Marietta Geraldino is teaching geometry in the 10th and 11th grade at the New York City's Frederick Douglass Academy II.
"We are very proud of her," Gabriela Party-list Representative Luzviminda Ilagan said.
lagan said Geraldino is an inspiring example who proves that Filipino teachers who maximizes their abilities and realize their potentials.
"My only wish is that she can come home and share her teaching innovation with her kababayans," said Ilagan who is also a former teacher.
Geraldino was one of the recipients of the Big Apple Award last June 12. She was chosen for making mathematics easier to learn in a US public school by deconstructing the most complex mathematical concepts and making them palpable to even the most resistant students.
Quezon City 2nd District Rep, Winston Castelo said Geraldino continue to show that Filipino teachers are capable of reducing complicated concepts into simple and easy to understand terms.
"This is the essence of teaching. A big part deals with communicating to students," Castelo said.
Born and raised in the Philippines, Geraldino earned her education degree from St. Paul’s University where she majored in Math and minored in English.
She taught high school and college at St. Paul University Surigao from 1987 to 2003 and also served as the vice president for academic affairs for St. Paul Quezon City's Bocaue campus.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
