CHAPTER 1:The teaching Profession

LESSON 1: Teaching as a Profession

 Introduction
Leader:Rholneld P. Ayuban
Members: Jonathan M. Ponce
Winzel Tuazon
Mark H. Lucido
Shyra P. Agapay
Francismichael Mosqueda
Adrianne Comia
Angeline Macatimpag
TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

- In the words “professional manner,” “gawang propesyonal,” “professional fee for

expert services rendered”the word “professional”implies one who prossesses
skill and competence .“Highly professional” “unprofessional” imply a code of
ethics by which a professional person abide.Who comforts to the technical or
ethical standards of a profession.So two elements of a profession are
competence and a Code of Ethics.

The other element of a profession are:

1.Initial Professional Education 3.Licensing
- Teacher education,engineering, -Licensing is mandatory,not voluntary and is
nursing, accountancy.This means long administered by a government authority.In
and arduous years of preparation.Take the Philippines,this government authority is
note this is just initial, which means the Professional Regulation Commission
only the beginning because a (PRC).
profession is expected to learn
endlessly. 4.Professional Development
2.Accereditation - This is an ongoing profession education
- University programs are approved by a that maintains or improves professionals’
regulatory body like the Commission on knowledge and skills after they begin
Higher Education (CHED)in the Philippines professional practice.In the Philippines this
to ensure that graduates from these is Continuing Professional Development
recognized programs start their professionalmandated by RA 10912, otherwise know as
lives with competence. the CPD Act of 2016
5. Professional Societies
- A communication of like-minded
individuals who put their professional
standards above the individual self-
interest. These professional societies put
dedication to the public interest and
commitment to moral and ethical
values.Professional societies define
certification criteria, manage certification
programs, establish accreditation
standards and define a code of ethics and
disciplinary action for violation of that
code.
6. Code of Ethics
- Each profession has a code of ethics to
ensure that its practitioners behave
responsibility. The code states what
professionals should do. Professionals
can be enjected from their professional
societies or lose their license to practice
for violating the code of ethics.(McConnell,
Steve,Retrieved 6-3-18)
ABSTRACTION: Let’s Add to What You know
- 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 know as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching the teachers in the
Philippines became professionalized. 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). Furthermore “ in recognition of the vital role of teachers in
nation-building and as an incentive to raise the morale of teachers, it is
imperative that they be considered as professionals and teaching be recognized
as a profession.”(PD 1006). Then in 1994, R.A 7836, otherwise known as the
Philippine Teacher 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).
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. During the
Spanish period and by virtue 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. Normal schools for women
were not established until 1875. So it was the Spaniards who started training teachers
in normal schools.
Paz Ramos, once Dean of College of Education of the University of the Philippines,
Diliman, claims:
The foundations of teacher education in the Philippines were laid by
Spanish government during mid-eigteenth 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 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.
During the American regime, American soldiers served as the first teachers. In 1901, the Philippine
Commission enacted into law Act 74 which created the Depertment of Public Instruction, laid the
foundations of the public school system and offered free primary education for Filipinos. Authorized the
Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from USA. 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 of 1901 also provided for the establishment of Philippine Normal School (PNS) in Manila. The
Philippine Normal School formally opened in September 1901, as an institution for the training of
teachers. For more than two decades, PNS offered a two-year general secondary education program.
In 1928, it became a junior college offering a two-year program to graduates of secondary school. In
1949, the Philippine Normal School, renamed Philippine Normal College, offered the four-year Bachelor
of Science in Elementary Education.This means that the present four-year preparation for the
professional teacher began as a two-year program only.Teacher preparation became four years only in
1949 and thereafter.
Lesson 2: Teaching as a Vocation
and mission
TEACHING AS A VOCATION
- Vocation comes from the Latin word “vocare” which means to call. Most often, when
people use the word “vocation,” they refer to a religious vocation, like the mother in the
Activity phase of this Lesson. It can also refer to a call to do something like to teach, to
heal the sick, etc. Whatever is our calling or station in life, the call is always to serve.
We know of Abraham, the first one called by God, to become the father of a great
nation, the nation of God’s chosen people.In the New Testament, we know of Mary who
was also called by God to become the mother of the Savior, Jesus Christ.In Islam, we
are familiar with Muhammad, the last of the prophets to be called by Allah, to spread
the teaching of Allah.From the eyes of those who believe, it was God who called you to
teach, just as God called Abraham, Moses, and Mary , of the Bible.(Of course, it is
difficult explaining your call to teach as God’s call for one who, in the first place,denies
God’s existence, for this is a matter of faith.)The fact that you are now in the Collage of
Teacher Education signifies that you said YES to the call to teach. Perhaps you never
dreamt to become one! Teaching must be your vocation, your calling. May this YES
response remain a YES and become even firmer through the years.
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.” The phrase “mission accomplished” from the soldier in the Activity phase of this
lesson suggests that you were sent to do an assigned task, a mission and so if you faithfully
accomplish the assigned task, you proclaim “ mission accomplished.” Your four years of pre-
service preparation will equip you with the knowledge, skills and attitude to become an
effective teacher. However, never commit the mistake of culminating your mission
preparation at the end of the four-year pre-service education. You have embarked in a
mission that calls for a continuing professional development As the saying goes “once a
teacher, forever a student.” (More is said of continuing professional development in the Code
of Ethics for Professional Teachers in Chapter 3.)What exactly is the mission to teach? Is it
merely to teach the child the fundamental skills or basic r’s of reading, 'riting, ‘rithmetic and
right conduct? Is it to help the child master the basic skills so he/she can continue acquiring
higher-level skills in order to become a productive member of society? Is ito to deposit facts
and other information into the “ empty minds” of students to be withdrawn during quizzes
and tests? In the words of Alfred North Whitehead, is it to help the child become “ the man
of culture and of expertise?” Or is it “to provide opportunities for the child’s growth and to
remove hampering influences.” To teach is to do all of these and more! To teach is to
TEACHING AND A LIFE OF MEANING
- Spend it passionately in teaching, the most noble profession. Consider what Dr. Josette T.
Biyo, the first Asian teacher to win the Intel Excellence in Teaching Award in an
international competition, said in a speech delivered before a selected group of teachers,
superintendents, DepEd officials and consultants, to wit:
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 disappointment,
heartaches, and pains.But touching the hearts of people and
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.
( many leave teaching after 3 or 5 years for varied reasons). Remember you responded to call
to teach and that you have accepted the mission to teach. May you be found faithful to your
vocation and mission till the end.
THE “PWEDE NA” MENTALITY: ENEMY OF EXCELLENT
MISSION PREPARATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT
- He/She will do everything to arm himself/herself for an excellent
accomplishment of that mission.The striving for excellent accomplishment
sometimes brings us to our “pwede na” mentality, which is inimical to excellence.
This mentality is expressed in other ways like “talagang ganyan ‘yan,” “wala na
tayong magawa,” “di na mahalata,” “ di ko na ‘yan sagot”, “dagdag trabaho/gastos
lang yan.” If stick to this complecent mentality, excellent mission accomplishment
eludes us. In the world of work whether here or abroad, only the best and the
brightest make it.(At this time, you must have heard that with the rigid selection
of teacher applicants done by DepEd,only a few make it!) The mortality rate in the
Licensure Examination for Teachers for these past years is a glaring evidence that
excellent is very much wanting of our teacher education graduates. We have no
choice but to take the endless and the “less traveled road” to excellence.
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