In Search of the Light

Hello! I'm writing this as part of my requirement for an online course entitled "What future for education?" offered by the University of London in Coursera. From the description, it aims to examine one's own thoughts about education, teaching, and learning. If you want to know more of the course, you may proceed here . Every week we are tasked to write on a blog/journal of our reflection on the videos and readings that were assigned to us. For week 1, the particular question that we need to answer is this: Based on your experience as a learner, what do you think you will be able to get out of this course? And what ideas do you already have about the future of education? Well, I expect to have an in-depth understanding of how one’s improved way of learning can grow and have an impact in the society. By “improved way of learning” I mean being able to discover tools of learning for oneself and reflect which works best. More important than how the teacher deliv...

Think about those times people hurt you. Think about those times people talked behind your back, cheated on you, shamed you for something you had done wrongly. Think about those times when you had almost fought back but didn’t. You probably had wished you’d done the same thing to them so they know how it hurts. My friend, today I tell you that God knows how it hurts and how you endured the pain. And I tell you that He is pleased that you didn’t fight back. You just made room for Him to fight for you. Rev 3:9 “Behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.” Let God do all the work. Surrender the battle to Him. I pray that while we are hurting, we understand that the best response is to pray for those who hurt us , just as how Jesus taught his disciples to pray for those who persecute them. I pray that we rest in the truth that God is pleased with us and that He will fight on our behalf. May we find the strength to continue to be g...

MS graduation. June 2019 Hi, you guys! My name is Ella and I live in the Philippines. I just turned 23 and I'm the eldest child in a family of four. I lay my life down for Jesus. I studied Physics and Materials Science and I delight in learning about science as a whole. I have a goal of travelling around the world both for the purpose of leisure and academic pursuit. I like blueberry cheesecakes, chai tea latte, and basically everything that is a product of my mother's culinary talent. This isn’t the first time I told myself that I want to write a blog. It started when my family travelled to Sagada for our annual year-end trip. That time, I had always held with me my camera which I received as a gift for my 18th birthday. I took lots of beautiful photos, blog-worthy ones, and so elated and fulfilled I was from the trip that as soon as we got home, I hurried to open my laptop and transferred the photos from the camera. The next day, I wrote a few lines and foun...