danica mae

Three grading down and one more to go. In my ICT-IV class, I’ve learned a lot. That HTML thing makes my world go round and made my head ached. Honestly I’m not a computer addict that’s why at first I really hate it. But as time passed by, I’ve learned to love it. Yeah, it’s confusing but when you listen attentively to the class, it will be an easy subject. HTML tags were quite hard for me but because of my teacher, Mrs. Evelyn Vera Cruz, I learned to love it. I did my best to finish all the requirements my teacher gave. I enjoyed this grading and I hope it will be the same on the next grading.  As usual, my unending problem is TIME MANAGEMENT. I always forget the things to do. I hate myself for that attitude which I have. Since, there was nothing to memorize that much this period, it was quite a relief.  But I have managed to do my homework and projects on time. So, I am proud of myself even though I have this annoying attitude.  Moving on, I still have to improve this attitude of mine to reach my goals and be successful in the future.

Mother language has a very powerful impact in the formation of the individual. Our first language, the beautiful sounds of which one hears and gets familiar with before being born while in the womb, has such an important role in shaping our thoughts and emotions. A child’s psychological and personality development will depend upon what has been conveyed through the mother tongue. With this in mind, as psychologists say, it matters tremendously that language expressions and vocabulary are chosen with care when we talk to children. A child’s first comprehension of the world around him, the learning of concepts and skills, and his perception of existence, starts with the language that is first taught to him, his mother tongue. In the same manner, a child expresses his first feelings, his happiness, fears, and his first words through his mother tongue. Mother language has such an important role in framing our thinking, emotions and spiritual world, because the most important stage of our life, childhood, is spent in its imprints. A strong bond between a child and his parents (especially mother) is established by virtue of love, compassion, body language, and also through the most important one, which is the verbal language. When a person speaks their mother tongue, a direct connection establishes between heart, brain and tongue. Our personality, character, modesty, shyness, defects, our skills, and all other hidden characteristics become truly revealed through the mother tongue because the sound of the mother tongue in the ear and its meaning in the heart give us trust and confidence.

Keeping mother tongue in a foreign country does not happen spontaneously. Instead, it is an achievement that requires commitment and determination, especially from the family. Parents must establish a strong home language policy and make consistent efforts to help their children develop good literacy skills in their first language.