Let
me just describe the day I consider as a significant one to remember (Sept. 30, 2012), where armed with guts,
hope, faith and a prayer, I took the Licensure
Examinations for Teachers (LET) at UM Bolton, Davao.
It
was a sunny day, just a normal Sunday morning for everyone. I woke up really
early and fixed myself for what could be the make or break diurnal of every
aspiring teacher to be, like me. I was bursting with self-confidence that day.
God heard my prayer for I was more enthused than usual. My mind was relaxed. I
wasn’t even that keyed-up about the exam and my anxiety level inexplicably died
out.
One
of the review masters on a certain review center I attended told us the exact
thing about the upcoming LET. He stressed that we should ‘EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED’---- like the whole shebang under the sun
might just be a possible item for the LET
(AND YES, HE WAS RIGHT ON THIS!).
And
so without a fuss, I read and answered the questions cautiously. I dug-out some
old relics of knowledge I have from my nutshell just so I could answer some
out-of-nowhere questions in General
Education. I was just amazed on how they structured, chosen and included
those questions that some of it (at least 50% of them) were NEW to me, like you’ll be stupefied for
a moment every time you read some of those unfamiliar questions. I
thought I’ve prepared well, read enough notes and answered enough possible
items that would come out. To my disbelief, I even have some overlooked topics
which I thought was insignificant and yet unfortunately some of them came out. (T.T)
After
all, I was confident when I took the exam for I believed I wasn’t alone that
moment. I was accompanied and guided by my Lord Jesus in answering all of the
items. I claimed it to the Lord and I believed. I was repeating the same line
on my mind while answering, “, I CAN DO
IT, I CAN PASS THE LET!’ just to uplift my spirit.
Few
items in English, Filipino and Social
Sciences were literally ‘ALIEN ITEMS’
to me. Although much of it were just the basics, but still if you haven’t encountered
some of those you’ll end up guessing. Some questions/ items which I goggled
right away for answers that were retained on my head and which also puzzled
me a lot were: (1) who wrote ‘Little
Women’ (which I guessed right – t’was by Louisa May Alcott); (2) the great orator (Lopez-Jaena);
(3) a German term for ___ (t’was actually
MACHEN
--- thanks to my recent acquaintance with a Nazi documentary for a petty
knowledge about the German language, again I guessed this item right (^o^)v ); (4) who created the Bonifacio monument (t’was Guillermo Tolentino);
(5) created an economic plan for the
Philippines (t’was Jose Basco --- thanks to Mr. M for
this). Basic knowledge on sentence structure and grammar and a handful about
English and Filipino literature were evident.
For
Mathematics, the basic knowledge on fundamental
operations, percentage, ratio & proportion and algebra I had back then was
extremely beneficial. I was expecting some nerve-wracking questions/problems
that could break any momentum, but it was way far than what I’ve expected
(thank God!). I thank Mr. B a lot for sharing
his useful knowledge and tips in answering different kinds of mathematical
problems. I SUPPOSED I ANSWERED ALMOST ALL
OF THE MATHEMATICS ITEMS CORRECTLY AND TO THE BEST KNOWLEDGE I HAVE (except
for just two items TT_TT).
There
were only few items in Science and
Health. I fathom there were only less than 20 items. Again I am extremely
grateful to Mr. B for having
provided us enough possible items for Science and Health, and so I was
confident I hit some of the right answers for those items (*crossed-fingers).
As
for the Professional Education, I
was just surprised there were a lot of items for SPED. I thought we (CONTENT COURSE MAJOR) have a different set
apart from SPED MAJORS, like we will
have the NCBTS. Well I guess we both
got the same.
To
sum it all, the experience brought by taking the Licensure Examination for
Teachers (LET) on me was unexplainable. It created an impact not only on my
physical and mental being, but most significantly, to my spiritual life. I was
driven towards my Creator. It made me reflect, ask for forgiveness and renew my
ties with Father God.
I
FEEL ECSTATIC, FRENZIED, EUPHORIC WHATEVER
YOU CALL IT AT THE SAME TIME STRAINED
AND EXCITED AS I WAIT FOR THE RESULTS (actually ATM, as I write this
so-called sentiments). FOR WHATEVER MAY HAPPEN, MY MIND IS OPEN FOR
POSSIBILITIES. I BELIEVE IN MY HEART
THAT I WILL PASS, BUT I DON'T WANNA BE PRESUMPTUOUS.
Religion is not magic if you played
your part well. I believe in the power of faith and prayer. I did my part. I
did my best. Now I rest everything to GOD. ^_^
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