Nature and Scope of Student Teaching

MAKE EVERY NEW TEACHER OBSERVE AND LEARN RIGHT

(MENTOR)
1. Demonstrate deep and principled understanding of the learning processes and the
role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in their students.
2. Manifest a meaningful and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter they
will teach.
3. Applies a wide range of teaching process skills (including curriculum development,
lesson planning and use of appropriate technology materials development, educational
assessment and teaching approaches).
4. Acquires direct experience in the field/classroom (classroom observations, teaching
assistance, practice teaching).
5. Practice the professional and ethical requirements of the profession.
6. Facilitates learning of diverse types of learning environments using a wide range of
teaching knowledge and skills.
7. Reflects on the relationships of the teaching process skills, the learning processing
in the students, the nature of the content/subject matter and the broader social forces
encumbering the school and educational processes in order to constantly improve
their teaching, knowledge, skills and practices.
8.Creates innovates alternative teaching approaches, takes informed risks in trying out
this innovative approaches and evaluates the effectiveness of such approaches in
improving student learning.
9. Continues to learn in order to teach, to learn, to better fulfill their mission as
teachers.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
1. Orient the ‘prospective teacher with the functions of the school and the classroom
in actual situation.
2. Familiarize him/her with teaching materials and techniques.
3. Acquaint him/her with the techniques and devices for studying learner’s behavior
and for appraising and evaluating all phases of their growth and development.
4. Deepen and broaden his/her insights into the concepts, theories, principles and
processes of teaching and learning.
5. Give him/her the opportunity to put into practice the theories and principles learned
in the Professional Education courses.
6. Provide him/her with the opportunity to develop more effective methods and
techniques of teaching.
7. Develop on him/her professional approaches to teaching.
8. Provide him/her with experiences for building school – community relationships.
9. Provide him/her with leadership experience in the school and in the community.
10. Enables him to study problems that beset the school.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. Give an opportune time for the student teacher to become familiar with the various
aspects of class work.
2. Provide him/her with the opportunities to observe how principles of learning and
teaching are implemented.
3. Acquaint him/her with the mission and the philosophy of the school and its work,
staff, physical plant, equipment and facilities.
4. Integrate meaningfully concepts, theories and processes of learning and teaching.
5. Apply techniques and devices for studying learners’ behavior and for appraising
and evaluating all phases of their growth and development.
6. Acquaint him/her with the preparation and effective use of instructional materials
and the care and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
7. Enable him/her to build school – community relationships.
8. Give him/her a chance to undergo rich and varied experience through participation
in class work and special school assignments like attending the Homeroom guidance
and PTA activities, ground and room guiding interest clubs.
9. Help him/her develop skills in performing varied classroom activities.
10. Assist him/her to develop a sense of readiness and confidence in assuming
teaching responsibilities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILTIES OF THE STUDENT TEACHER
The Student teacher should have the following responsibilities:
1. Observe the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
2. Come to school well – groomed and properly dressed, image of the modest teacher.
3. Observe punctuality throughout the duration of the school practicum.
4. Participate actively on all the school related activities.
5. Notify the Cooperating Teacher of his/her absences in case of emergencies
accordingly.
6. Suggest for the improvement routine practices that may be overlooked by the
Cooperating Teacher.
7. Be responsible, objective and open to constructive criticisms.
8. Be a good role model to students.
9. Respect the dignity of children and their rights to human rights.
10. Make teaching more meaningful by using appropriate teaching methods and
creativity.
11. Be prepared before teaching at all times.
12. Settle all financial obligations to the cooperating school.
13. Return all the borrowed materials to the cooperating teacher before the term ends.
GETTING READY FOR STUDENT TEACHING
What are some of the specific things you can do to get ready for it? In order to create
favorable conditions for your success in student teaching, suggestions are offered.
1. There should be no other academic load other than student teaching. No one can
estimate how many hours you will need to set aside each day of the week for student
teaching. You can expect that the number of hours will increase as your work in
student teaching continues. You will take over some of the work of your supervising
teacher.
2. Recognize that your success depends upon on your ability to work effectively with
others. To aid you in getting ready for this, the following suggestions are presented.
 Be courteous, cooperative and tactful.
 Be a pleasant cheerful, willing and enthusiastic worker.
 Respect the judgment of the supervising teacher.
 Be objective. Accept constructive criticism without feeling hurt.
 Be professional. Avoid gossip and criticism.
 Be tolerant of any limitation you find in the cooperating teacher. Do not
expect him/her to be a perfect teacher for like other human beings he/she may
have some shortcomings. Above all, do not attempt to improve him/her.
 Look for opportunities to assist the supervising teacher and to be of service to
this school. Take advantage of the opportunities you find.
 Be dependable. Do what you are expected to do and give the best of your
ability at the time it needs to be done.
3. Recognize the school which you are to be assigned, expects you to maintain a high
standards of personal conduct, appearance and efficiency.
4. Begin your work with a determination to conquer weaknesses and to profit your
criticism.
5. Bear in mind that in every activity a teacher undertakes, he/she needs to plan it
carefully.
6. Formulate for yourself a list of aims that you will strive to achieve as a student
teacher.
THE STUDENT TEACHER WILL PROFIT FROM THE FOLLOWING
MEASURES
Preparation for Student Teaching
1. PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS – the student teacher gets a feeling of the
atmosphere of the classroom and should secure specific information regarding
classroom procedure. He/she will discover certain tasks to be undertaken including
assisting the supervising teacher in:
 Knowing and memorizing the names of the children.
 Having a daily program.
 Knowing the standards of behavior being utilized by the teacher and students
in such situations as group discussions, making reports and used of free time.
 Knowing the classroom facilities.
 Knowing classroom routines.
2. EARLY PARTICIPATION – before actual teaching, the student teacher
participates actively in various classroom activities such as:
 Making a seat plan
 Assisting in arranging and distributing materials
 Giving assistance to individuals and small groups as suggested by the school
campus.
 Assisting the children in the playground and elsewhere within the school
campus.
 Correcting test papers.
 Assisting the various activities inside and outside the school campus.
3. STUDYING CHILDREN – some student teacher keep individual card for each
child and record observations from time to time like:
 Birth date and place
 Mental age – IQ test
 Achievement test
 The school attended and the number of days of attendance
 Occupation of parents
 Name and addresses of parents or guardians
 Grades and comments of former teachers
 The child’s behavior.
4. LEARNING SCHOOL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
There are several school policies and regulations that should be learned and followed
during student teaching. By becoming familiar with them, the student teacher will
learn a great deal about the teacher’s responsibilities in school administration.
5. SURVEYING INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES
The purpose of this survey is to assure him/her the best materials and methods
available. Furthermore, he/she will find this helpful when he/she accepts his/her first
assignment in locating, organizing and utilizing a complete set of instructional
resources. Examples:
 Course of study
  Units of work
 Basic textbook
 Teacher’s manual
 Supplementary materials
 Audio – visual materials
6. LIBRARY RESOURCES
The student teacher should visit the library and check resources that he/she can use in
teaching like magazines, newspapers, records, clippings and reference books.
A. By the school administration
a. Get acquainted with the total school program.
Example: pupil’s club, after – school activities, using of playground.
b. Maintaining and improving school – community relationships needs
attention in student teaching – good relations with the parents of the
children.
c. Note the kind of neighborhood or the kind of community in which
the school is located.
d. Follow policies promulgated by the DepEd and the school.
e. View student teaching a realistic teaching experience. Act like a
teacher, approach your class as a teacher should and be proud to be a
teacher.
B. By the supervising teacher
a. Feel free to talk things over and to ask for help and suggestions.
b. Be mature and give evidence of a good cultural background in all
relationships with children and co – workers.
c. Have a background of information about the extracurricular
activities.
d. Teaching plans should be handed in before the day of student
teaching.
e. Be punctual.
f. Get acquainted with the establishment classroom routines such as
checking attendance, returning papers to students etc.
g. Take care of classroom and instructional materials.
h. Consider the students level of understanding.
i. Simplify and clarify questions and directions especially to make
assignments.
 C. By the supervisor
a. Take the initiative of approaching the supervising teacher to secure
help and advice.
b. Let nothing interfere with your work in student teaching.
c. Be careful of appearance, used of language , manners and speech.
d. Examine yourself as your supervising teacher, student and other see
you.
EXPECTATIONS OF CHILDREN
√ Dress like regular teacher.
√ Act like an adult at all times.
√ Be friendly, helpful and firm when teaching.
√ Know the facts of what you teach.
√ Explain the work.
√ Give the children a chance to ask questions and give their ideas.
√ We don’t like to be ridiculed or embarrassed, don’t be sarcastic.
√ Treat them fairly and squarely, “no favorites”.
√ Have more do’s than don’ts.
√ Have different thing for them to do.
REMINDERS TO THE INTERN
INITIAL REMINDERS
A. Secure your letter of assignment from the Dean‘s office/ College of
Education.
B. Present endorsement to the District Supervisor or in his absence to the
Principal. Be sure however to report to the District Supervisor once he/she
comes in. always go as a group.
C. Report to your Cooperating teacher upon instruction by the Principal or
intern coordinator.
D. While in school, do the following:
1. Get acquainted with the teacher’s routine.
- Class schedule
- Arrival and departure time
- Flag ceremony
- Conducting students in and out of the classroom
- Care and maintenance of the room
2. Get acquainted with the students
- Their names
- Seating arrangements
- Mental characteristics – slow or average, fast – learner
- Social characteristics – friendly, quarrelsome, etc.
- Emotional characteristics – shy, nervous, assertive, etc.
- Family background – economic status, education, occupation, etc.
3. Get acquainted with the school officials and teachers.
Be polite.
Use the correct title in addressing them.
E. Work out tentative schedule of activities and prepare a copy for each, the
Principal, College Supervisor and Cooperating Teacher.
Indicate the following:
 Observation work
 Schedule teaching
 Auxiliary services
 Community work
GENERAL REMINDERS
A. PROFESSIONAL ATITUDE
 Take pride in the work before you.
 Start with the assurance that your cooperating teacher will not expect
impossible from you.
 Be aware that with your willingness to accept guidance, there are always those
who are eager to help. Do not hesitate to approach them (your fellow interns,
cooperating teacher, principal, assistant principal, college supervisor, etc.
B. OTHERS
 Attend PTA and Teachers’ meetings.
 Tell the true reason if you cannot do what is being asked of you by your
cooperating school.
 Find a way of informing the office of the principal and your cooperating
teacher if you will not be able to report for the day (by phone, personally, by
letter send through a friend or relative). Do it first hour in the morning.
Remind your cooperating teacher and principal a day before about your
schedule to report to the College for the mid quarter seminar and consultation.
TEACHING PARAPHERNALIA
The teacher is expected to know his duties and responsibilities inside and outside
the school campus. It includes the following:
 Lesson plans
  Instructional materials
 Class record
 School forms
 Observation sheets
 Others that may be recognize
Information that student teacher should be familiar with:
 Physical plant and facilities
 Organizational structure
 Policies and regulation
 Calendar of activities
 Grading system

The Student Teaching Program

CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 30 series of 2004 specifies that standard
for Teacher Education Courses in the country. It emphasizes quality Pre – Service
Teacher Education as a key factor in the quality Philippine education.
All Private Higher Institution (PHELs) and government supported institution
(e.i state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local colleges and are strongly
encouraged to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED).
Specifically, the Teacher Education Program is expected to produce graduates
who meet the standards set by the CHED (CMO no. 30, series of 2004 – Article IV
Competency Standards) which defines that the graduates of the Bachelor in
Elementary Education (BEEd) and Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd).
 Have the basic and higher level of literacy, communication, numeracy, critical
thinking and learning skills needed for higher learning.
 Have a deep and principled understanding of the learning process and the role
of the teacher in facilitating these processes in their students.
 Have a meaningful and comprehensive knowledge of the subject matter they
will teach.
 Apply a wide range of teaching processes, skills (including curriculum
development, lesson planning, materials development, educational
assessments and teaching approaches.
 Have direct experience in the field of classroom (e.g. classroom observations,
teaching assistance, practice teaching).
 Demonstrate and practice the ethical requirements of the teaching profession.
 Facilitate learning of diverse types of learners in diverse types of learning
environments using wide range of teaching knowledge and skills.
 Reflect on the relationships among teaching process skills, the learning
processing in the students, the nature of the contents/subject matter and the
 broader social faces encumbering the school and educational processes in
order to constantly improve their teaching knowledge, skills and practices.
 Be creative and innovative thinking of alternative teaching approaches and
evaluate the effectiveness of such approaches in improving student learning.
 Willing and capable to continue learning in order to better fulfill their mission
as teachers.

Nature of the Program

Practice Teaching of the student teaching program is designed to provide
would –be teachers the opportunities to apply the principles and strategies of teaching
and evaluation in actual teaching – learning situation, utilization of appropriate
teaching techniques and instructional materials. The experiences during this period
will develop competencies in teaching as student teacher is guided by supervising
teacher who will be keenly observing and guiding him to be worked and fulfill his/her
duties as that of a full –pledged teacher.
Constructive, effective and intelligent work is expected of a student as he/she
is performs his/her task. Undoubtedly, the student teacher will find joy and fulfillment
as he/she succeed in his/her task as much as his/her cooperating teacher.

Scope
Practice Teaching is a semestral course that covers three period namely – orientation,
off – campus/school work and evaluation phase.
It is expected that in the orientation phase, the student are given the general picture
of the student teaching program in preparation of the off – campus work. This is the
period when the student teacher has the idea and be preparing by the following:
 School where will be assigned.
 Duties and responsibilities in the off – campus school.
 Teaching to the paraphernalia to prepare before the Practice Teaching Proper.
 Expectation in the cooperating school.
 Develop personal and professional qualities that the beginner teacher should
have.
 Personality, behavior and communicative skills.
 Familiar with the laboratory school where he/she will be immersed.
 Ready with the program activities to be undertaken during his/her practice
teaching.
During the school immersion (off – campus school work), it is expected that the
student teacher shall undergo other experience related to teaching functions. It is
during this period that the student teacher has to prepare to the work in the off –
campus school. The following should be considered:
 School where will be assigned.
 Duties and responsibilities in the off – campus school.
 Actual teaching
  Disciplining the student
 How to apply the teaching – learning principles, strategies in teaching,
preparing instructional materials, handling individual differences.
The evaluation period commencement at the end of the off – campus practice
teaching is the final assessment of the student teacher performance. It also includes:
 Demonstration teaching
 Submission of records and forms required by the cooperating teacher
 Submission of the narrative and research report and the like

Definition of Terms
ACTUAL TEACHING PERIOD – is the period where the observation and
participation lead to actual teaching. It is the phase on which the total responsibility of
the cooperating teacher is given to his/her student teacher.
ART EDUCATION – deals with the study of the principles and elements of arts and
design.
CLASS RECORD – is a document where the performance of the student is written.
COOPERATING SCHOOL – affiliate and off – campus whose facilities are used
for practice teaching thru a Memorandum of Agreement.
COOPERATING TEACHER – an experience teacher in the local school system to
work, guide and supervisor the student teacher in his/her internship.
COURSE SYLLABUS – contains the information/topics to be covered and
manipulative skills to be performed.
DAILY TIME RECORD – is written note filled up every day by the teacher with
honor and dignity the time of his/her arrival and departure.
EVALUATION – is judging the amount of value or amount of something by careful
appraisal.
FINAL TEACHING DEMONSTRATION – is a demonstration that shall showcase
the extent to which the objectives of the program have been achieve by the student
teacher and extended to demonstrate his/her supervisor and other observer .
LEARNING – is a process of progressive modification and adoption of behavior. It is
mental activity by which knowledge and skills acquired, retained and applied.
LESSON – small unit of learning containing enough teaching materials taught in one
single lesson.
LESSON PLAN – is a written guide used by the teacher provided by the specific
objectives with a procedure to accomplish the aims with in a session.
MOTIVATION – is the process of arousing the student’s attention and interest
towards a definite goal.
NARRATIVE REPORT -is a requirement for graduating student on Teacher
Education consisting of all the activities during the actual practice teaching. It is the
compilation of all the activities which substantiate the student teacher qualifies and its
qualification.
OFF – CAMPUS – is a term given to an individual who is taking up education and
having his practice teaching outside the mother college.
ORIENTATION SEMINAR -is a program conducted before the start of practice
teaching that aims to orient the student teacher by the student teaching supervisor.
OUTSTANDING STUDENT TEACHER- is the student who performed excellently
and remarkable during the period of his practice teaching.
POST CONFERENCE – meeting of all the concerned observer in which everyone
share in giving constructive criticism and remedial recommendation, comments and
suggestion to the weakness of the demonstrator.
PRACTICE TEACHING – is designed only those actual activities involved in
actual teaching by a student teacher.
TEACHING DEMONSTRATION- showcase the extent to which the objectives of
the program have been achieved by the student teacher to demonstrate his/her ability
to teach a specific lesson in the presence of his/her supervisor and other observers.
TEACHING METHOD – is a combination of teacher and student activities
supported by the best available resources to produce an atmosphere where learning
can take place.
TEACHING TECHNIQUE – is any means used by the teacher to make the teaching
method effective.
PRINCIPLE – is a comprehensive law or doctrine on which the basic teaching skill
in making a critical analysis of the various problems related to the teaching is
acquired.
PROFESSION – is a vocation that is distinguished by a formal code of ethics and
with a maximum entrance of requirements of at least two years of professional
teaching.
STUDENT TEACHER- is an individual studying to be a teacher, engaged in student
teaching activities under the guidance and supervision of the administration.
STUDENT TEACHING PROGRAM – is a period of guided teaching job which
provides a prospective teaching requirement during on orientation participation and
actual teaching under continuous guidance and supervision of the cooperating teacher
and the college.
STUDENT TEACHER SUPERVISOR-a teacher who will assist the teaching
performance of the student teacher.
TEACHING – is a profession having a purposeful effort to hold the learner.
 CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
TEACHERS

RESOLUTION NO. 435 SERIES OF 1997

Pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (e), Article II.of R.A. No. 7836, otherwise
known as the “Philippines Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994” and Paragraph
(a), Section 6, P.D. No. 223, as amended, the Board for Professional Teachers”.

PREAMBLE
Teachers are duly licensed professional 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.

ARTICLE 1 SCOPE AND LIMITATION

Section 1. The Philippine Constitution provides that all educational institutions shall
offer quality education for all Filipino citizens, a vision that requires professionally
competent teachers committed to is full realization. The provisions of this Code shall
apply, therefore to all teachers in all schools in the Philippines.

Section 2. This Code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational
institutions at the pre-school, primary, elementary, and secondary levels whether
academic, vocational, special, technical, or non-formal. The term “teacher” shall
include industrial art or vocational teachers and all other persons performing
supervisory and/or administrative functions in all school at the aforesaid levels,
whether on full-time or part-time basis.

ARTICLE II – THE TEACHER AND THE STATE

Section 1. The schools are the nurseries of the state. Each teacher is a trustee of the
cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to transmit to
learners such heritage as well as to elevate national morality, promote national pride,
cultivate love of country, instil allegiance to the Constitution and respect for all duly
constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the state.
Section 2. Every teacher or school official shall actively help or carry out the declared
policies of the state, and shall take an oath to this effect.
Section 3. In the interest of the state of the Filipino people as much as of his own.
Every teacher shall be physically, mentally, and morally fit.
Section 4. Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to
duty.
Section 5. A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or
other partisan interest, and shall not directly, or indirectly, solicit, require, collect, or
receive any money, service, other valuable material from any person or entity for such
purposes.
Section 6. Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional rights
and responsibilities.
Section 7. A teacher shall not use his position or official authority of influence to
coerce any other person to follow any political course of action.
Section 8. Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the privilege of
sharing the product of his researches and investigations, provided that if the results are
inimical to the declared policies of the State, they shall be drawn to the proper
authorities for appropriate remedial action.

ARTICLE III – THE TEACHER AND THE COMMUNITY

Section 1. A teacher is a facilitator of learning and of the development of the youth;
he shall, therefore, render the best services by providing an environment conductive to
such learning.
Section 2. Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate
in community movements for moral, social, educational, economic, and civic
betterment.
Section 3. Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purposes
he shall behave and dignity at all times and refrain from such activities as gambling,
smoking, drunkenness and other excesses, much less illicit relations.
Section 4. Every teacher shall help- the school keep the people in the community, and
shall, therefore, study and understand local customs and traditions in order to have a
sympathetic attitude, therefore, refrain from disparaging the community.
Section 5. Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community
informed about the school’s work and accomplishments as well as its needs and
problems.
Section 6. Every teacher is an intellectual leader in the community especially in the
barangay, and shall welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when needed,
to extend counselling services, as appropriate, and to actively involve in matters
affecting the welfare of the people.
Section 7. Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official
relations with other professionals, with the government officials, and with the people,
individually or collectively.
Section 8. A teacher possesses freedom to attend church and worship, as appropriate,
but shall not use his position and influence to proselyte others.

ARTICLE IV – THE TEACHER AND THE PROFESSION

Section 1. Every teacher shall actively help insure that teaching is the noblest
profession, and shall manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a noble
calling.
Section 2. Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality
education, shall make the best preparation for the career of teaching, and shall be at
his best at all times in the practice of his profession.
Section 3. Every teacher shall participate in the continuing professional education
(CPE) program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall pursue such
studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and
strengthen his competence, virtues, and productivity in order to be nationally and
internationally competitive.
Section 4. Every teacher shall help, if duly authorized, to seek support for the school,
but shall not make improper misrepresentations through personal advertisement and
other questionable means.
Section 5. Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it a
dignified means for earning a decent living.

ARTICLE V - THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHING COMMUNITY

Section 1. Teachers shall , at all times , be imbued with the spirit of professional
loyalty, mutual confidence, and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common
good, and full cooperation with colleagues. When the best interest of the learners, the
school, or the profession is at stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one
another.
Section 2. A teacher is not entitled to claim for work not of his own, and shall give
due credit for the work of others which he may use.
Section 3. Before living his position, a teacher shall organize and leave to his
successor such records and data as are necessary to carry on the work.
Section 4. A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning
associates and the school, and shall not divulge to any one documents which have not
yet been officially released, or remove records from the files without official
permission.
Section 5. It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for what
may appear unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associate. This may be done
only if there is inconvertible evidence for such conduct.
Section 6. A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism
against an associate, preferably in writing, without violating any right of the
individual concerned.
Section 7. A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified,
provided that he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and
competence, provided, further, that all qualified candidates are given the opportunity
to be considered.

ARTICLE VI - THE TEACHER AND THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES IN THE

PHILIPPINES
Section 1. A teacher shall make it his duty to make an honest effort to understand and
support the legitimate policies of the school and the administration regardless of
professional feeling or private opinion and shall faithfully carry them out.
Section 2. A teacher shall not make any false accusation or charges against superiors,
especially under anonymity. However, if there are valid charges, he should present
such under oath to competent authority.
Section 3. A teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when
especial condition warrant a different procedure, such as when reforms are advocated
but are opposed by the immediate superior, in which case the teachers shall appeal
directly to the appropriate higher authority.
Section 4.A teacher, individually or as part of the group, has a right to seek redress
against injustice and discriminations, and to the extent possible, shall raise his
grievances within democratic processes. In doing so, he shall avoid jeopardizing the
interest and welfare of learners whose right to learn must be respected.
Section 5. A teacher has a right to invoke the principle that appointments, promotions,
and transfer of teachers are made only on the basis of merit and need in the interest of
service.
Section 6. A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live
up to his contract, assuming full knowledge of the employment terms and condition.

ARTICLE VIII – THE TEACHER AND LEARNERS

Section 1. A teacher has the right and duly determined the academic marks and the
promotion of learners in the subject they handle. Such determination shall be in
accordance with generally accepted producers of evaluation and measurement. In case
of any complaint, teachers concerned shall immediately take appropriate actions,
observing the process.
Section 2. A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are his
first and foremost concern and shall handle each learner justly and impartially.
Section 3. Under no circumstances shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory
against learner.
Section 4.A teacher shall not accept favours or gifts from learners, their parents or
others in their behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if
underserved.
Section 5. A teacher shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any remuneration from
tutorials other than what is authorized for such service.
Section 6. A teacher shall base the evaluation of learner’s work on merit and qualify
of academic performance.
Section 7. In a situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop
between teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion
to avoid scandal, gossip, and preferential treatment of the learner.
Section 8. A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor
make deduction on their scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly
not manifestations of poor scholarship.
Section 9. A teacher shall ensure that the conditions contributively to the maximum
development of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in
preventing or solving learner’s problem and difficulties.

ARTICLE IX - THE TEACHER AND PARENTS

Section 1. A teacher shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents and
shall conduct himself to merit their confidence and respect.
Section 2. A teacher shall inform their parents, through proper authorities, of the
progress of deficiencies of learners’ under him exercising utmost candor and tact in
pointing out learners’ deficiencies and in seeking parent’s cooperation for the proper
guidance and improvement of learners.
Section 3. A teacher shall hear parent’s complaints with sympathy and understanding,
and shall discouraged unfair criticism.
ARTICLE X - THE TEACHER AND BUSINESS
Section 1. A teacher has a right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income
generation, provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work.
Section 2. A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to financial matters
such as in settlement of his debts, loans and other financial affairs.
Section 3. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be financially
interested in, any commercial venture which furnish textbooks and other school
commodities in the purchase or disposal of which he can exercise official influence,
except only when his assignments is inherently related to such purchase and disposal,
provided that shall be in accordance with existing regulations.

ARTICLE XI - THE TEACHER AS A PERSON

Section 1.A teacher shall live with dignity at all times.
Section 2. A teacher shall place premium upon self-respect and self-discipline of
personal behaviour in all relationship with others in all situations.
Section 3. A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could
serve model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and others.
Section 4. A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God or Being as a guide of
his own destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.

ARTICLE XII - DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Section 1. Any violation of any provision of his Code shall be sufficient ground for
the imposition against the erring teacher of disciplinary action consisting of
revocation of his Certificate of Registration and License as Professional Teacher,
suspension from the practice of teaching profession, reprimand, or cancellation of his
temporary/special permit under causes specified in Sec. 23, Article III or R.A. No.
7836, and under rule 31, Article VIII, of the rules and Regulations Implementing R.A.
No. 7836.