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Marco D. Meduranda
EDCO 202
CHILDHOOD
Baby Marco together with Ate Cherrie become quite competitive, constantly trying to surpass
Sullivan’s theory, I was nurtured by a “good nipple”. Her caring and warm affection
character. Though mom is very affectionate, she knew how to demand discipline. She’s
strict but humane. She would spank us whenever we were committing misbehavior but
would later cuddle us only to talk about to us why she used force in making us realize
mistrust) where, in my case, basic trust was clearly I was strongly attached to
my Mom
established. Her love and support truly laid a solid foundation to my personality and the
In addition, my mom would say that I was a witty, smart and “hyper” kid when I
was a toddler. She would say that when I was four I could already memorized the
schedule of shows in channel two (we’re Kapamilya…) When I turned six, I got asthma
and other respiratory illness. I became much closer to her because she would really
keep an eye on me due to my fragile health. Perhaps, I developed this fixation termed
guilt over success. I also read that in order to resolve this conflict, the child would
employ the process called identification with the aggressor. As I analyze myself, I
find out that the reason perhaps why I always seek success in all my endeavors
the fact that the land is very much below sea level. I can say that the place somehow
also shape my “mental toughness”. I can associate this idea to Bandura’s reciprocal
another. I have seen how people still managed to continue with their lives even if the
environment.
ADOLESCENCE
The stage of adolescence to me was marked by a lot of crisis. My father died
when I was 13 because of diabetes. Consequently, I experienced the most difficult times
in my life during this period because we were confronted by poverty. I saw my mom
working very hard to make both ends meet for us. She got preoccupied with direct
selling in order to bring food on the table. For the first time, I saw my grades drop
because of absenteeism and my inability to pass projects and requirements. That was
The interplay of these difficult situations affected my personality. It was the time I
began to feel small. Though I was confident and self-assured when I was a child, I
started to feel “disliked”. I had a rough time establishing my ego identity. For quite
tried to fit in but I felt my peers were not true to me. In addition, my being a late bloomer
became the butt of jokes among my peers. I experienced what Adler called as organ
inferiority.
achievement and social recognition. I thought that in order to deal with these anxieties I
did what Horney dubbed as moving towards people where I protected myself by
rootedness as what Fromm stated in his five human needs. Though at this time I tried
to sell bargain clothes on the sidewalks of Grace Park Caloocan. This was the business
scheme that sent us, her children, to college. Mom made us experience the difficult
reality of life and helped us realize that we got to be determined and hard working in
order to achieve what we envision in our lives. I became more matured as I deal with
different kinds of people. The side streets became a window to reality for me. Having
been a sidewalk vendor for four years truly defined and modified my construct system.
course that I really liked which was BS Education. Here I became a student leader and
Allport as propriate striving. With this, I graduated with flying colors and realized my
mom.
ADULTHOOD
the principal, I immediately grabbed the position even if the salary is lower compared to
what I used to get as an agent. After one year, I was able to get a permanent teaching
whenever the students I handle attain success like winning in competitions or attaining
easy, with 80 students per a class, I learned how to employ the transactional analysis
of Eric Berne in order to foster better interpersonal relationship with my students as well
as my colleagues. Still, despite the fact that public school teachers were seemed to be
overworked and underpaid, I chose to stay in the system, make a difference to the life of
my perspective in life.
unconditional positive regard. She was taken away from us in the point when she
would begin to reap the fruits of her labors. Though somehow I have accepted her
relation to my Creator, to my Lord and Savior. Hence, I learned to pray. I also learned to
think, speak and act in the direction of truth and love. I learned that suffering is essential
for one to understand and appreciate the real essence of life. I learned to value people.
I learned to be kind to myself whenever I commit blunders. And ultimately, I learned to
live.
FINAL REFLECTIONS
my personality.
Like others, I have flaws, neurotic needs, fixations, regrets, repressed desires,
and frustrations. However, I choose to emphasize and cultivate the “good me”; the same
thing when I highlight the positive among my students, friends, colleagues and loved
dreams. I choose to live every moment of my life. I choose to enjoy my every waking
hour. I choose to adopt the idea that when my journey ends, the One waiting at the
Marco D. Meduranda
College of Education
University of the Philippines