Jonalyn Jaen

My Reflection about Community Immersion Experience

      “Experience is the best teacher”, this quote was one of the best quotes that could express and explain my feelings about the great and marvelous experience that I had when we had our Community Immersion at Brgy. Calaya, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras last January 6 to 11, 2013. As an aspiring future teacher, this Community Immersion experience of mine made me see the real pictures on how the school and community are being linked together which is indeed really important in the educational process. In fact, through this kind of activity, I have realized that teachers play a very crucial role not only in school but also in the community because they were not only promoters of literacy and good values to students but they were also facilitators of some activities in the community and eventually, serve as religious advocates. Furthermore, I came up to realize also that preparing and planning for this Community Immersion was not just an easy one because we had really planned out all the activities that we are going to conduct before we went to Brgy. Calaya. This includes the programs that we are going to conduct, the projects that we are going to offer for the school and for the community, our demo-teaching, our interview to some of the people of Brgy. Calaya and the things needed for our culminating activity.

            Despite of the fact that we had worked under pressure during those times, still I find it exciting, unique and a challenging experience. As a leader of our group (The Tributes), I have learned how to handle and manage things better and how to sustain a positive attitude towards work especially in the midst of hard situations. In connection to this, I am happy and grateful as well that we had developed cooperation and camaraderie within our group and with our other classmates. With an almost one week stay at Brgy. Calaya, I was able to develop more my social trait towards my group mates as well as with our other classmates and towards other people. As a whole, this Community Immersion made me see how wonderful and how exciting teaching profession is. It was one of the very best experiences that I will never forget in my life as an education student at WVSU.