Last January 2007, the University of the Philippines High School had an activity called “KNOW YOUR SCHOOL DAY” or K.Y.S.D. as it is called by the UPians. This activity is very important for the teachers because they can rest for a day or two of teaching the students new lessons. So, if the teachers are going to rest for a day or two, are the classes will be suspended for a day or two? The answer is NO. There will still be classes on the said days. So, if that’s the case, who take charge of the classes? The classes will still be managed not by the teachers but by the students of the UP High School. By this, the students were encouraged to apply on the subjects they want. Not only in academics but also as guidance counselor, principal, clerk, etc. Except for the positions of janitor or the canteen in-charge.

      The students who will apply for a subject must get an application form from the faculty. Then, fill up the application thoroughly and neat. Next, see the subject adviser you are applying for an interview. After you had an interview with the teacher, he/she will tell you if are qualified for the position you are applying for. If you are qualified, you can now start your teaching.

      I have many experiences about our activity called K.Y.S.D. First, I applied for the subject Geometry but due to a very hectic schedule, I didn’t have a time for an interview with my teacher so the slot was given to another student. I am very sorry for myself because I know that I am good in Geometry and I applied for it so that I can be given extra points in our Geometry class. I have no choice but to sit on my armchair and wait for the student teacher positioned to our Geometry class. I realized then that it is okay if I am just only sitting on my armchair because I can relax myself and I can still be away from stress. But, it is more okay if I am the student teacher so that I can earn more points on our class
      Our student teacher of Geometry last K.Y.S.D. was my friend from II-Palma. She was a little shy because she is not very close with II-Benton. One important skill you can also get from being a student teacher is that you can learn how to interact with the other students and you’ll feel how to be respected by the other students. You will also feel how busy a teacher is. Then, you will also realize that how too much effort the teachers exert for a day or two of bringing some important details and developing a student’s mind.

      I am very proud of my teachers even if they didn’t teach me hard because I can see how hard their work is. I, as a UP student, am very thankful that there are teachers willing to teach poor but deserving students. We, as a student, should always be very proud of what teachers are.

“Love is a fallacy” (A reaction to Max Schulman’s “Love is fallacy”)

 
  Have you read the story written by Max Schulman entitled “Love is fallacy”? Do you find it very interesting? What are the characteristics shown in each character? What can you conclude or what lessons can you get from the story? I can now answer these questions because I have read the story. So, here’s my reaction about Max Schulman’s “Love is a fallacy”.

    I find the story very interesting because it leaves me with man questions. Just like, what happens to Petty Belows after he gave Polly Espy to the narrator? What is the connection between going steady of Poly with Petty and Petty’s raccoon coat? These are just questions from my mind after I read the story. For me, I think that the author titled the story “Love is a fallacy” because for the author, a love is a fallacy because he thought that love is an incorrect conception resulting to an incorrect reasoning. This is because many people think that love is always true but the author found out that there are some aspects which love is a fallacy. For example, the narrator thought that love is true and is present in each person, which is actually true, so that the thought that if he love someone, he can easily get the love that he want the girl to pay him in return. But, the narrator found out that the girl he loves has no feelings for him. So he thought that love must be a fallacy.

    Here’s my reaction to the characters of Max Schulman’s “Love is a fallacy.”



THE NARRATOR



    The narrator is a very good teacher, for me, because he taught Polly Espy many fallacies that involve logic. The reader of the story can also learn about many fallacies that involve logic in this story. Now, back in the narrator, he is very intelligent, his mind is powerful just like a dynamo, keen, perspicacious, as it was stated in the story. He loves Polly Espy because he knows that she has most of the characteristics of a perfect wife for a successful lawyer. Except for one characteristic - her intelligence is not so good like the narrator’s intelligence. The narrator wants to be a good lawyer someday. He would do anything just to get Polly from his college friend and at the same time his board mate - Petty Belows. He gave Petty a raccoon coat that he’s been longing to have. But, in exchange for his raccoon coat, the narrator wants Petty to give Polly to him. This only shows that he’ll do anything just to get the one he loves. After he taught Polly many fallacies, he ended up with sorrow because he found that Polly is getting to be steady with Petty Belows.


PETTY BELOWS



    He is a good friend of the narrator. He is also dating Polly Espy whom the narrator loves. He is brain has some kind of defective but also as good as the narrator. He wants a raccoon coat that he is been longing for. He is very determined to have a raccoon coat that he pleased the narrator to get one for him. He will give anything in exchange just to have a raccoon coat.


POLLY ESPY



    A very beautiful girl that Petty loves. She is fit for a successful lawyer according to the narrator. But, she is not that intelligent to be a lawyer’s wife. In spite of her defectiveness, the narrator loves her because for him, it is easy to make a beautiful dumb girl smart than to make an ugly smart girl beautiful. She didn’t notice the narrator’s love for her but instead, she thought that the narrator taught her many fallacies so that she’ll be aware of the fallacies around her. But the real intention of the narrator is to be loved by her.





    At the end of the story, you will find out that Polly is going to be steady with Petty because Petty has a raccoon coat. I really don’t understand what is the connection between going steady and a raccoon coat. Maybe, Petty asked Polly if she wants to get steady with him and maybe she answered that she will be steady with Petty if he get a raccoon coat. In general, all I can say is that it is a very unusual and very rare story of love. That’s my reaction about Max Schulman’s “Love is a fallacy”. I hope you will enjoy reading the story