My Head's Spinning, My Eyes Are Drooping -- At Dr. Aurora Fe Bautista's 'Psychological and Philosophical Foundations of Education' Class, UP Visayas

Those who have been under Dr. Bautista's class kept on saying one thing about her- the Frankena Model. It's like a 'don't-go-home-without-it' thing for her and her Foundations of Education class. It's her trademark, her 'tatak'. Well, she's successful in that aspect because hundreds of her graduate students throughout the years have equated the name Aurora Fe Bautista with the Frankena Model.

I'm not sure how old Dr. Bautista is but I know that she retired from service as a UP professor more than five years ago. She must be pushing 70 or beyond 70. The old woman has weathered every rack as an educator and still tirelessly goes to school every Saturday to teach. She might have some 'senior moments' in the classroom but her 'psychologies and philosophies' are still beyond compare. Research shows that a higher level of education is associated with better mental functioning in old age. This is so true of Dr. Bautista.