visitation of the gods
TRANSCRIPT
born on June 4, 1932
a writer and publisher from
the Philippines. She was born
in Manila, has a B.A. from St.
Theresa's College-Manila, and an
M.A. from the Ateneo de Manila
University.
has two collections of short stories:
The Butcher, The Baker and The
Candlestick Maker (1962) and A
Wilderness of Sweets(1973). These
books have been compiled and
reissued later as Story
Collection (1994). Another
book, Philippine Food and Life, was
published in 1992.
Together with Alfredo Roces,
Cordero-Fernando worked on Filipino
Heritage, a 10-volume study on
Philippine history and culture
published by Lahing Pilipino in 1978.
Afterwards, she founded GCF
Books which published a dozen titles
that deal with various aspects of
Philippine culture and society.
Including the ff. books :
Streets of Manila (1977),
Turn of the Century (1978),
Philippine Ancestral Houses (1980),
Being Filipino (1981),
The History of the Burgis (1987),
Folk Architecture (1989), &
The Soul Book (1991)
Cordero-Fernando has also worn
numerous other hats as a visual
artist, fashion designer, playwright,
art curator and producer. In
February 2000, she produced Luna:
An Aswang Romance.
In 2001 she produced Pinoy Pop
Culture, the book and the show, for
Bench.
Ms. Noel – English instructor
Mr. Sawit – new English Supervisor
Mr. Alava – Superintendent
Mr.Olbes – Pugad Lawin’s principal
Mrs. Olbes – wife of Mr. Olbes
Mrs. Divinagracia – HE instructor
Mr. Buenaflor – Industrial Arts instructor
Mr. de Dios – Physics instructor
Mr. Baz – Nat’l Language instructor
Ms. Santos – PE instructor
Mr. del Rosario – Military Tactics
Leon - student
Pugad Lawin High School
- had made capital of its topography:
rooted on the firm ledge of a hill, the
schoolhouse was accessible by a series of
stone steps carved on the hard face of the
rocks; its west windows looked out on the
misty grandeur of a mountain chain shaped
like a sleeping woman.
INTRODUCTION
The letter announcing the visitation (a yearly descent upon the school by the superintendent, the district supervisors and the division supervisors for "purposes of inspection and evaluation") had been delivered in the morning by a sleepy janitor to the principal. The party was, the attached circular revealed a hurried glance, now at Pagkabuhay, would be in Mapili by lunchtime, and barring typhoons, floods, volcanic eruptions and other acts of God, would be upon Pugad Lawin by afternoon.
RISING ACTION
The teaching staff and the student body
had been divided into four working groups. The
first group, composed of Mrs. Divinagracia, the
harassed Home Economics instructor, the
teachers of Group Two had been assigned to
procure the beddings and the dishes to be used
for the supper, "Structuring the Rooms" was the
responsibility of the third group, and the
rowdiest freshman boys composed the fourth
and discriminated group. Under the
stewardship of Miss Noel.
Climax
The visitation turns out well, but ten when the night came. Mr. Sawit, the new English Supervisor asked Ms. Noel about the evaluation. Frankly, Ms. Noel said that it seems all the visitation were a farce or funny play because the assessment were like scripted. A visitation announced a month in advance defeats the purpose for such an activity, as was clearly shown in the story. It gives the school administrators the opportunity to prepare and hide the infirmities of their respective schools. The results are usually not reflective of the true status and situation of the schools because only the good things are highlighted while the bad things are hidden. The whole activity boils down to making an impression and satisfying a group of assessors, who are treated like gods by flattery and gift-giving.
FALLING ACTION
Ms. Noel realized that those who
sacrifice and dedicate their lives for the
good of the country usually end up getting
nothing and having nothing, it seems that
all those years, she have been a slave of
the administration. In the end, it’s always
the children who will suffer, as she looks to
the eyes of Leon who is very willing to
become a Lawyer someday.
RESOLUTION
At the end of the story, Ms. Noel determination to teach students still is in her heart. She knows that, there’s a lot of factors that the teachers can give to her students. And so, after breakfast the next morning, the supervisors packed their belongings and were soon ready. Mr. Buenaflor fetched a camera and they all posed on the sunny steps for a souvenir photo: the superintendent with Mr. and Mrs. Olbes on either side of him and the minor gods in descending order on the Home Economics stairs. Miss Noel was late -but she ran to take her place with pride and humility on the lowest rung of the school's hierarchy.
“Determination is worth fulfilling.”
-Though, there are lots of people telling her to give up teaching for more salary but then her willingness to teach her students is priceless. She knows that, for the children to achieve their dreams, the teachers guidance is very valuable. In so, Ms. Noel’s determination succeeded.
“Death of Filipino idealism”
-It shows in the story is about the reality of the process of death of Filipino idealism in the administration of public schools. Also,thedifficulties of sustaining one’s interest and motivation in improving the standards of education in the country.
“The Filipino’s mentality towards competition”
-The story also exposes the Filipino’s mentality
towards competition. Sometimes one’s pursuit
for personal and professional growth can be
mistaken a threat to another man’s job or
authority. More likely, it would be interpreted
as “showing-off”. It’s like, good people in the
government are usually punished for doing
their jobs, while bad people are rewarded for
doing things other than their jobs.
Prepared by:
RENELYN BO
AB ENGLISH 3A