The Teaching Profession

Teaching as a
PROFESSION,
VOCATION, and
MISSION
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literacy

teaching le a rn i n g
literacy
Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,
communicate and compute, using printed and written (and
visual) materials associated with varying contexts.

Literacy involves a continuum of learning to enable an individual

to achieve his or her goals, to develop his or her knowledge and
potential and to participate fully in the wider society.
“Literacy is the first step towards freedom, towards
liberation from social and economic constraints. It is the
prerequisite for development, both individual and
collective. It reduces poverty and inequality, creates
wealth, and helps to eradicate problems of nutrition and
public health.”
 Teaching is a…

• PROFESSION
• VOCATION
• MISSION
Professional Teachers are …
duly licensed professionals who possess dignity and
reputation with high moral values as well as technical
and professional competence.
In the practice of their noble profession, they strictly
adhere to observe, and practice this set of ethical and
moral principles, standard and values.

(Preamble, Code of Ethics for Professional

Teachers)

TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
ELEMENTS OF THE PROFESSION:
1. Initial Professional Education – completing a university program
2. Accreditation – university programs are approved by the regulatory
body (CHED) to ensure that graduates from these recognized
programs start their professional lives with competence
3. Licensing – mandatory; authority: PRC
4. Professional Development – ongoing professional education to
maintain or improve professional knowledge and skills; mandated by
RA 10912 (CPD Act of 2016)
5. Professional Societies – which define certification criteria, manage
certification programs, establish accreditation standards and define a
code of ethics and disciplinary action for violations of that code
6. Code of Ethics – Violation of the Code of Ethics for professional
teachers is one of the grounds for the revocation of the professional
teacher’s Certificate of Registration and suspension from the practice
of the teaching profession.
TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
1. Based on the elements of a profession, can the taxi
driver be considered a professional?
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.

TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
2. Which are elements of a profession like teaching?
I. Long years of professional education
II. Passing a 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

TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

The first legal document that professionalized teaching was

Presidential Decree 1006 issued by then President Ferdinand
E. Marcos. It was only in 1976 with PD 1006 known as the
Decree Professionalizing Teaching that teachers in the
Philippines became professionalized.

The need to professionalize teaching was felt to insure that in

the immediacy and urgency of teacher recruitment, qualitative
requirements are not overlooked ..." and "although teaching
requires a number of years of collegiate study, it is the only
course that is not yet considered a profession" (PD 1006)
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Then in 1994, R. A 7836, otherwise known as the Philippine

Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994, was passed to ...
"promote quality education by proper supervision and
regulation of the licensure examination and professionalization
of the practice of the teaching profession." (Section 2)
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

PRE-HISPANIC PERIOD:
During the pre-Hispanic period, there was no established formal
schooling in the country. So there was no formal preparation for
teachers, too. The mothers and fathers and tribal leaders served as
teachers at home and in the community.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

SPANISH RULE:
During the Spanish period and by virrue of Educational Decree
of 1863 free public school system was established. There was one
school for boys and another school for girls in every municipality.
The Spanish missionaries served as teachers. The same Decree
provided for a normal school run by the Jesuits to educate male
teachers in Manila. Normal schools for women were not established
until 1875. So it was the Spaniards who started training teachers in
normal schools.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

SPANISH RULE:
Paz Ramos, once Dean of the College of Education of UP Diliman claims:
The foundations of teacher education in the Philippines were laid by the
Spanish government during the mid-eighteenth century. It is said to have
begun on August 4, 1765, when King Charles of Spain issued a Royal
Decree requiring each village to have a “maestro”. On November 28,
1772, another Royal Decree specified the qualifications of teachers.
However, it was not until 1863 that there was a specific attempt to
systematize and update the education of Filipino teachers.
At the end of the Spanish rule, schools during the Spanish era were
closed for a time by Aguinaldo’s government. So there was no teacher
preparation that took place.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES
AMERICAN REGIME:
American soldiers served as the first teachers. In 1901, the Philippine
Commission enacted into a law Act 74 which created the Department of
Public Instruction, laid the foundations of the public school system and
offered primary education for Filipinos.
There was a shortage of teachers. The Philippine Commission authorized
the Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers
from USA. They were the Thomasites. Due to urgent need for teachers,
the Americans gave bright young Filipino students opportunity to take up
higher education in American colleges and universities financed by the
Phil. Government. They were the pensionados.
Act 74 0f 1901 also provided for the establishment of Philippine Normal
Schools in Manila as an institution for the training of teachers (a two-year
program). It became 4 years only in 1949 and thereafter.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AS A
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES

Passing a licensure examination was made mandatory by RA 7836

known as the Teachers’ Professionalization Act of 1994, transferring the
regulation of the teaching profession from CSC (Civil Service
Commission) to PRC (Professional Regulation Commission).

Provided, however, that the Professional Board Examination for Teachers

(PBET) shall still be administered by the Department of Education, Culture and
Sports for the year 1995.
Read RA 9293, An Act Amending Certain Sections of
RA 7836 and answer this question:
What provisions in RA 9293 contribute to ensure
that teachers fielded are quality teachers? Discuss.
TEACHING
AS A
VOCATION
AND
MISSION
TEACHING
AS A
VOCATION
AND
MISSION
 Vocation (vocare in Latin) means a
“CALL” to do something like to
teach… Whatever is the calling, the
TEACHING call is always to SERVE.
AS A
VOCATION
Mission (misio in Latin) means “to
AND send”. You are sent into the world to
MISSION accomplish an assigned task – to
contribute to the betterment of this
world in your own unique way.
 What exactly is the mission to teach? Is it
merely to teach the child the fundamental
skills or basic r's of reading, 'riting,
TEACHING 'rithmetic and right conduct?
AS A Is it to help the child master the basic skills
so he/she can continue acquiring higher-
VOCATION level skills in order to become a productive
AND member of society?
MISSION Is it to deposit facts and other information
into the "empty minds" of students to be
withdrawn during quizzes and tests?
 To teach
…is to influence every child
TEACHING entrusted in your care to
AS A become better and happier
VOCATION because life becomes more
AND meaningful. To teach is to
MISSION help the child become more
human.
Teaching is indeed your mission:
- If you are doing it not only for the pay but also for
service.
- If you keep on teaching out of love, it's a mission.
- If you are committed to teaching even if it means
letting go of other activities.
- If you remain teaching even though nobody
recognizes your efforts.
- It makes you get excited.
- If your concern is success plus faithfulness.
TEACHING AS A VOCATION
AND MISSION
Dr. Josette Talamera-Biyo is the recipient of the 2002
Intel Excellence in Teaching Award and has been
honored by having a minor planet between Mars and
Jupiter named after her by the Massachusettes
Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, USA.
Although she holds a doctorate degree in biology and
is a recipient of national and international awards as
an educator, she continues to teach in the rural
campus of the Philippine Science High School in Iloilo.
TEACHING AS A VOCATION
AND MISSION
“Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It
cannot guarantee financial security. It 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.”
Explain your mission as a professional teacher by helping children
become more human.