I love history, especially Philippine history. But it wasn't a love that took root and blossomed at school, with its emphasis on dates, names, places, and exams that asked me to "enumerate xyz." No. It was a love awakened at home by Ambeth Ocampo's wit and humor in “Rizal Without The Overcoat” when I was in high school. It was a fascination that grew with Sionil F. Jose’s … [Read more...]
Exploring the Explorers
We spent three weeks exploring the explorers. We jumpstarted our journey with Five in a Row book "Henry the Castaway" by Thomas Taylor, and then drifted off to other exciting adventures. What I love about “Five in a Row” is that it really ignites interest in a topic, no matter how simple a picture book seems to be. Our first week was spent learning about pirates because I … [Read more...]