Going Public

Let me tell you how I got into teaching and why I have decided to transfer to a public school.
1. I started teaching in 1988, five years after graduating from UPD (mayabang ako, proud maroon here). I grew tired of job hopping and commuting to and from the business districts so my HS alma mater beckoned.
2. I stayed with my alma mater for 6 years interrupted only by my getting married and having my first baby.
3. I quit and tried the resto business. It lasted for just over a year and by 1997, I realized teaching is the only job I know well.
4. I started teaching English and Literature. I used to teach Filipino and Araling Panlipunan. After another year, I shifted to tertiary level teaching.
5. I was with AMA, CSB, Manila Times School of Journalism, DLSU, and FEUTech.
6. Last year, osteoarthritis started making things difficult for me so I decided I have to transfer to a school nearby. Also, teaching language and literature to uninterested technology studes has become tiring.
7. Kto12 transition was a blessing. I am now a teacher in Senior HS. Nearer place of work, shorter work hours. Lower salary but I do get home before the hellish rush hours. God is good!
8. I hold a Master's degree in Language and Literature and ABD (All But Dissertation)  in Applied Linguistics. Both from DLSU-M. (Mayabang sabi ako e.)
9. You can call me Ma'amSyj.

I'm back! A brief explainer...

Last time I posted was April 9th, 2016 on my WordPress account. I couldn't retrieve it anymore as I have since closed the email addy I used for logging in. I could still see my posts at mssyj.wordpress but could not post anything new anymore. I tried creating a new one but Wordpress is not making it easy. I remember this blog which was my first on Blogger. I used it to post reviews of my fave teleserye then. I was also already active on Twitter because of Coco Martin. I was a huge fan. Still am, but more critical and not anymore the fangurl type. Anyway... 

I plan to use this blog to post more lengthily on topics I tweet about. My current interests are still much on Philippine politics, society, education and soc media. 

Check me out on Twitter @dinaprofmssyj . Warning: I am yellow. :)