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THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Prepared by:
DANICA GRACE G. BAGUI
Instructor

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Course Title: THE TEACHING PROFESSION

No. of Units: 3
Course Description: This course deals with the teacher as a person and as a professional within the
context of national and global teachers’ standards and philosophies.

Number of Hours: 3 hours every week for 18 weeks or 54 hours in a semester.

Course Outline and Time Frame
Week Topics
1-4 Module 1: Teaching as a Profession
Module 2: Teaching as a Vocation and Mission
Module 3: The Demands of Society from The Teacher as a
Professional
Module 4: The Demands of Society from The Teacher as a
Person

*Based on the Syllabus of Instruction prepared by Commission on Higher Education

Disclaimer: This module gathered information from various internet sources and credited all
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Module 1: Teaching as a Profession

"Without hard work and discipline, it is difficult to be a top professional."
Introduction
In the words "professional manner", "gawang propesyonal", implies one who possesses
skill and competence or expertise. "Highly professional" "unprofessional"... to act that
way imply a code of ethics by which a professional person abide. In short, a professional
is one who conforms to the technical or ethical standards of a profession. So, two
elements of a profession are competence and a Code of Ethics.
The other elements of a profession are:
1. Initial Professional Education
Professionals generally begin their professional lives by completing a university
program in their chosen fields- teacher education, engineering, nursing, accountancy.
This means long and arduous years of preparation.
2. Accreditation
University programs are approved by a regulatory body like the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) in the Philippines to ensure that graduates from these recognized
programs start their professional lives with competence.
3. Licensing
Licensing is mandatory, not voluntary and is administered by a government authority.
In the Philippines, this government authority is the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC).
4. Professional Development
This is an ongoing professional education that maintains or improves professional
knowledge and skills after they begin professional practice. In the Philippines this is
Continuing Professional Development mandated by RA 10912, otherwise known as the
CPD Act of 2016.
5. Professional Societies
Professionals see themselves as part of a community of like-minded individuals who put
their professional standards above the individual self-interest or their employer's self -
interest.
6. Code of Ethics
Each profession has a code of ethics to ensure that its practitioners behave responsibly.
The code states what professional should do. Professionals can be ejected from their
professional societies or lose their licenses to practice for violating the code of ethics.

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Activity #1
Directions: Read the following instances when the word "professional" is used. Add
some more instances if you can. Explain what the word "professional" means in each
case.
1. One night, cell phones were stolen right there from your home while you were asleep.
There was no indication of forced entry, so you claimed that the manner by which your
cellphone was stolen was highly professional.
2. Father tells floor tile setter whom he asked to work on a newly constructed bathroom
"Gusto ko yung gawang propesyonal, malinis at maganda."
3. She is highly professional in her ways. She deals with everyone including her
daughter - employee professionally.
4. "How unprofessional of her to act that way." Teacher pa naman din."
5. Medical doctors, lawyers, education consultants are entitled to professional fees (PF)
for expert services rendered.
6. After his oath taking as a professional teacher, he was congratulated and was told
"now you are truly a professional."
Process Question: What the word "professional" mean as used in the instances given
above?
Activity #2
1. By the use of a graphic organizer, present the elements of a profession.
2. Why does a profession like teaching require long years of initial professional
education and continuing professional development after that long, arduous initial
professional education?
3. By way of an acrostic, explain the elements of a profession.
P-
R-
O-
F-
E-
S-
S-
I-
O-

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4. Here is a line from Bernard Shaw's play: Man and Superman: "Those who can do;
those who can't teach."
People who are able to do something well can do that thing for a living, while people
who are not able to do anything that well make a living by teaching. Having learned the
elements of a profession, do you agree with Bernard Shaw? Explain your answer.
Activity 3
1. Based on the elements of a profession given in this Lesson, can the taxi driver be
considered a professional? - Analysis
A. No, because driving is not a college/university degree.
B. Yes, because there is such a term professional driver.
C. It depends on the technical and ethical competence of the taxi driver.
D. Yes, if the taxi driver is competent and honest.
2. Which are the elements of a profession like teaching? - Analysis
I. Long years of professional education
II. Passing the competency- based examination to obtain a diploma from TESDA
III. Continuing Professional Development
IV. Adherence to a Code of Ethics for the professional group
A. I, II and III
B. II, III and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. I, II and IV
Activity #4
Directions: Read a research related to teaching as a profession and fill out the matrix
given below.

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Module 2: Teaching as a Vocation and Mission

“Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of times.”
- Desiderata
Teaching: Mission and/or Job?
If you are doing it only because you are paid for it, it’s a job;
If you are doing it not only for the pay but also for service, it’s a mission.
If you quit because your boss or colleague criticized you, it’s a job;
If you keep on teaching out of love, it’s a mission.
If you teach because it does not interfere with your other activities, it’s a job;
If you are committed to teaching even if it means letting go of other activities, it’s
a mission.
If you quit because no one praises or thanks you for what you do, it’s a job;
If you remain teaching even if nobody recognizes your efforts, it’s a mission.
It’s hard to get excited about a teaching job;
It’s almost impossible not to get excited about a mission.
If our concern is success, it’s a job.
If our concern in teaching is success plus faithfulness in our job, teaching is a
mission.
An average school is filled by teachers doing their job;
A great school is filled with teachers involved in a mission of teaching.
*Adapted from Ministry or Job by Anna Sandberg

Activity #1
Directions: Discuss your answers to these questions:
1. When a mother says, “I think my son has a vocation,” what does she mean?
2. A soldier reports and says “Mission accomplished.” What does this imply? What
does he mean?
3. Some teachers regard teaching as just a job. Others see it as their mission. What’s
the difference?

Teaching as a Vocation
Vocation comes from the Latin word “vocare”, refers to a call to do something like to
teach… Whatever is our calling… the call is always to serve.

Teaching as a Mission
Teaching is also a mission. The word mission comes from the Latin word “mission”
which means “to send”. The Webster’s New Collegiate dictionary defines mission as
“task assigned.” You are sent to accomplish an assigned task.

Teaching and a Life of meaning “Teaching is touching the

Want to give your life a meaning? Want to live a purpose driven hearts of people and
life? Spend it passionately in teaching, the most noble profession. opening the minds of
children.”

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Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It cannot guarantee
financial security. It even means investing your personal time,
energy and resources. Sometimes it means disappointments, heartaches, and pains. But
touching the hearts of people and opening the minds of children can give you joy and
contentment which money could not buy. These are the moments I teach for. These are the
moments I live for.
-Dr. Josette T. Biyo

Activity #2
1. To be true to your vocation and mission as a teacher, you have to “have more, do
more in order to be more” to your students and all others to whom you were
sent. What does “do more, have more in order to be more” mean?
2. The Greatest Teacher, Jesus Christ, spent much time to prepare his apostles
before he “sent” them for their mission to “go into the world baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” What is the
equivalent of this preparation in your life as a future professional teacher?
3. Some teacher education institutions have a “sending off” ceremony for student
teachers before Education students go for practice teaching. What is the
significance of this ceremony?
4. Here is an excerpt of The True Decalogue of Apolinario Mabini.

Third. Develop the special talents that God has given you, working and studying
according to your capabilities, never straying from the path of good and justice, in
order to achieve your own perfection, and by this means you will contribute to the
progress of humanity: thus you will accomplish the mission that God himself has
given you in this life, and achieving this, you will have honor, and having honor, you
will be glorifying God.

What mission has God given to teachers according to the True Decalogue of
Mabini?

Activity 3: Reflection Journal

If you say “yes” to the call and mission to teach in this life, reflect on how you are going
to prepare yourself in this four-year teacher education course.

Module 3: The Demands of Society from The Teacher as a Professional

“Professionalism: It’s NOT the job you DO, it’s HOW you DO the job.”
-Anonymous

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Introduction
Teachers spend at least 6 hours a day, 5 days a week in 10 months of the school
year with students, teachers spend more time with the students than parents. That’s
why parents expect so much of teachers.
Teachers have tremendous power to influence students. Society as a whole
expect much from teachers and schools. Often when the young to not behave as
expected, the question raised by parents “Is that what you are taught in school?”
Schools are expected to work with and for communities and so and teachers. The
Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers cites the state, the community, the teaching
community, school official, non-teaching personnel and leaners as groups of people with
and for whom a teacher works. So a teacher works with different groups and so plays
different roles- tutor, nurse, guidance counselor, community leader, resource speaker
consultant rolled into one, Indeed, much is demanded of teachers.
From his/her very “little teacher”, to teach well is what society primarily
demands of teachers. The learning of the learner is the teacher’s main concern. The
effective teacher makes the good and the not so good learner learn. On the other hand,
the ineffective teacher adversely affects the learning of the both good and not so good
student.

Process Question: What does society expect of teachers as professionals?

TEACHER
Answer the question by beginning with any of the letters of the word. Be guided by the
given example.

T- eaches with competence

E-
A-
C-
H-
E-
R-

Activity #1
1. What does your list tell about society’s expectations from teachers?
2. How do you feel? Are you overwhelmed by the litany of expectations?
3. Are you changing your “YES” to the call to teach?

The Teacher as a Professional

Teaching fulfills the elements of a profession and so a teacher is truly a
professional. A professional is one who went through long years of preparation to earn
a teacher education degree recognized by the Commission on Higher Education, after
which he/she hurdled a Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) administered by the
Board for Professional Teachers with the supervision of the Professional Regulation
Commission. By passing the LET, he/she obtains a license which he/she can show proof
of Continuing Professional Development. As a professional teacher he/she is expected
to abide by the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. Violation of the Code of Ethics
can be a ground for the revocation of license.

The Demands from the Teacher as a Professional

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The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers spells out the demands of the state,
community, higher authorities and school officials and parents fro teachers.

Models of Effective Teaching

1. Classroom strategies and behaviors
- Involve routine events such as communicating learning goals
and feedback and establishing rules and procedures
- Involve addressing content by helping students interact with
new knowledge, practice and deepen new knowledge.
- Helping students generate and test hypotheses
- Involve events enacted on the spot such as engaging students,
recognizing adherence to rules and procedures.
2. Planning and preparing
- Planning and preparing for lessons
- For use of technology
- For needs of students receiving special education
- For needs of students who lack support for schooling
3. Reflection on teaching
- Evaluating personal performance such as identifying areas of
pedagogical strengths and weaknesses
- Developing, implementing and monitoring a professional
growth plan
4. Collegiality and professionalism
- Promoting positive interactions with colleagues, students and
parents
- Seeking mentorship for areas of need/ interest
- Mentoring other teachers and sharing ideas and strategies
- Adhering to school rules and procedures
- Participating in school initiatives

Teacher Evaluation Standards

1. Teachers demonstrate leadership.
- Lead in their classrooms
- Demonstrate leadership in school
- Lead the teaching profession
- Advocate for schools and students
- Demonstrate high ethical standards
2. Teachers establish a respectful environment for a diverse population of students
3. Teachers know the content they teach
4. Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
5. Teachers reflect on their practices.

Activity #2
Directions: Answer the following questions.
1. For the millennial learners: Is the professional teacher aptly described as
PETMALU and LODI and WERPA? Explain your answer.
2. With the qualities of a professional in mind, cite some Filipino traits that work
against the making of a true Filipino professional teacher.

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3. Realizing society’s demands from teachers, do you agree with at least four- year
academic preparation of professional teachers? Do you agree with the
components of that academic preparation –general education, professional
education and specialization?

Activity #3: Reflection Paper

Directions: At this point of time, reflect in how you can acquire these professional
standards. Write your answer in a separate sheet of paper.

Module 4: The Demands of Society from The Teacher as a Person

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listens to
teachers, it is because they are witness.”
Introduction
“I am only a teacher!” Oftentimes this is what we hear when a teacher introduces
themselves in a group of doctors, nurses, lawyers, accountants, engineers etc. More than
any other professional, teachers are subjected to the scrutiny to the minutest detail by
those they associate with. Teachers are judges more strictly than other professionals.

Referring to the professional teacher, the Code of Ethics gives big words like “possesses
dignity and reputation, with high moral values… adheres to, observes and practices a set
of ethical and moral principles, standards and values.”

Activity #1
Recall your most memorable teacher who had the greatest impact on your life? What
special personal qualities did they possess? Write them down in a form of an ESSAY.

PROFESSIONALISM
Professionalism is something demanded of teachers both as professionals and as
persons. Professionalism is succinctly described in Article XI of the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers, to wit:

Section 1. A teacher shall live with dignity at all times.

Section 2. A teacher shall place premium upon self – respect and self-discipline as the
principle of personal behavior in all relationships with others and in all situations.
Section 3. A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could serve as
model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and others.
Section 4. A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God or being as guide of his own
destiny and of destinies of men and nations.

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To be effective in the teaching profession, teachers must possess
personal traits such as caring, forgiving, fair and compassionate and so display
a personal touch for all students. Caring teachers make everyone feels he/she
belongs. They are humble enough to admit mistakes. All of these personal traits
emanate from teacher’s genuine respect for others. The trait professionalism
catches all personal qualities expected of teachers.

Activity #2
Directions: Create your own POEM about being a teacher. It should contain at least 4
stanzas.

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