Guro, dapat maging inspirasyon

September 2, 2006

by Billy Balbastro
Posted in the PDA Thread by Masoral @ Sep 2 2006, 03:17 PM

Para sa amin, interesting at educational ang Pinoy Dream Academy ng ABS-CBN na pinapanood namin halos araw-araw.

The PDA is a school, all right, attended by “scholars”.

Sa isang school, there must be communication. Dapat maunawaan ng mga estudyante ang kanilang teacher. The teachers must understand all their students, too.

Teaching is not just sharing knowledge. Dapat ang magaling na teacher ay maging inspiration din sa kanyang mga estudyante. Dapat ma-inspire ang mga estudyante to learn more, to do a lot.

Hindi lang nagpapasa o nagbabasak ang isang tunay na teacher. Dapat sikapin din ng mga teacher to inspire; sikapin din nila na matuto ang mga bata.

Kung may mga estudyante na bumabagsak at walang natutuhan, bagsak din dapat ang teacher. Dahil teaching is not just learning but inspiring, too.

Kaya every time may nakikita kaming scholar na natutulog o hindi nakikinig sa mga teacher sa PDA, nalulungkot kami. Hindi interesting ang klase, period.

Ang ibig sabihin, they fail to inspire kahit ano pa ang haba ng listahan ng credentials nila.

Naaawa kami kay Jun Hirano, 18, ng Tottixi Ken, Japan.

Nakuha siya as a scholar in spite of language.

Personally, na-interview namin siya at nahihirapan siyang umunawa at magsalita ng Tagalog at English.

Dahil kumuha ang PDA ng scholar katulad ni Jun, hindi kaya it’s only fair na bigyan nila ito ng interpreter sa loob ng PDA? For the benefit of all.

Aware ang lahat sa PDA ng limitasyon ni Jun. Di ba, dapat, may ginawa at gagawin sila? An interpreter can also help out the teachers in understanding and inspiring him.

O satisfied na kaya sina Moy Ortiz, Maribeth Bichara at Gretchen Malalad na hindi sila naunawaan ni Jun dahil mae-expel ito in due time?

Satisfied na kaya sila with the thought na wala silang nagawa sa kanya, maliban lang sa pagbibigay sa kanya ng pagkakataon to sleep in their class?

Taken from:
http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/sep0206/main.htm

Meet the Faculty of the Pinoy Dream Academy

 

The Faculty Team - As a real-life soap opera, Pinoy Dream Academy gives viewers a look behind the scenes of the recording industry as the wannabes receive their training by an incredible team of teachers consisting of voice coach, Moy Ortiz, dance instructor, Maribeth Bichara and fitness instructor, Gretchen Malalad. Acting as Headmaster and Artistic Director of the Academy is veteran industry expert, Jim Paredes.

Taken from the Pinoy Dream Academy Website at http://www.pinoydreamacademy.ph

What dreams are made of

By Alwin M. Ignacio, Contributor
09/02/2006

Helping Jim to bring out the scholars’ true karat are the most respected and credible instructors, namely, Maribeth Bichara for dance, Moy Ortiz of the Company for voice, Gretchen Malalad for fitness, plus a battery of language teachers, personality enhancers, acting coaches and respective songwriters, who will do everything in their power to ensure that these aspiring singers are well-rounded, vocally-equipped, oozing with charisma, and equipped with the X-factor to claim his or her superstardom.

Pinoy Dream Academy airs every night on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

Excerpt from http://www.tribune.net.ph/life/20060902lif1.html

7 Sexiest Pinay Athletes

By Theodore P. Jurado

Check out the latest issue of People’s INsider Magazine with Vina Morales, Yasmien Kurdi and Mark Herras at the cover. Our very own Gretchen Malalad is topping the list of the said category.

Just an excerpt from that article:

GRETCHEN MALALAD
Karate

Topping the list is this 26-year old chick who has been going places this year after winning her third SEA Games gold in the combat sport of karate….

…. Many predicted she will be the next Nene Tamayo (the PBB Season 1 winner) but in the end, it was Keanna Reeves who got the title..

…. She’s still very much into sports and will, in fact, compete in the Doha Asian Games where she will attempt to snatch gold in the women’s 60kg. individual kumite event.

…. If things fall into place, Gege might train along with the members of the national karate team in Italy next month before heading to the Doha Asian Games.  Before doing that, however, she will first serve as physical fitness teacher in ABS-CBN’s new reality show Pinoy Dream Academy.  She will also host a new mixed martial arts show which features UFC champion Brandon Vera on Studio 23 next month.

Thanks Theodore for mentioning the http://www.gretchenmalalad.i.ph fansite!

A heads up Sidekicks for Ms. Gege!

(Taken from the People’s Insider Magazine - September 6, 2006 Vol. 8, No.2)