My Socially Constructed Reality

Dumb-founded. This was how one of my classma tes said he was like while listening to my report in our Strategic Management Philosophies class this day. "Wow!"  I didn't expect that comment.  I actually thought I was the least educated in class, considering most of them are DBA students. My topic was Strategic Management Process , and when I studied for my presentation, I thought, everything was new to me (because my major is Public Administration, and my focus is on Communication)--  the terms, the jargon, etc.  So before my report, I thought, what right do I have to present a topic which most of them already know for sure? Well, what I did was to contextualize all the concepts I discussed.  I used the company where I belong (AUF) to talk about positioning, for example.  I saw a new poster on the bulletin board near the campus main gate just yesterday, and it gave me an idea how to explain the message in the poster -- in explaining POSITIONING as one im...

Two of my former students e-mailed me last night.  They were telling me they're happy with their current jobs. Some quotes from their emails: "I can't think of anyone else to express my joy to but you. I believe, I am here because I was handled properly, if not by my school, at least by one of my professors who believes in me, in us (ABMC 2009). You are one of my inspirations and it shall continue. To be in media, to be in practice is a dream and it arrived. :) God bless you po!" - Jayvie M. Dizon. ABMC Batch 2009 "I'm very happy Ma'am. I have a new career na. Sa Makati as a Copy Editor...:) Feel so blessed. Salamat Ma'am. Kayo po ang nagsimulang nag-inspire sa akin that I can do it..." -from Al Christopher Mendoza, batch 2009 ------------------------------------ I guess, in the kind of career that I have, nothing can give more fulfillment than hearing from former students who are happy with their jobs...