Growing up, I had a limited English word list to describe emotions, actions, or even people in certain ways. During the past three years, however, I’ve been adding new adjectives to my list more actively than before. One of the … Continue reading
When learning new English nouns—the words that refer to people, places, things, or ideas—a visual dictionary will help you retain the words in your mind effectively. It’s just like when a child learns what the word apple means, a parent will … Continue reading
I am a non-native English speaker, who always seek ways to improve my English. Less than two years ago my effort doubled when I moved to the United States from the Philippines. The tough employment situation in this country just … Continue reading
The Licensure Exam for Teachers is going to be held soon. Just less than a month! Please come back here and share your experiences and feedback, especially if the tips and resources posted in this blog have helped you pass … Continue reading
Below is a mind map to represent the education in the Philippines before the Spaniards arrived. Use this for your reviews or a quick way to understand education of the Philippines during the pre-Spanish period. Sources for this Mind Map: … Continue reading
I already wrote 10 tips on taking the Licensure Exam for Teachers, but I remembered something last night that I missed to share before. It is about my experience when answering some math questions. Anyway, here’s tip #11: When trying … Continue reading
Was there a time when you were asked if a big number is divisible by 6, or 4 and feared you’d be unable to answer it without a calculator? Happens a lot on exams, right? Well, here is a mind … Continue reading
If you have a hard time memorizing the parts of speech, this mind map may help you do it better. There are 8 parts of speech, and these are: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, conjunction, interjection, and preposition. The branches … Continue reading
Passing the board exam for teachers or the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) demands a lot of time and mental effort. Sometimes, the money is needed too to review on review centers. However, for those who have decided to study … Continue reading
I received a lot of requests for a TLE reviewer for Licensure Exam for Teachers(LET); so, I decided to create a guide. My specialization was English, so please consider my background as well when I did the following guide. What … Continue reading
It is often asked on this blog what’s the minimum education units required to register for the licensure examination for teachers. It is 18. Perhaps the confusion arose from the rumors that PRC would increase the minimum to at least … Continue reading
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) of the Philippines has shared through their website a document showing what competences they are testing on the examinees. See the document through this link. UPDATE: PRC has changed the design and structure of their … Continue reading
My article written less than two years ago on how to pass the licensure exam for teachers received a lot of comments especially on where to find reviewers online. Since I’m not aware of any site dedicated to LET reviewers, I listed … Continue reading
Do you dread exams? Don’t worry, a lot of us do. But instead of you becoming anxious about it, you can look at it in a more positive way. Exams are measurements of our understanding. Teachers and professionals continually provide … Continue reading
After reviewing for the Licensure Exam for Teachers and passing it, I decided to share my ten LET passing tips here in my blog. These tips are essentially helpful if you decide not to enroll in a review center and … Continue reading
Finally, after 37 working days, or 7 weeks, the results are here! One of my close friends just texted me in the middle of the night to announce the good news, that we passed the Licensure Exam for Teachers! I … Continue reading
Today, I was reviewing the laws related to Philippines Education, decided to browse online, what other resources could I read, and just happened to land on PRC’s official website. Being an internet savvy, I decided to explore the site and … Continue reading
I decided to take the LET this year, and until now, I still have not reviewed for it. Well, the reason is that I don’t want to get myself confused between what I have learned from my work lately, since … Continue reading
