Post-Re-Orientation Day

I went to our company's Re-orientation Day. It was fun albeit their was only approximately twenty-five people all in all.

I was late. I arrived an hour behind. It was a good thing though. The program also started late since the staff waited for more people to come. I did not know anyone, except for some faces seen in their Skype profiles respectively and of course, the staff. I felt jittery knowing not even one. But I thought to myself, Hey, this is a good venue to know someone. After a few minutes that I arrived, a few teachers were also starting to arrive and the program started.

The program started awkwardly. There was a typical get-to-know-you part like what happens on the first day of school. Some teachers knew each other already since they were former office-based-teachers turned home-based-teachers. It was good to know and see them in person. And there was a game, and like kids, we had fun awkwardly.

But each of us teachers warmed-up when the program proper began. There were exchanges of insights and experiences, especially for us new teachers. I was seated beside new teachers also. They were teaching for less than five months. It was good to know their experiences and challenges when it comes to teaching, I felt at ease knowing that I was not only the one who has difficulties. It was also a surprise to know that even senior teachers still have difficulties in teaching.

I think the good part of the program was we get to eat a lot of snacks!

Kidding aside.... Generally, it was a re-orientation on the SOPs, the teaching, and about the culture of our students. It was a good program because not only, we get to see each other in person, but also we get to know and re-evaluate ourselves where and what we need to improve and excel. We also get to share and know each other's challenges in terms of teaching. And through that, we get to know ideas that we may follow as an example that can help us improve respectively.

I did not regret that I came to the Re-Orientation Day. I had fun and I was able to meet new friends. I hope in the future, there will be another event for us to meet with more of the teachers and other staff.