My interview with Zacch Araes from the Philippines by Mike Prochaska

Zacch Araes, from Cavite City in the Philippines, is a teacher for kids 8 to 13 in the public school system and handles music, arts, physical education and health. Read on to learn more about this teacher who wears many hats...

Q. What do male teachers bring to the classroom?

There many advantages of being a man in Early Childhood Education. First,  kids or pupils will learn to adapt the possibility that the teacher can do, Men Teachers are usually Patient, they can divert any activities in order that kids will get his/her attention, Kids/ pupils also see the men Teachers as their father, brother and uncles, they are more closely to their men teachers especially when they love to learn together.

Why is play important for children?
As A teacher in Physcial Education, and as A Early Childhood Teacher too, play has a big role In a children because its where they can develop their skills, motor skills, Physical and psychosocial.
Play has a big impact on the part of the children where they can learn, discover and socialize to other kids.

What your favorite memory working with kids?
I always remember the memory working as I enjoyed with kids is when I gave a activity, I play music

What your favorite book you read to to classroom?
while doing their activity and I just check on their works while roaming around with them.

As Teaceher I usually used the story Books, like bible Story reading ,or the story time, kids usually enjoyed listening to me if I start to read a story like their favorites, Like the Story of Little Red Riding Hood, Snow white, etc

What your favorite activities to do
With your kids?
Kids enjoy the activities especially when I do let them bring their materials like coloring book, paintings and playing on the playground.

Anything inspiring to tell anyone thinking of going into this field?
We Teach, Touch and Educate Children, Learn to love your Work and Also love your profession as teacher of Kids, In this field you will enjoy, and Have fun.

Do you have a facebook page or blog
You like to share? Twitter?
Yes I have my page and Blogs but my blogs are related in my tours seeing different places where I can be relax after working for a year so I need to explore and see the different world.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0aEKjGLAUX6D2WV4QbK-fQ?view_as=subscriber



Anything else you would like to share?
I would like to share this, before I was planning to teach abroad in China especially preschool, but I did not continue , I also apply in japan but same as is, This time I willing and Looking for a school which I can practice my profession as Early Childhood Teacher, especially I want to work in Us, and If there will be a chance to get work I would Gladly appreciate and I am willing to come Over there.

How has life where you work changed during Covid-19?
Philippines is known already were in a stage of many people don’t have work, hungry , poverty because of this pandemic, before we have face to face learning where we meet together with my class but this time, this pandemic since I got home from my province where I never bring anything I hardly get back on my work, I don’t have laptop to use it in order for me to reach my pupils, It change a lot when this pandemic comes, sometimes It get me stress because I don’t have any gadget to use it..


https://www.facebook.com/zacch.araes