Summer Classes???

In my seven years of teaching in public secondary school, I still considered myself a newbie in may aspects of my profession. When I was hired in public school, I was a substitute to a teacher (who was then promoted to principal after passing the exam for school heads) with teaching loads assigned to middle sections. The following school year, I was given a teaching load with the lowest sections. To sum it up, my limited experience, exposed me to different types of learners. From the lowest sections to the highest sections, from academically inclined students to passive students, from good-mannered students to students with attitude problems...... I want to believe that I have already met all types of learners not until I've experienced teaching Summer Class.

This year I was given a chance to teach Summer Class. At first, I was actually hesitant to apply because of many stories I'm hearing about their experiences. What had driven me to do so was my urge to have a first hand experience teaching Summer Class and this is my chance. This is because in our Subject, we had an agreement (among teachers) to have a rotation for application to teach Summer Class. There are 13 teachers in our subject area, so if I let go of this chance, it would be another 13 years after I will be given another chance.

 After submitting an Application Letter to the Principal, the applicants were called for a meeting. The schedule were given, it is 6 times a week, Mondays to Saturdays, 3 hours per subject, a total of 36 school days.

This is my first time! And I'll try to answer the following questions based on my experience.

My Summer Class Students (picture taken during exam)

Describe your students in Summer Class.


Compare Summer Class from Regular Classes.


Given a chance, will you again apply teaching Summer Class?


Are you comfortable working during Summer?


Given a chance to work for curriculum planning, what would you suggest?


How about your pay during Summer Class... any comment?


What do you often say to your Summer Class students?



Last Saturday, we held our Commencement Exercises for graduating 4th year students this Summer Class. Almost a hundred students successfully graduated from our school & annexes.

Summer Classes 2014 officially ends today!