If you are going to look at my profile you will notice that I am a REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER. Yes, I am a Social Worker who by chance didn’t practice my course. Instead practicing it, I went on and started teaching Koreans English. Lolwat?? You might wanna ask, what gives? or what the hell happened? I love my course and I am proud I graduated as a Social Worker. Of course I am even more proud that I passed the board exam. I do have a reason why I didn’t get a chance to practice my course though I still live and breathe the principles and ethics of a Social Worker. My reason is that I am not yet ready to face the toxic life of a social worker. Economic wise too, being a social worker here in our country is not really high-paying and also, if I’m going to be a social worker, I’ll be digging my own grave because knowing me even if the idea of working for the government especially in DSWD seems to throttle me, I would work there and try to destroy all the fucking red tapes and go against the government.

So yeah~~~

Basically, I am not ready. I decided to continue my studies and took up 30 units in Education. Well I suddenly wanted to become an Educator + Social Worker. After getting my 30 units in PWU, I am  now taking my MA units in Education majoring in GUIDANCE COUNSELING. Yes you heard that right. It looks like I just wont be a teacher but also a guidance counselor. Why Guidance Counseling? For me to be able to use the theories I learned from my course before especially in the psychology part. What’s more, Guidance Counseling has the same basic principles of Social Work. Both profession believes in individuality, belief in one’s dignity and worth and self-determination. THAT MADE ME SMILE because those are the principles I live by.

I am currently enjoying my MA despite that heavy research and reports to finish. One of my subjects requires me to do 2 case studies. One case study of a historical person local or not and a case study of myself. In my other subject, I am expected to come up of my own guidance program by the end of the semester.

Today, I reported about Information Services of the Guidance Program in my class today. I could say my reporting style has truly changed. Before, I would just blab in front and wait for questions but since I adapted a teaching method where you involve your listeners/class into whatever you are discussing in front. So basically, I ask questions while reporting that involves their experiences and their ideas.

I can say the report was successful. It was short but very informative. Now, I’m trying to finish my report on Erich Fromm. Damn bastard, not so much literature on him. Not even the ADMU library helped me to find a frigging biography of Fromm. Thanks goodness we have what we call the INTERNET.

Who would thought that I would take the path of being a guidance counselor? Hopefully, it would also give me a chance to teach in College too but for now, I am focused on my masterals and hopefully I will pass it. I must!!!