Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Bulacan
Malolos City
BALAGTAS NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pulong Gubat, Balagtas, Bulacan
Tel. or fax Number 044 815 55 49

Teachers Induction Program

Module I Session 3

Read the paragraph below then choose three phrases that best describe
your own philosophy in the teaching profession. Justify your answer.

1. Teaching is a noble profession as well as a vocation that calls to the heart of an

individual. The teacher plays a vital role in the lives of the learners, hence they
are called heroes of the new generations. They touch lives and influence others
—making a big difference to the lives of the learners. Teachers should take
pride in upholding the qualities of being a professional and to live according to
the expectations of teaching as a profession and as a vocation.

a. Phrase 1: Teaching is a noble profession as well as a vocation that

calls to the heart of an individual.
Justification:
Teaching is the noblest among all the professions since all
professionals go through education with a teacher. It's also a
process to prepare the next generation of skilled professionals and
workers like politician, engineers, doctors, policemen, priests,
educators, and other professionals.

b. Phrase 2: The teacher plays a vital role in the lives of the learners,
hence they are called heroes of the new generations.
Justification:
Teachers have a huge impact on the learner's lives not only by
teaching them a lesson on the book but also being a second parent
to guide the students in achieving their goals in life.
a. Phrase 3: They touch lives and influence others—making a big
difference to the lives of the learners.
Justification:
Teachers are not only full of information on children’s minds, they
are also teaching children to develop good hearts, good manners
and respect for each other.

Activities and Assessment

Activity 1. Answer the following:

1. What is a profession?
A profession is an occupation that involves specialized training and formal
qualification.

2. Is teaching a profession? Why?

Yes. It is a profession for having a formal education, qualification, and specialized

training are needed before you can become a good and full-time teacher.

3. What are the requisites by the PRC one should satisfy before he/she
becomes a professional?
 A professional teacher must be a Graduate or a Holder of a Degree from a
school, college or university duly recognized by the government.
  A professional teacher must be a Filipino citizen, at least 18 to 21 years
old and of good moral character.
 A professional teacher must have a mastery of the subject matter.
 A professional teacher must possess competencies in the use of teaching
skills that facilitate student learning.

4. What are the qualities of a professional teacher?

To be a professional teacher, one has to satisfy the following requisites by the

Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC):
 Passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)
 Be a member of the Philippine Public School Teachers’ Association
 We need to attend seminars, workshops, conferences and other activities
to get better in the field of teaching.

5. What is a vocation?

As a teacher, the vocation is a calling to do your duty, which is done

wholeheartedly with no wait for a replacement.

6. How is vocation different from profession?

The difference between vocation and profession is that vocation cannot be

denied; it burns in the heart and soul of a person and cannot be quenched until
it is answered, while the profession can be based on family demands, income,
and status in life.

7. When can teaching be a vocation?

Teaching can be called a vocation when you do it not only for yourself but for
the students, and also by touching the hearts and minds of the students so that
they not only learn the lessons but they also learn good manners and respect
for fellow humans.

8. What are the characteristics of a teacher who takes teaching as a vocation?

The characteristics of a teacher who takes teaching as a vocation are as follows:

confident, approachable, good listener and devoted.

9. How can you make teaching both a profession and a vocation?

I can make teaching as both my profession and vocation by pursuing

professional growth at the same time by being selfless in reaching out and
winning the hearts of students.

10.Write how you manifest the first quality of a professional teacher.

I will show and teach the students good manners and respect for fellow students
so that I can understand each student and their different behaviors.

11.Write the attitude you have that foster learning and genuine human
relationship.

Good relationships start with having a positive attitude to learning. A positive

attitude help me as a teacher to let students motivated, joyful, focus and absorb
information to learn.

12.What attitude do you need to improve?

As a teacher I still need a lot of patience to understand my students in every

situation.

13.Write what you do to manifest mastery of subject matter? What do you need to
improve?
 I still need to improve my mastery of subject matter so that I can simplify the
topic into main points that can easily be understood by the learners.

14.What are the effective teaching strategies that you use to facilitate student
learning? Write them down and share these to your partner.

Implement inquiry-based learning, integrate technology into the classroom

and work as a team.
15.What are some of your personal beliefs, insights, and habits that help you do
your work well?

Being a teacher is not an easy job, but they say if you do it right and with all
your heart, you will find it easy and enjoyable to work with, because your
reward for this job is not money, rather what I have impart to the students in
fulfilling their dreams.

Activity 2. Read and analyze the following situations then share your
findings to your peer.

1. Situation 1
Mr. Manalo divided his Araling Panlipunan class according to the abilities and
interests of his students. At the end of the lesson, the groups had the following
outputs: The first group composed a song, the second had a skit, and the third
had an artwork.

What professional quality did Mr. Manalo exhibit?

Mr. Manalo knew about the different learning abilities of the students, so that he put
the students to the group that they can understand well the activity and be able to
explain in front of the class.

2. Situation 2
The school principal visited the Science class of Miss Bravo. The principal
observed that Miss Bravo was reading from the textbook and her notes while
explaining the lesson on ecosystem.

What could have been done by Miss Bravo to improve her teaching performance?

She needs to study the lesson well before she can teach it to the students, and she
must find time to read various examples so that the students can understand the
lesson better.

Activity 3. Let your pupils/students answer this survey form.

Put a check if your teacher manifests the following professional qualities.

Professional Qualities Yes No
Caring attitude /
Treat others with respect /
Integrity /
Commitment towards work /
Love of country /
Honesty /
Professionalism /
Punctuality /
Service-oriented /
Competent /
Reflection

As a newly hired teacher, I am already manifesting the following qualities

like understanding the nature of how learners differentiate in their learning styles and
what pedagogy. I will use it to deliver holistic learning.

However, I need to improve my qualities in terms of being organized on facilitating

different kinds of students.

Post-Test

Resolve the issue.

Is teaching more of a vocation or more of a profession?

For me, teaching is more of a vocation, being a teacher is not all about meeting students,
check their attendance, teach them a lesson but it's also about guiding them,
understand and love them as a sibling or as own child. As teachers, we work not only
for the money but also for the happiness we give to ourselves when we see our students
learn good values and understand the importance of education.