the program activities in the host country were very beneficial for my experience and broadened my horizons in terms of teaching, culture and general knowledge.    Overall, my twenty-second day of the SEAMEO SEA Teacher Project Practicum was the closing activity of the program and departure back to my home country. I am very...

     Today, September 19, is my twenty-first day of the Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I had a teaching evaluation from Assessors and Supervising Teachers. Then in the afternoon we had a closing ceremony at the College of Education, we also had the opportunity to perform a traditional Dayak dance from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. In the evening we continued with cultural night activities at Barabara's Heritage Resto. We enjoyed typical Filipino food dishes, we also watched traditional art and dance performances from the host country.    One of the challenges I faced today was saying goodbye to my buddies, today was the last time we met before returning to Indonesia. We were touched by each other, especially since they have helped us a lot during the program, I was sad because the time went so fast.    Today I learned about cultural diversity from the host country's performing arts. The host country has a diversity of c...

   Today, September 18, is the twentieth day of the Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today is my teaching demo at Dignity Education High School Grade 9. The topic of today's lesson is Applied Genetics.   One of the challenges I faced today was that during the grand teaching demo, I was a little nervous. I also had to carefully divide the time for learning activities with a one-hour session time.   Today, the learning activities are carried out with an opener, topic explanation, discussion, and essay quiz.    I also learned some basic local languages such as greetings to the students so that they can comfortably follow my learning. I was also impressed that they were all culturally polite to me as a teacher even though I was new to the class.   I realize that preparing teaching materials requires careful planning to be properly organized. I need to learn more so that I can prepare better teaching materials.   Overall, the...

  Today, September 17, is the nineteenth day of my Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I interacted with my buddy, we discussed about my teaching activities tomorrow. I also prepared the lesson plan for my grand demo.    One of the challenges I currently face is when preparing teaching materials, I must be more thorough in preparing lessons.    I also learned some basic local languages so that when teaching grand demos I can interact more actively with students.   I realize that preparing teaching materials requires a careful and organized plan so that learning can run according to goals.    Overall, the nineteenth day of the SEAMEO SEA Teacher Project Practicum was all about grand demo preparation activities. I am very grateful to my buddy who has helped give me direction and positive feedback.

   Today, September 16, is my eighteenth day of the SEA-Teacher SEAMEO Project Practicum in the Philippines. Today I interacted with my roommate from Thailand and we talked about education in our respective countries. I also did some study preparation for the Grand Demo.   One of the challenges I faced today was while talking with my roommates we learned to understand the education system of different countries.   One of the challenges I faced today was while talking with my roommates we learned to understand the education system of different countries.   I also learned some basic local languages to be able to interact more actively with the local people of the host country.    I realized that discussions with my roommates on education from our respective countries were beneficial for expanding my knowledge in the field of teaching.    Overall, the eighteenth day of the SEAMEO SEA Teacher Project Practicum was all about daily activities. I re...

    Today, September 15, is the seventeenth day of my Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I and the other SEA- Teacher participants did a cultural tour. We visited Intramuros, National Museum, Malacanan Museum, Rizal Park. Then we also tried Filipino specialties such as Chicken sisig, Jollibee and kwek-kwek street food.   One of the challenges I faced today was understanding the various histories and cultures of the host country which was new to me, I had to focus more on understanding our guide's delivery when explaining in the museum.     During the tour I was impressed by the history and cultural diversity of the Philippines. I realized that today's tour was very useful in broadening my knowledge about the history and cultural diversity of the Philippines.   Overall, the seventeenth day of the SEAMEO SEA Teacher Project Practicum was all about tour activities. I really enjoyed this day's activities and it was useful in expe...

   Today, September 14, is the sixteenth day of my SEAMEO Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I did observation and teaching assistance in Dignity class 9. Today's lesson was about Analysis pedegree. the activity started with prayer, discussion and practice questions. I participated in teaching today by explaining the definition part and some examples of Analysis pedegree symbols. I was happy because the students were enthusiastic and interactive in the lesson I delivered.    One of the challenges I currently face is in managing the class, I have to be more careful in dividing the time to explain the lesson because the time is limited to one hour each session.   Today's learning activities are carried out by explaining the lesson topic, discussion, then students are given several practice questions to better understand the lesson topic.   While at school, I was impressed by the students who were always polite and diligent in praying b...

   Today, September 13, is my fifteenth day of the SEAMEO Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I observed and assisted teaching in the 9th grade Dignity class. Today's lesson was about Analysis of human traits. the activity started with prayer, discussion and practice questions. I participated in teaching today by explaining the understanding part of the material and explaining some examples of pedigree symbols. I was happy because the students were enthusiastic and understood the lesson I delivered.   One of the challenges I face today is in managing the class, I have to be more active to interact with students so that they can pay attention to the material I teach and be active in learning activities.    Today's learning activities are carried out by explaining the topic of the lesson, discussion, then students are given some practice questions to better understand the topic of the lesson.   While at school, I was impressed by the st...

 Today, September 12, is the fourteenth day of my Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I observed the 9th grade Justice class. Today's lesson was about genetic crosses, the activity started with prayer, discussion and practice questions. Then in the afternoon I made an observation to Senior High School. I observed the 11th grade biology session on biomolecules, the learning activities were carried out with explanation, discussion and quiz games.   One of the challenges I faced today was interacting with students, and managing my class was a bit nervous. I also have to prepare faster to take part in activities, because the campus area is large and all activities on campus are reached on foot so I try to prepare faster to be on time.   The learning activities that I observed and assisted today were carried out with explanations, discussions and some exercise questions.   While at school, I was impressed by the students who were always poli...

 Today, September 11, is my thirteenth day of the Seameo Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum in the Philippines. Today I observed and assisted 9th grade Dignity, today's material was genetics and monohybrid crosses. Then in the afternoon I also made observations to Junior High School. The class I observed was a 7th grade science session, students also learned the introduction to the laboratory.   One of the challenges I face today is interacting with learners, I have to learn more local language and improve my English skills in order to interact more with learners. The rest of the students are skillful in learning.   I learned about the importance of greetings and certain behavioral etiquette in the host country's culture, which I had unknowingly used during interactions such as greeting each other between teachers and learners. Understanding these cultural nuances helped me feel more connected to my students and colleagues and showed my respect for their customs.   ...

    Today, September 10, is my twelfth day of the SEAMEO Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum project in the Philippines. Since it is the weekend, my fellow SEA- Teacher participants and I visited the Mall of Asia (MoA) which is one of the biggest malls in Southeast Asia. The mall is very spacious and has various facilities and complete rides. My friends and I tried the Ferris wheel ride called SM MoA Eye, I could see a very beautiful view of the Mall and the sea. Then while in the dormitory I also prepared the teaching assistance lesson for Monday. I studied the teaching materials given to me.    One of the challenges I faced today was local language and place recognition. As I explored the sights I had a bit of trouble interacting with the locals. But all went well and I was able to visit a beautiful place in the city of Manila, Philippines.    During my time at the tourist attractions, I was impressed by the people who were always polite, such as when I aske...

 Today, September 9, is the eleventh day of Seameo Southeast Asia teacher practicum project in the Philippines. Since it is a weekend, I am only in the dormitory interacting with my roommates. Then I also prepared the teaching assistance lesson for Monday.   One of the challenges I faced today was the language barrier. When interacting and discussing with our roommates, we were a little language-challenged.  I also learned about the culture of the Philippines such as the colloquial language to be interactive when learning with students in the classroom.   I realize that classroom learning needs good preparation so that the class can be interactive.   Overall, Day 11 of the SEAMEO SEA-Teacher Project was a day of activities and lesson preparation activities.

   Today, September 8, is the tenth day of Seameo Southeast Asia teacher practicum project in the Philippines. Today I observed the club day class activities to provide motivation and consultation, the students were very enthusiastic about the activities. Then in the afternoon I attended a tagalog language class, I was very enthusiastic about learning the daily language of tagalog. After the class, the tagalog lecturer invited us to try Halo-halo ice cream from the Philippines. The ice cream was very fresh and there were many toppings such as fruit and bread, I really liked it.   One of the challenges I faced today was learning Tagalog. We learned to introduce ourselves in tagalog and I was a little nervous. But during the class activities, I also learned a lot of culture from the country of the Philippines which broadened my horizons.    During my time at the school, I was impressed by the students who were always polite especially since they were always given ...

  Today, September 7, is my ninth day of the SEAMEO Southeast Asia Teacher Practicum Project in the Philippines. Today I observed teaching and learning activities in two 9th grade classes. Today's science class material discussed Genetics, I observed the learning activities starting with the opening, explanation and question and answer to students. All students were mostly enthusiastic to follow the lesson activities.    One of the challenges I faced today was the language barrier. During class activities, the languages spoken are Tagalog and English.   During my time at the school, I was impressed by the students who were always polite.   The experience of interacting with the students and observing learning in the classroom was very rewarding. Although they and I had some language difficulties, we tried to learn from each other.    Overall, the ninth day of the SEAMEO SEA-Teacher Project Practicum is observation and classroom activities, I can learn...