Accountability in Accounting

            Last March 19, we had this thing called “three-way teaching.” The term itself was very new to me. Honestly, I was nervous at first because I did not know what will transpire in the session, thus I do not know how to prepare for it.

            After a few minutes, groupings had been assigned. Unluckily, I had no one to be grouped with in my section. Shealty, from section A, then joined me. We were wondering how the three-way teaching would work for us since we were just two in the group. To our surprise, Ma’am Eli joined our group. It was really a shock to both me and Shealty. In all honesty, I was really shy and nervous to have Ma’am Eli in our group. However, despite all the intimidation, we continued with our activity.

            Shealty was the first one to teach Ma’am Eli. She taught Ma’am Eli how to do the alphabet in sign language. As a person to give feedback, it was hard for me to do so since I have little knowledge of the said activity. The good thing is that Shealty repeatedly demonstrated the correct way of hand positioning, thus I have distinguished whether the learner is really learning or not.

            After Shealty has taught Ma’am Eli, I was next. I taught her about basic bookkeeping, knowledge I have had since high school. I was really nervous and at the same time excited to teach this since Ma’am has mentioned that she has no background on bookkeeping. Honestly, I was hoping and praying that I teach the right things to her, so she could use it for tracking in her small business. It was a very complex skill to teach since a lot has to be taken in. With that being said, I think I should have improved on my teaching skills by teaching in a slower pace and on giving feedback to my student. I think my student had been overloaded with information and it was hard to notice.

            All in all, this has been a very fruitful session for me. At least now, I know how to better my teaching by providing ample time for learning and sufficient feedback and how my students in the future can truly learn and appreciate what is being taught to them.