In Search of the Light

Hi! I am writing this as part of my requirements for my online course entitled "What Future for Education?" offered by the University of London in Coursera. For the 2nd week, we are asked to reflect on how we are assessed academically and how we assess ourselves as learners. We should answer the following questions: During your own education, how has your "intelligence" been assessed? How has this affected the educational opportunities you have been given? What judgments have people made about you that have been affected by an assessment of your "intelligence"? Do you consider yourself to be a "learner"? Why? I have spent the last 19 years of my life in continuous education. For the most part, intelligence was measured through quizzes, exams, and projects. During elementary, I had been an outstanding student, always one of the top performers in the class. I was often a placer in our math, science, and spelling bee. In high school, my mo...

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...