Geography is one of the interesting
branch of Social Science for me. By studying these, I can learn new things –
ideas, information etc. about a certain place. I really enjoy listening and
studying about the foods, culture, product and especially the beautiful tourist
attraction of different places all over the world. In fact, when I was a child,
I love to become a stewardess so I can travel around the world. I am really
excited with our discussion every meeting because I know I will not just know
facts about a certain place but I will also learn how to teach those facts in a
manner that will make my future students to be interested about the subject
like how I used to like it.
In our discussion, I learned some
of the ways on how to teach geography in the twenty-first century learners, the
challenges of the teachers in teaching it as well as the different branches of
geography. Teaching geography in the 21st century learners includes
working with mobile and online mapping tools, In addition to traditional
focuses such as physical and cultural geography, fieldwork, and understanding
landscapes. The challenge for geography teachers today is how to teach the
subject effectively and remaining true to its rich heritage and embracing
emerging and exciting tools and perspectives. Teachers should be able to
integrate the use of technology in teaching geography nowadays because 21st
century learners are known to be digitally natives. Their learning take place
easier with the use technologies.
I remembered two movies that
geography made it possible for the viewers to enjoy the beauty of a certain
place. The first one is the movie entitled 300. The movie is really amazing!
The geography itself made the movie very realistic. The beauty of the location
was seen and even contributed to the overall effectiveness of the movie. The
second one is the movie, My Lady Boss starring Coco Martin and Toni Gonzaga.
Although I slightly don’t like the movie, it let me saw the beauty of Batanes.
Batanes is indeed one of the most wonderful places in our country as what the
movie had shown. With the help of the location, the movie somewhat taught the
viewers some of the culture, food, and places in Batanes that they can be proud
of.
During our discussion, I remembered
that we talked about the significance of studying geography. With that, I asked
myself, what can I do with what I have learned? And I realized that the fact
that I love to travel around the world, I really need to study geography.
Studying geography will let me know more about the places that I want to go to
someday. It is not enough that I just want to go in a certain place to have a
tour but I need to study first the location, climate, culture and etc. before I
go there so that it will be easier for me to adjust to the place and
communicate with the people. Another thing is that we are born on the earth’s
surface where we make our living and where we eventually dies. Our knowledge of
our environment, natural and cultural, becomes very essential if we are to live
a fulfilled life.
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