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Two Semesters As An Architecture Instructor

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I want to chronicle my experience so I can look back to how I started in the academe. Time will come when I'll get bored or burned out. I need something to help me remember why I chose this path. Most architects would either want to excel in a design firm or manage his own design firm. Only a few choose to be educators. Not all are interested to teach or are comfortable speaking to a crowd. This is evident in our CPD seminars wherein - no offense - some speakers can bore the life out of the audience. Not all architects are willing to prepare lesson plans and activities and check research papers and plates every single week. On top of this, there are grades to compute. And let's not forget, handling teenager students can be really stressful. Imagine the kunsumisyon. It's a very demanding job. Add teaching to your design practice and you have a major brain drain waiting to happen! via GIPHY What is required to teach architecture? You need to be a licensed ...

Life on Earth Log 006 | Momentum

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I just realized I haven't written anything for November... Am I that busy? Maybe. Am I procrastinating? Not really. I think it has more to do with not being able to focus on a task; not being able to gain momentum.

The Blessing of Children (part 2)

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Image Credits:  pixabay.com Why would someone leave something so precious behind?

Life on Earth Log 001

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I know I should be working right now. I should be producing a hundred lines per minute by now. I should be able finish at least a page of line drawings right now; but here I am, writing about what I should be doing. When you run a vehicle until it consumes every ounce of fuel, it will stop. When you use something too much, you stretch it to its breaking point. Our bodies are like that.  I don't understand. I was fine last week.

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