A week to go before school ends and it's time to let go of the serious, political stuff for the mean time and delve on some inside-of-school topics!
Probably a big chunk of what makes college memorable, fun and even not enjoyable at all is the teacher that stands in front of your class. He or she who feeds you with all the information you need for your future job. He or she who makes you laugh every session. He or she who gives you all those endless papers and homework. Despite all these, we all have our favorite. We asked around to get to know who are the students' favorites. Who's yours?
"Pauline Lacanilao (Literature). Even though her teaching isn't all that effective, she makes class fun and brings the class together!"
— Justene Garcia, BFA Information Design
"Clark Go (Math). Period."
— Romell Yen, BS Management
"Dr. Coroza (Filipino). Astig kasi siya, sobrang fun ng discussions niya. Ang cute cute pa niya! The best siya."
— JC Carlos, BS Legal Management
"Laura Cabochan (English). Even if she's my 7:30 class, and it seems nakakatamad to wake up so early, she gives me a reason to wake up early. I mean, I don't get bored 'pag early morning, generally, as a person, she's really nice and approachable, 'tas as a teacher, same rin, I know where to place myself when I'm around her and she's super considerate and fun."
— Krizia Lim, BFA Information Design
"Laura Cabochan (Again!). She reaches out to her students so well and she actually makes me study."
— Rina Ignacio, AB Psychology
"Mrs. Natividad (Theology). Mabait siya, mataas magbigay ng grade at mahilig sa mga Babble."
— Ardy Agregado, AB Interdisciplinary Studies
"Ariel Diccion (Filipino). Very funny and comical!"
— Gaby Herbosa, BS Communications Technology Management
"Ariel Diccion (Again!). Reason? He's [also] my FLC Chinese classmate!"
— Jun Jung, BS Management
"Mr. Bong Olpoc. He’s definitely worth the tuition fee. *laughs* Although he doesn’t really grade high, you’re sure to learn from him. He’s worth the sleepless nights."
Ephraim Selga, BS Management Information Systems
"Ms. Caraan (Literature). Fun and exciting classes every session. Walang araw na nababagot ako sa klase niya."
— B Onglengco, BS Psychology
"Ronald Lazo Reyes (Chemistry) because he is very cheerful and fun. He makes his discussions interactive and jokes around everytime which makes us [stay] awake."
— Alex Tan, BS Management
"My favorite teacher(s) would have to be Dr. Lucia Natividad, who teaches Theo 121. She’s strict but you know that she cares about you a lot, just like a mommy. *laughs* She wants you to learn and not just get A’s. Same with Atty. Jennifer Barretto, who was my teacher in Accounting. She’s super cool. She’s the only teacher who makes gives an extra class before a long test to make sure we all pass. May time nga na even other classes join ours 'cause she's such a good teacher *laughs* and she gave us free brownies from Conti's (just because she felt like it)."
— Hannah Dela Guerra, BS Management Information Systems
"Jethro Tenorio (Filipino). Kahit mahirap, makikita mo kung bakit ka pinapahirapan—yung rason at kung gaano ka-importante yung pinapagawa niya."
— Nino Pineda, BS Management
"Jethro Tenorio (Again!). [He has an] effective teaching style, [and is] handsome."
— Mia Bautista, AB Communication
Bottomline is, students like teachers that are fun, are easy to get along with and make their students eager to learn more. Most do not care anymore of what grades they receive from these teachers, what matters more is the essence and purpose of what they've learned from them.
According to the respondents, this question has been even harder to answer than the
first question! We assume it's because there are too many awesome teachers to choose from (and hopefully not lack thereof).
Comment below to tell us who your favorite Ateneo professor is!
