FIELD STUDY

Learning Episode 6
FS 6 THE TEACHER AS A PROFESSIO

In the Philippines, only those with a professional license are authorized to teach.
There are fundamental requirements to ba a professional teacher. One has to
graduate in college with a baccalaureate degree, pass the Licensure Examination for
Teacher (LET), be a member of professional teacher organizations and abide by the Code
O Ethics for Professional Teachers. In addition, teachers must grow in the profession by
undertaking continuing professional development/education.

 Present clear definition of a professional teacher.

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

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 answer:
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 Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994
 Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

2. Qualifications of a Filipino Professional Teacher

 Holds a professional Teachers License
 Holds a bachelor 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 teachers

 Earned a bachelor 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 CommissionPRC

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 and above in teaching

My Learning Map
This episode, will bring you to a closer encounter with professional teachers. To
achieve your desired learning outcomes, you will follow this learning map.
STEP 1: Have a close encounter with a Beginning Professional Teacher
STEP 2: Have a close encounter with a Young Professional Teacher
STEP 3: Have a close encounter with a Mentor/Master Professional Teacher
STEP 4: Have a close encounter with the Expert or Sterling Professional Teacher
STEP 5: Have a close encounter with a Retired Professional Teacher
STEP 6: Record all answers and prepare a written report
STEP 7: Request to take picture of the teacher which will form a part of your
report.
 ( Note: All Activities shall be conducted by two’s or dyad)

CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A BEGINNING

ACTIVITY 1 PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
(1-3 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE)

I earned my degree in education at Catanduanes State University Panganiban

Campus.The University equate every trainee to become competent teacher by
giving quality education as well as leading trainee to be a better person they can
be inside and outside the school.I passed the LET last September 17, 2014 having a
rate of 77.80. I started teaching as a professional last September 08, 2015 . I feel
happy when I saw my pupils having interest with their studies and starting to
dream. I am disappointed whenever the pupils did not do their assignments. I
participated trainings like “Training in thesis writing” held at training camp, Baguio
City. Now, I am a trainee in MTAP. The code of conduct I strictly follow are stated
below: 1. Maintaning harmonous relationship to my co-worker and others. 2.
Participate in every activity regarding my growth in personal and professional
aspeects. 3. Adequate the importance oof moral values to the pupil in order for
them to think of the goodness not to have have their deeds at the wrong path.
Master Teachers
 CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A YOUNG
Activity 2 PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
(4-10 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE)

According to him in his nine years in teaching profession, he can say that he is not
satisfied enough in his chosen carrer. According to him, the salary of a teacher is not
sufficient to cater all the needs especially to those teachers with bigger family.

What are the things that you do as a professional teacher that make you happy? Sad?
Answer:
The thing that makes him happy is that seeing his former students successful in their
chosen field. Second, seeing his family happy. The things that makes him sad is the
opposite to what makes him happy.

What are your plans for the future asa professional teacher?
Answer:
He has so many plan as a teacher, first to be promoted to a higher position. To travel
abroad or even within the philippines are some of his plans as a techer. Being a
government employee is a great honor and previleged one because in terms of
security its immesurable.

Do you think you will retire as aprofessional teacher or look for other jobs? Why?
Answer:
And yes I will retire as a professional teacher because I have already embrace
teaching.

CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A

MENTOR/MASTER
ACTIVITY 3
(11-15 YEARS TEACHING
EXPERIENCE)
Are you satisfied with your job as a mentor professional teacher for the past few
years?
Answer:
As a mentor and as a professional teacher, I can say that I am satisfied because I was
able to contribute to the personal and professional growth of my students. On the
other hand, I also gained personal and professinal growth whch for me is a
contibutory factor in achieving job satisfaction on the part of a teacher.

What are the things that you do as a mentor younger professional teacher that make
you happy?
Answer:
As a mentor, I am happy to share my learning experiences to my students. May it be
both happy and sad, I want to impart that whatever our experiences I have there are
lessons that we need too cherish and I want my students to always look at the bright
side of life that no matter what happens there would be a bright future ahead of us.

How did you mentor younger professional teachers?

Answer:
To be a mentor, first I let them feel that I am their friend so that they could be able to
express their thoughts freely. A am a kind of mentor who keeps on encouraging and
motivating. I want my students to keep on striving and pursuing life’s challenges. I am
deeply honored by the fact that until now I have kept my friendship to my students
who are already professionals.

Looking back to your early years asa professional, how do you compare yourself with
your mentees now?
Answer:
During my early years as a professional, I was so thankful that I was given a chance to
work with experienced and dedicated teachers which I consider them as my mentor
because I learned so many things from them not only in teaching but also about LIFE.
During those years, gadgets are not yet available unlike today. So students those
years have more focus on their studies unlike today where students are disturbed by
so many distractions like social media, entertainment game and other applications
istalled in their cellphones.

What awards or citations have you received?

Answer:
Some of the awards/ citations I have received are the following:
a. 2012 Service Awardee
 b. Certificate of Commendation in recognition of untiring dedication and
commendable service which led to the meritous achievement of CSU-PC in producing
LET National Placer (Florenio Tugay, 2nd Placer National Level)

What are your plans for the future as a professional teacher or be promoted to higher
position?
Answer:
To pursue my doctorate degree and to engage in researches are some of my future
plans because doctoral degree and researches arre mandates a college faculty.

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

position?
Answer:
In higher educatio, positions are just designations. Designations are permanent in
nature it is based on the trust and confidence of the supervisor meaning to say any
faculty can be designated to any position without additional compensation. However,
in order to enjoy higher wage, doctorate degree and researches are the passports. I
am ot dreaming of a higher position but I am working for a higher faculty rank.

ACTIVITY CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH AN

4 EXPERT/STERLING TEACHER
(15 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE)

Are you satisfied with your job as a professional teacher for the past years?
Answer:
Yes, very much satisfied because I have many students who are sucessful in their
chosen career, in fact they are coming back to their Alma Mater to donate an amount
for use by the school.

What are the things that you do asa an exrpert professonal teacher that make you
happy? Sad?
Answer:
Of course, by imparting knowledge that I have to them, which help them become
sucessful in their choosen field.
 What was tour most unforgettable experience as an expert professional teacher?
Answer:
My unforgettable experience as a professional teacher is; I was in Manila for vacation,
we went to SM at Cubao, I was surprised when someone called me Ma’am, when I
saw her, I did not say anything because, I don’t recognized her so we cotinue walking,
then she called me again saying, “he si ma’am suplada na oy” so I stopped walking, I
smiled by asking her, “taga Payo ka tabi?”, “Sino ka”, those are questions I was able to
asked her, then she replied “Ako baga si Ronalyn” after that, she embraced me by
saying “Salamat Ma’am, your advices is part of my success, lahat ng sinabi mo totoo”.
Nakakataba ng puso pakinggan ang mga tagpong ganito. This only means that all
teachers are part of the success of their students.

What do you consider asa your most significant contribution to the teaching
profession?
Answer:
Seeing my students being successful in their career choice.

What are your plans for the future as an expert professional teacher?
Answer:
I am planning to have a vacation again because I am planning to retire next school
year.

Have you been promoted in your job? Why wre you promoted? What benefits did you
get from your promotion?
Answer:
Yes, from Teacher I to Teacher II and finally Teacher III. Well I deserve to be promoted
because I am qualified to the position. The benefit is an additional amount as part of
the salary received by a teacher.

CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH

ACTIVITY 5 RETIRED TEACHER
(RETIRED FROM TEACHING)

What are your usual activities as a retired professional teacher?

Answer:
-Doing household chores
-Participation in community organization
-Rendering services to the church
-Attendin PTA Meeting as parent guardian
 Did you find your past teaching experiences memorable? What were your most
significant experiences?
Answer:
Yes, my past teaching experience was so memorable and my most significant
experiences was when I was coach in mini-volleyball girls competed to the provincial
level.

How long have you taught asa aprofessional teacher? Do you have any regrets of
having been a professional teacher?
Answer:

I have taught 38 years as a professional teacher. My only regret is that some of my

pupils were not aware of the learning given to them and were not able to pursue their
college education.

What do you consider asa yor most significant contribution to the teaching
profession?
Answer:
My significant contibution to the teaching profession when I let all my pupils continue
to their studies in highschool and college and that they were able to grasp all
knowledge we taught to them.

Have you been promoted in your job?Why were you promoted? What benefits did
you get from your promotion?
Answer:
Yes I was promoted as a Master Teacher I because I deserve it and of my educational
qualification I was so deligient in my work and take up masteral degree, I was
benifited for my salary was increased compare to a Principal I.

Would you consider teaching asa the greatest profession?

Answer:
Yes teaching is the noblest profession because you mold the character of a child, help
them to read and write, level with the child by being honest.

What food for thought would you like to give us, and the young professional
teachers?
Answer:
Food for thought:
A good teacher has been defined as an individual who can understand those who are
very good in explaining, and explain to those who are no very good in understanding.
(Dwight D. Eisenhower)
For young professonal teachers:
The tue aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher not to impart is own opinion, but
to kindle minds (FW Robertson).
Based on the answers given by the teachers you interviewed, do they reflect a true
professional teacher?

1. Why do you think so?

Definitely yes, because all of them passed the requirements of being a professional
teachers. In addition, they have acquire both personal and professional qualities that
manifest an good teacher.

2. Why do you think so?

So far, I have no doubt of them of being a professional teachers because upon
interviewing I observed and recognized them as a true professional teacher. They all
have the goal as a professional teacher where in they really assure that every learners
really learn from them.

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

job? Why?
Yes, because teaching is not only the thing a teache can manifest inside/outside the
school. Teachers also serve as a second mother of every students. She was capable of
doing all things for the goodness and betterment of his/her pupils. She is concern with
all the consequences that may arises inside/outside the school.

4. Considering that you will be a future professional teacher, what standards of

behavior should you uphold based on the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers?
As a future teacher I shall encourage myself that to become a professional teacher I
must knowledgeable enough of those Code of Ethics for Professional teachers.
Considering that I am a future professinal teacher, I will sustain and put up with the
rights of every learners. That they must be feel that they really taking good care by
his/her teachers. Most importantly, I must avvoided those any violent actions that my
students may involve. Finally, I must be a role model of my pupils. Teaching doesn’t

MY REFLECTIONS
impart knowledge also the character that a child should possess.

Close Encounter with the Beginning Professional Teacher

Sir Mark Anthony Fernandez is a Grade VI Adviser at Tagiug Integrated School. He
earned his degree in education of Catanduanes State University Panganiban
Catanduanes. According to him the universiy equate every trainee to become
competent teacher by giving quality education as well as leading trainee to be a
better personthey can inside and outside the school. He passed the LET last
September 17, 2014having a rate of 77.80. He started teaching as a professional
last September 08, 2015. He feel happy in teaching when he saw his pupils having
interest with their studies and starting to dream at their young age. He feel
disappointed whenever the pupils did not prepare their homework. He is now a
trainee in MTAP. The code of conduct he strictly follow are stated below: 1.
Maintaning harmonous relationship to my co-worker and others. 2. Participate in
every activity regarding my growth in personal and professional aspeects. 3.
Adequate the importance oof moral values to the pupil in order for them to think
of the goodness not to have have their deeds at the wrong path.