FIELD STUDY 6: EPISODE 6

THE TEACHER AS A PROFESSION

My Learning Episode Overview

In the Philippines, only those with a professional license are authorized to

teach. There are fundamental requirements to be a professional teacher. One has to be
graduate in a college with a bachelor degree, has pass the Licensure Examination for
Teachers (LET), be a member of professional teacher organization and abide by the
Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. In addition, teachers must grow in the
profession by undertaking continuing professional development/education.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

 Present clear definition of a professional teacher

 Describe a Filipino professional teacher
 Identify fundamental laws that professionalized teaching in the country

My Learning Essentials

Some of the basic questions on the professionalization of teaching are the

following:

1. What are the legal bases of considering teaching as a Profession?

2. What are the requirements to become a Professional Teacher?
3. What is the career path of a Filipino Professional Teacher?
Consider these as answers:

1. Fundamental Laws and Policies

 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article XIV
 PD 1006-Professionalization of Teacher
 RA 7836-Regulation and Supervision of the Practice of Teaching and
Prescribing the Licensure Examination for Teachers or the Teacher
Professionalization Act of 1994

2. Qualifications of a Filipino Professional Teacher

 Holds a Professional Teacher’s License
 Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education or any Bachelor’s degree with
18 units of professional education units
 Member of a Professional Teacher Organization
 Undertake continuing professional development
 Abide by the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

3. Requirements to take the Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET)

 Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or any Bachelor’s Degree with
18 units of professional education units
 Must be a Filipino citizen
 Other requirements as prescribed by the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC)

4. Career Path of Professional Teachers

 Beginning Professional Teacher – 1 to 3 years of teaching
 Young Professional Teacher – 4 to 10 years of teaching
 Mentor/Master Professional Teacher – 11 to 15 years of teaching
 Expert/Sterling Professional Teacher – 15 years and above in teaching
 My Map

This episode will bring you to a closer encounter with professional teachers. To
achieve you desired learning outcomes, you will follow this learning map.

Request to take picture of the teacher which will form a part of your report.

Record all answers and prepare a written report.

Have a close encounter with a Retired Professional Teacher.

Have a close encounter with the Expert or Sterling Professional Teacher.

Have a close encounter with a mentor/Master Professional Teacher

Have a close encounter with a young Professional Teacher

Have a close encounter with a beginning Professional Teacher

 My Learning Activity

(Note: All activities shall be conducted by two or dyad)

Activity 1 – Close Encounter with Beginning Professional Teacher

(1-3 Years Years Teaching Experience

1. Conduct an interview with the beginning teacher by asking the following

questions.

 Where did you earn your degree? When?

 How did your university prepare you to become a good teacher?

 When did you pass the Licensure Examination for Teacher (LET)? What

was your passing rating?

 When did you start teaching as a professional?

 What makes you happy as a teacher?

 What disappoints you as a teacher?

 What professional development activities/trainings you have participated in?

 Are you a member of a professional organization? What was the name of

the organization?

 As a professional teacher, what code of conduct do you strictly follow? Can

you name the specific behavior that should be followed to the utmost?

 What kind of professional teacher would you dream to become before you

retire?
 2. Record all answer and prepare a written report.

3. Requested to take picture of the teacher, as part of your report.

Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Beginning Professional Teacher

(Picture of the Professional Teacher)

The narrative will be based on the answer in your interview. A narrative is written
in paragraph form.

- The teacher that we interviewed is Ms. Rona Sevilla from Assumption Academy.
The institution prepared her to become a good teacher in the future by/through
immersion, trainings, and seminars. She passed the Licensure Examinations for
Teachers (LET) in September/December 2010 and got 76.40 passing rate. She starts
teaching as a professional in June 2011.

What makes her happy is that she can see that her students are learning from
her. Sheh can see that her students are successful in their life. What makes her
disappoint is that, if she does something and her students do not appreciate her lesson
and they are not interested of what she is teaching. She is actively participating in
Professional Training and seminars. As a professional teacher, she is strictly following
the Magna Carta of a public servant particularly adhering the responsibilities of a
teacher. Before she retires in the service her dream is to fulfilled teacher.

Activity 2 – Close Encounter with a Young Professional Teacher

(4-10 Years Teaching Experience)

1. Conduct an interview with a Young Professional Teacher.

2. Ask the following questions:
 Are you satisfied with your job as a professional teacher for the past few
years? If yes, why? If no, why not?
 What are the things that you do as a professional teacher that make you
happy? Sad?
 What was your most unforgettable experience as a teacher? Please tell.
 What are your plans for the future as a professional teacher?
 Do you think you will retire as a professional teacher or look for other
jobs? Why?
3. Record all answer and prepare a written report.

4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Young Professional Teacher

(Picture of the Professional Teacher)

The narrative will be based on the answer in your interview. A narrative is written
in paragraph form.
 The teacher that we interviewed is Mrs. Maricel Sañosa, from Ponso Assumption
Academy. As a teacher, she is satisfied because she is happy seeing her students
applied what they learned and reach their dreams. The things that make her happy as a
professional teacher is that teaching her students particularly and what makes her sad
is making reports which is not part of her job but she is doing it well and enjoying it well
as well. The most unforgettable experience she had as a teacher is when her students
showed interest in the topic given and her former students still remember her as their
best teacher. My future plan for my professional development is that to improve my
skills and teaching strategies, update my self with new technologies and techniques in
teaching. She sees herself as a retiree as professional teacher because she loves
teaching, but she will still look for a part time job that will provide her needs.

Activity 3 – Close Encounter with a Mentor/Master Teacher

(11-15 Years Teaching Experience)

1. Conduct an interview with a Mentor/Master Professional.

2. Ask the following questions:
 Are you satisfied with your job as a mentor professional teacher for the
past few years? If yes, why? If no, why not?
  What are the thins you do as a mentor professional teacher that make you
happy? Sad?
 How did you mentor younger professional teachers?
 Looking back to your early years as a professional, how do you compare
yourself with your mentees now?
 What awards or citations have you received?

 What are your plans for the future as a professional teacher?

 Do you think you will retire as a professional teacher or be promoted to

higher position?

3. Record all answers and prepare a written report.

4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

(Picture of the Professional Teacher)

 The narrative will be based on the answer in your interview. A narrative is written

in paragraph form.

Mr. Roderick Aguilar, Filipino teacher from Tanauan I Central School is satisfied
and happy to his profession. The things that he does always as a mentor are, sharing
his knowledge and skills for his learners and guiding them to be a good citizen in the
future. He is sad sometimes when there are some learners doesn’t do their assigned
task. He mentors younger teachers, just to show himself to them as a good example of
being dedicated teacher, just to show himself to them as a good example of being
dedicated teacher. As he looks at himself in any younger years, he compares himself to
his mentees that they are more enthusiastic and interested to his profession. He
received a Certificate of Commendation for Exemplary and Comparable Services
develop rendered at TICS. He also planned to be promoted in higher position. And he
will retire in teaching profession with higher position.

Activity 4 – Close Encounter with an Expert/Sterling Teacher

 (15 Years Teaching Experience)

1. Conduct an interview with an Expert/Sterling Professional Teacher.

2. Ask the following questions:

 Are you satisfied with your job as professional teacher for the past few

years? If yes, why? If no, why not?

 What are the things that you do as an expert professional teacher that

make you happy? Sad?

 What was your most unforgettable experience as an expert professional

teacher? Please tell.

 What do you consider as your significant contribution to the teaching

professional? Please tell.

 What are you plans for the future as an expert professional teacher?

 Have you been promoted in your job? Why were you promoted? What

benefits did you get from you promotion?

3. Record all answer and prepare a written report.

4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Young Professional Teacher

(Picture of the Professional Teacher)

The narrative will be based on the answer in your interview. A narrative is written
in paragraph form.
 The teacher that we interviewed is Mrs. Ma. Cristina Baraquel.

Since she was still child, she dreamed of being a teacher and being in the field is
a fulfillment, so she is satisfied with her job. The things that make her happy is when her
students improve well in her class and what makes her sad is when students are not
cooperating and cannot learn easily. The most unforgettable she experienced she has
when she got pregnant where she couldn’t handle her anger to the extent that she
broke a meter stick in the lap of her students.

As of now, she earned her complete academic requirements and for possible
reclassification of her position. She is not yet promoted in her job, but she is working for
it.

Activity 5 – Close Encounter with Retired Teacher

(Retired from Teaching)

1. Conduct an interview with a Retired Professional Teacher.

2. Ask the following questions:
 What are your activated as a retired professional teacher? Please tell?
 Did you find your past teaching experience memorable? What were your
most significant experiences?
  How long you taught as a professional teacher? Do you have any regrets
of having been a professional teacher? Why?
 What do you consider as your significant contribution to the teaching
professional? Please tell.
 Have you been promoted in your job? Why were you promoted? What
benefits did you get from your promotion?
 Would you consider teaching as the greatest profession? Why? Why not?
 What food for thought would you like to give us, and the young
professional teacher?
3. Record all answer and prepare a written report.
4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Retired Teacher

(Picture of the Professional Teacher)

The narrative will be based on the answer in your interview. A narrative is written
in paragraph form.
 As a retired professional teacher, Mr. Celsa Regalia still continues teaching in

college, teaching in college for all (OCC, PCC, BUPC, LCC, LICOMCO). Aside from

college teaching he also do church services as a Eucharistic minister bringing the word

of God every Sunday. She finds teaching experience memorable with significant

experiences as Division and regional Trainor and service training workshop and others

and to see most of his students in college are now teacher and some are qualifying

some leadership in school. He taught as professional for 31 ½ years with no regrets.

She enjoyed teaching that up to present time he stills a classroom teacher. Some of his

major contributions in teaching were, training for the teachers to become professional,

conducting review classes for LET exams.

Mrs. Regalia started as a classroom teacher then promoted to Head Teacher; to

principal I to principal II to district supervisor until education supervisor in the Division of

Albay with benefits including high salary and social standing.

She considers teaching of all professions as the greatest. All other professions

pass through the hands of a teacher, meaning, all other profession have undergone to

the training of a humble teacher.

As a young future teacher, she shared with us his motto in life that is “To take

the rope less travelled by” that would make a difference in life.
My Reflection/Insight

 Based on the answers given by the teachers you interviewed, do they reflect a
true professional teacher? Why do you think so?

A professional teaching qualification does not make you a professional, in the true
sense of word. Belonging to a particular profession does not automatically guarantee that
the service you provide is a professional one. Hence, teaching as a professional is a hard
thing to do because it encompasses many roles to be done well.

 Based on the interviews you conducted, is being a professional teacher a fulfilling

job? Why?

Absolutely Yes! The professional teacher accepts personal responsibility for teaching

students character qualities that will help them evaluate the consequences of and accept

the responsibility for their actions and choices. They strongly affirm parents as the parents

as the primary moral educators of the students. Nevertheless, I believe all educators are

obligated to help foster civic virtues such as integrity, diligence, responsibility, cooperation,

loyalty, fidelity, and respect for the law, for human life, for others and for self.

 Considering that you will be future professional teacher, what standards of

behaviors should you uphold based on the Code of Ethics for Professional

Teachers?

The professional teacher assumes responsibility and accountability for his or her

performance and continually strives to demonstrate competence, maintains sound mental

health, physical stamina, and social prudence necessary to perform the duties of any

professional assignment, continues professional growth an complies with written local

school policies and applicable laws and regulations that are not in conflict with this code of

ethics.
My Integrating Theory
1. After the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the first legal basis to make teaching as a
profession and consider teachers are professionals was ___________
A. RA 7836
B. PD 1006
C. RA 7640
D. Code of the Ethics for Professional Teachers

2. Who among these graduates is not qualified to take the Licensure Examination
for Teachers (LET)?
A. Bachelor of Elementary Education
B. Bachelor of Agricultural Education
C. Associate in Arts
D. Bachelor of Science in Mathematics
3. All Filipino professional teachers must have _________________.
A. A professional teacher’s licensure
B. A recognized master’s degree
C. Teaching experience
D. Published research article
4. Which of the following practice is NOT allowed in the Code of the Ethics for
Professional Teachers?
A. Teachers shall insure that teaching upholds the highest standards.
B. Teachers shall accept tutorial fees for the slow learners in her class.
C. Teachers shall live with dignity in all places at all times.
D. Teachers shall establish maintain cordial relations with parents.
5. What should be the best description of teaching as a profession?
A. Teaching is a noblest profession.
B. Teaching is a lucrative job in this country.
 C. Teaching requires less preparation.

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Field Study 6, Episode 6 – The Teacher as A Profession

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