related to health––in short, a teacher––I realized how hard it is to gain

Cover the attention of students. First and foremost, you have to speak in a
modulated voice. In our case, even though the mic is available. we have

Story to speak loudly enough for them to hear because we conducted class in
the grand stand. Next, you have to maintain eye contact with your
audience. Don’t focus on one side. Extend your attention to the others.
I, myself, am guilty of this. Sometimes, we were too focused on our
health teaching that we ignored the students sitting at the side or at the
uppermost bleacher. Also, by asking the students questions, you will
know if they understand you or not.

We discussed about the major community problems. The students were

interested and active although there were some who preferred listening,
others opted not to listen at all. However, that didn’t stop us to conduct
classes. With all the interference surrounding us, the health teaching
was a success. Everyone enjoyed it including us.

When students…. ]

...teach
C onducting health teaching is essential in the

students
  promotion of health. As student nurses, we’ve been
  exposed in the community, conducting one to
mothers and other concerned individuals. So it will
Our duty at NOHS  only be chicken when we, student nurses, conduct
was an important  health education on a level-up version. Faced with
different faces–––hundreds of them to be exact–––we,
experience to us  Group 7, braced ourselves for our lecture to the 2nd
student nurse.  year students of Negros Occidental High School.
There, we not only  That moment, we were both nurses and teachers at
the same time.
develop our skills 
in nursing care but  With trembling limbs and soft voices, we fought it so
as not to be embarassed in front of the high
also develop our  schoolers. In the first place, why should we when in
skills in  fact we are the one teaching them? Hence we are
communication in  equipped with knowledge beforehand.

health education.  Looking through the faces of the students, it is

perceivable that some may listen to what we were
talking about, some simply ignore us and go on with
what don’t bore them (either texting or talking to
their seatmate). I am a student myself but
July now
2010 that I
GAZETTE July 2010 GAZETTE
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