Miss Probinsyana

CHAPTER 1

"Good Morning, Class!"

"Good Morning, Ma'am!" Everyone greets her back.

"Prince, please lead the prayer." And everyone's head looked at him.

"Ma'am ako? Ma'am bakit ako?" Maarteng itinuro nito ang sarili.

"Dali na bakla." His seatmate urged.

"Yes, ikaw nga." I smiled. Teacher ka, kalma. Self kalma ka lang. Wala ka pang lisensya baka ma Tulfo ka agad.

"Please, come in front to lead the prayer." She maintains her professional posture. "Dapat tayong magpasalamat muna sa Panginoon sa bawat bagong umaga na gumigising tayo at sa araw araw na blessings. Na-gets ba?"

"Yes, Ma'am!"

"Please be quiet. Prince you may lead now."

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen..."

"So, when we say FANBOYS it means what?" Salita ako ng salita ng English dito pero alam ko sa sarili ko hindi ako naiintindihan ng mga estudyante ko.

Kaya kahit English ang 1st subject ko sa advisory class ko tag-lish ako magsalita. Minsan Tagalog pa nga eh, minsan naman napapa-ilokano ako ng wala sa oras dahil sa slow nila. Sa true lang.

Kasi diba what is learning if your students can't understand what you are talking about.

Hihikab lang sila at mabobored while in the class at mawawalan ng interes makinig sa klase.

"Again, let's try one by one if you really know the FANBOYS."

Some of the students raised their hands, some are confused or takot lang na magkamali magrecite dahil baka tawanan sila and some know nothing at all. Kahit ipaliwanag mo ng paulit ulit ang lesson kung walang will at motivation ang students mo sa pag-aaral from their parents and environment never silang matututo.

"Yes. Wensley."

"Ma'am F - for, A - and, N - nor, B - but, O - or, Y - yet, S - so. FANBOYS Ma'am!"

"Wow! That's great, Thank you! You may take your seat, how about the others?"

"Ma'am, Ma'am, ako."

"Ma'am ako muna."

Nakikipag unahan ang ilan na matawag, ang iba naman ay nag sasaulo pa at nalilito na may pacounting pa sa mga daliri.

"What about the SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION examples?... Yes Ricah."

"Ma'am Subordinating Conjunction words are ISAWAWABUB." Ricah.

"Can you ilaborate what are these ISAWAWABUB?"

"Yes ma'am. I for IF, S for  SINCE, A for AS, W for WHEN, A for Although, W for WHILE, A for AFTER, B for BEFORE, U for UNTIL, B for BECAUSE. Tama ma'am?" Masiglang sabi nito na para bang naka jackpot.

"That's nice Ricah, you are good. Good job! Please take your seat..." Teacher Sky smiled and asked another question. Nakikita na niyang nakukuha na nito ang interest ng mga bata sa pagrecite.

"How about the CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS, anyone?" Teacher Sky.

"Ma'am ako naman, kanina pa ako nagtataas ng kamay." Reklamo ni Joshua na isa niyang aktibong estudyante.

"Okay Josh, it's your turn." Teacher Sky smiled.

Dahan dahang tumayo si Josh at nag ayos muna ng buhok bago nagsalita. "Ma'am, Correlative conjunctions are used in pairs. Some examples are, Hardly... when, Such... that, Neither... nor, ahm, Whether... or, As... as, So... as, So... that, Rather... than... Okay na po yan ma'am, tama po ba?"