Understanding Programming...

The time we had our first meeting in Programming, I hated it! That time, we we're like a frozen fish inside the MB510 Computer Lab, but all I can think is, it's HELL. I hate it how our professor make us like a robot. No one should do unnecessary movements or else, you'll be punished, plus, shame will eat you in front of your classmates. I hate the way he teaches us because I can't understand what he's talking about. He does super random calling for someone to answer in the recitation. And it really feels like we have a faucet of sweat falling from our face due to nervousness. You're gonna have a minus points if you get wrong! That day, he didn't looked like a terror teacher to me. For me, he looks like a monster wanting to grill us. I hated him to death that if only I could drop programming, I would.

From that bad start experience, I sought for some confident boost to motivate me with that subject. I got some, until I read an article from our school college magazine. It's about people whom the teachers would never forget. I read his, and enlightenment happened to me. He admired a girl who is very hard-working and finished the course and instead of working at the industry, instead, she chose to be a teacher, and now, she's his co-faculty. I was inspired with his words. I realized that, his strictness has a reason. Really big reason.

This afternoon, at 12 pm, he went to the 5th floor, outside MB510 where we're waiting. He quickly announced that our 12pm-2pm class was moved to 5:30pm-6:30pm. Same as every Wednesday. What the Heck? Everyone over-reacted. On our class earlier, on of my classmates sneakily laughed because his seatmate sang softly, jokingly. He got distracted and asked the singer to sing any song, or his favorite song in front of the class. My classmate sang "Lupang Hinirang" without respect. my teacher got kinda irritated. He even asked the one who laughed to join my other classmate. They we're so ashamed, I guess?

"If you will always act like a highschool, an elementary, or even a nursery student, I will treat you that way too. You should learn to adjust like a college student for me to treat you like one". Not exactly mentioned that way, but that's just a plus thought why I think he's really not that kind of "terror" teacher. He just wants us to understand the things he is teaching. Absorb and learn, not memorize. Because you can forget the things you memorize. It's good to know that the teacher who was assigned on your subject course is the one who is very concern on how you can learn on that particular matter, and not accomplish without understanding any, unlike the professors others say who just come into your room, write the notes on your board, you copy and then quiz on the next meeting. How cruel.

After that realization, I became more eager to understand the topic and became more interested to it. I hope I would be a successful one to meet my goals in that subject 'cause I want to feel the feeling of like floating in the air. KEWL B-)