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On Becoming a Teacher

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Learning Episode 6
The Teacher as a Profession

Rafallo, Mark Anthony N.

BSED TLE-4B

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 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 graduate in a college with a baccalaureate degree, pass the Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET), be a member of professional teacher
organizations 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?

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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

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Request to take picture of the teacher which will form a part of your report.
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Record all answers and prepare a written report.
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Have a close encounter with a Retired professional Teacher.
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Have a close encounter with the Expert or Sterling Professional Teacher.
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Have a close encounter with a mentor/Master professional Teacher.
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Have a close encounter with a young Professional Teacher
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Have a close encounter with a beginning Professional Teacher
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map.
teachers. To achieve your desired learning outcomes, you will follow this learning
This episode will bring you to a closer encounter with professional
My Map
My Learning activity
(Note: All activities shall be conducted by two’s or dyad)

Close Encounter with Beginning Professional

Activity 1 Teacher
(1-3 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 Teachers (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 have you
participated in?
 Are you a member of a professional organization? What is 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.

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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 Ponso

National High School. The university prepared her to become a good teacher in
the future by/through immersion, trainings and seminars. She passed the
Licensure Examinations for Teachers (LET) on September/December 2010 and
got 76.40 passing rate. She starts teaching as a professional on June 2011.
What makes her happy is that, she can see that her students are learning
from her. She 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 lessons and they are not interested of what she is teaching. She is actively
participating in Professional Trainings and seminars. As a professional teacher,
she is strictly following the Magna Carta of a public servant particularly adhering
the 10 responsibilities of a teacher. Before she retires in the service her dream is
to a fulfilled teacher.

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 Close Encounter with a Young Professional
Activity 2 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.

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Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Young Professional Teacher
(Picture of the Professional Teacher)
The narrative will be based on the answers in your interview. A narrative is
written in paragraph form.

The teacher that we interviewed is Mrs. Maricel Sañosa , from Ponso National
High School.
As a teacher, she is satisfied because she is happy seeing her students applied
what they learned and reach their dreams. The things that her makes her happy as a
professional teacher is that teaching her students particularly and what makes her sad is
that 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 plans for my professional development is that to improve
my skills and teaching strategies, update myself 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.

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 Close Encounter with a Mentor/Master Teacher
Activity 3 (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 things that 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.

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Narrative 1: Close Encounter with a Mentor/Master Teacher
(Picture of the Professional Teacher)
The narrative will be based on the answers in your interview. A narrative is
written in paragraph form.

Mr. Roderick Aguilar, an ITC teacher from Itaran National High 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 doing their assigned task. He mentors younger teachers, 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
INHS. He also planned to be promoted in higher position. And he will retire in
teaching profession with higher position.

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 Close Encounter with an Expert/Sterling Teacher
Activity 4 (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 your promotion?
3. Record all answers and prepare a written report.
4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

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Narrative 1: Close Encounter with a Expert Teacher
(Picture of the Professional Teacher)
The narrative will be based on the answers in your interview. A narrative is
written in paragraph form.

The teacher that we interviewed is Mrs. Ma. Cristina Baraquel.

Since she was still a 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 makes 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 had 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.

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 Close Encounter with Retired Teacher
Activity 5 (Retired from Teaching)

1. Conduct an interview with a Retired Professional Teacher.

2. Ask the following questions:
 What are your activities as a retired professional teacher? Please
tell?
 Did you find your past teaching experiences 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 teachers?
3. Record all answers and prepare a written report.
4. Request for a picture taken as part of the report.

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Narrative 1: Close Encounter with the Retired Teacher
(Picture of the Professional Teacher)
The narrative will be based on the answers in your interview. A narrative is
written in paragraph form.

As a retired professional teacher, Mr. Celso 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. He 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. He
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.
Mr. 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.
He 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, he shared with us his motto in life that is “To take
the rope less travelled by” that would make a difference in life.

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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 the 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 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 a 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 and complies with written local school policies and applicable laws and
regulations that are not in conflict with this code of ethics.

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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
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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 the noblest profession.
B. Teaching is a lucrative job in this country.
C. Teaching requires less preparation.

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 My Learning Rubric
Field Study 6, Episode 6-The Teacher As A Profession
Name of FS Student: Mark Anthony N. Rafallo Date Submitted: Sep 16, 2018
Year & Section: 4-B Course: BSED
Learning Episodes Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs
4 3 2 Improvement
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All tasks were done with All or nearly all tasks Nearly all tasks were Fewer than half of
outstanding quality; work were done with high done with acceptable tasks were done; or
Learning Activities exceeds expectatio quality. quality. most objectives
were met but need
improvement.
4 3 2 1
All questions were Analysis questions were Analysis questions were Analysis questions
answered completely; in answered completely. not answered were not answered.
Analysis of the Learning depth answers; completely.
Episode thoroughly grounded on Clear connection with Vaguely related to the Grammar and
theories. Exemplary theories. theories spelling
grammar and spelling. unsatisfactory
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are superior. acceptable 1
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Reflection statements Reflection statements Reflection statements Reflection
are profound and clear; are clear, but not clearly are shallow; supported statements are
Reflections/ Insights supported by supported by by experiences from the unclear and
experiences from the experiences from the learning episodes shallow and are not
learning episodes learning episodes supported by
experiences from
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clear, well-organized and clear, well-organized; supporting were not answered.
Learning Portfolio all supporting; most supporting documentations are
documentations are documentations are organized but are Grammar and
located in sections available and logical and lacking spelling
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COMMENT/S Rating:
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TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/ RATING

Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7 below
Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.50 5.00
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-below

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