Author: prexybasco

The President of The Ybasco University An accomplished educator. A Seminar Speaker. A Bookworm. A Musician. A Writer.

Cellphone-Users Club

There is nothing wrong in using a cellphone in class…that is when the teacher is not around, there is no class going on, OR the classroom is empty. Dunderheads using their phones in my class irritate and amaze me at the same time. Are they smart enough not to listen to Subject-Verb-Agreement Rules? Are they…

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Moving on

Breaking up is never easy but slowly letting go makes the job a lot easier.

Fact: Exam OST

Teacher: do you know the song “Pasulyap-sulyap” (glancing)? Students: No, Sir. Teacher: It is very applicable right now. –Richmond Charles Viray, The Ybasco University Academic Head

Last Minute Review

The teacher has already handed out the test when she spots a student browsing her notes. Teacher: Excuse me, what notebook is that? Student: –hurriedly keeps the notebook–Ma’am, Filipino (the subject of the exam). Teacher: Aaah. –goes to the student and marks her paper ‘-25’– Student: Ma’am, but I haven’t started yet. Teacher: I don’t…

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No Permit No Exam

Student: Ma’am, can I take the exam without my permit? Teacher: No, you can’t. Student: Why, Ma’am, the other teachers let us have the exam. Teacher: That’s it dear, from your own words, “other teachers.” I’m not just an-other teacher. I am THE Ybasco

Fact: Employer-Employee Relationship

A relationship between a company and its employees can be summarized into two questions: Company: What can you do for us? Employee: What can you do to make me stay?