Lesson 1

Teaching
as a Profession
Reporters :

Cisneros, Kerr Axle Galero, Raymond

Lasmarias, Syrielin Atibagos, Anafe
ICEBREAKER
Instruction:
Read the following instances when the word
"Professional" is used. Add some more
Instances, if you can. As a group, explain what
the word "Professional" means in each case.
1. One night, cellphones were stolen right
there from your home while you were asleep.
There was no indication of forced entry, so
you claimed that the manner by which your
cellphone was stolen was highly professional.
2. Father tells floor tile setter whom he asked
to work on a newly constructed bathroom
"Gusto ko yong gawang propesyonal, malinis
at maganda."
3. She is highly professional in her ways. She
deals with everyone including her daughter -
employee professionally.
4. "How unprofessional of her to act that way.
Teacher pa naman din."
5. Medical doctors, lawyers, education
consultants are entitled to professional fees
(PF) for expert services rendered.
6. After his oath taking as a professional
teacher, he was congratulated and was told
"now you are truly a professional."
"Without hard work and discipline it is
difficult to be a top professional."
 Learning objectives

Explain the meaning of teaching as a

profession

Trace the historical development of

teaching as a profession in the
Philippines
 In the words "professional manner,"
"gawang propesyonal," "professional fee
for expert services rendered" the word
"professional" implies one who possesses
Teaching as a skill and competence / expertise.
profession
"Highly professional" "unprofessional to
act that way" imply a code of ethics by
which a professional person abide. In short,
a professional is one who conforms to the
technical or ethical standards of a
profession. So two elements of a
profession are Competence and a Code of
Ethics.
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
01. 02. 03.

Initial Professional Accreditation Licensing

Education

04. 05. 06.

Professional Code of Ethics

Professional Societies
Development
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
01.

Initial Professional
Education
Professionals generally begin
their professional lives by
completing a university
program in their chosen fields
teacher education, engineering,
nursing, accountancy
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
02.

Accreditation University programs are approved

by a regulatory body like the
Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) in the Philippines to
ensure that graduates from these
recognized programs start their
professional lives with
competence.
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
03.

Licensing Licensing is mandatory, not

voluntary and is administered
by a government authority. In
the Philippines, this
government authority is the
Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC).
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
04.

Professional
Development This is an ongoing professional
education that maintains or improves
professionals' knowledge and skills
after they begin professional practice.
In the Philippines this is Continuing
Professional Development mandated
by RA 10912, otherwise known as the
CPD Act of 2016.
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
05.

Professional Societies Professionals see themselves as part

of a community of like-minded
individuals who put their professional
standards above the individual self-
interest or their employer's self-
interest. These professional societies
put dedication to the public interest
and commitment to moral and
ethical values.
 THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
06.

Code of Ethics Each profession has a code of ethics

to ensure that its practitioners
behave responsibly. The code states
what professionals should do.
Professionals can be ejected from
their professional societies or lose
their licenses to practice for
violating the code of ethics.
 Summary
Teaching is a profession. It requires:

1) long years of initial professional education

2) the attainment of a college/university degree
recognized by a regulatory body, CHED
3) a licensure examination called the Licensure
Examination for Teachers (LET)
4) Continuing Professional Development, and
5) Adherence to the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers
Is professionalization synonymous to professionalism?
(Think of this: When teaching was professionalized with
the passing of RA 7836, did this mean all teachers
automatically demonstrated professionalism? Refer to
Appendix A for the full text of RA 7836.)
 The Historical Development of
Teaching as a Profession in the
Philippines
Presidential Decree 1006, issued in 1976 by President
Ferdinand E. Marcos, professionalized teaching in the
Philippines. This decree aimed to ensure that the urgent
recruitment of teachers would not compromise qualitative
standards. It recognized teaching as a profession, highlighting
the importance of teachers in nation-building and emphasizing
the need for their professional status to boost morale and
acknowledge their vital role in society.
In 1994, the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act aimed
to enhance education quality through proper supervision and
regulation of the teaching profession.

In the pre-Hispanic period, formal schooling and teacher

preparation were absent; education was carried out by parents
and tribal leaders.
Paz Ramos, former Dean of the College of Education at the
University of the Philippines, Diliman, notes that the roots of
teacher education in the Philippines can be traced back to the
Spanish government in the mid-eighteenth century. It began
with a Royal Decree in 1765 mandating each village to have a
teacher, and further regulations were put in place in 1772. It
wasn't until 1863 that a more comprehensive effort was made
to modernize teacher education in the country.
The Spanish period in the Philippines saw the establishment of
a free public school system in 1863, with separate schools for
boys and girls in each municipality. The Spanish missionaries
served as teachers, and a normal school run by Jesuits trained
male teachers. Schools for women were not established until
1875, making the Spaniards pioneers in teacher training.
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.
AMERICAN REGIME
During the American regime,
American soldiers served as
the first teachers.
 In 1901, the Philippine
Commission enacted into
law Act 74 which created
the Department of Public
Instruction.
Purpose of the Philippine Law, Act No. 74
The purpose of this law is to establish a
Department of Public Instruction in the
Philippine Islands.
It also appropriates funds for the
organization and maintenance of a
Normal School, a Trade School, and an
Agricultural School.
 -There was a shortage of
teachers. The Philippine
Commission authorized the
Secretary of Public Instruction to
bring to the Philippines 600
teachers from USA.
THOMASITES
 the Americans gave
bright young Filipino
students opportunity to
take up higher education
in American colleges and
universities financed by
the Phil. Government.
PENSIONADOS
 LAW ACT 74 TIMELINE
01. 03.
02.

1901 1928 1949

 LAW ACT 74 TIMELINE
01.

1901

provided for the establishment of

Philippine Normal School (PNS) in
Manila.
For more than two decades, PNS
offered a two-year general secondary
education program.
LAW ACT 94 TIMELINE

02.

1928

it became a junior college

offering a two-year program to
graduates of secondary schools
 LAW ACT 94 TIMELINE

03.

1949
the Philippine Normal School,
renamed Philippine Normal College,
offered the four-year Bachelor of
Science in Elementary Education.
Other four year teacher education
courses followed after.
 Teaching became a profession in 1976
with PD. 1006.
SUMMARY The requirement of a licensure
examination for teachers was
enacted only in 1994 with the passing
of RA. 7836,
There was no formal preparation for
teachers during the pre-Hispanic
times.
 during the Spanish period men
were trained as maestros by The
SUMMARY Jesuits. A few years later maestras
were also trained
In 1901, a two-year preparation for
teachers was given by Philippine
Normal School. Then the two years
became four years.
THANK
YOU
Quiz Time

A. Multiple Choice
1. Based on the elements of a profession given in this Lesson,
can the taxi driver be considered a professional? - Analysis

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.
Quiz Time

2. Which are elements of a profession like teaching? - Analysis

I. Long years of professional education

II. Passing the 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.
Quiz Time

3. It is where your professional life begin by completing a

university program of your chosen fields.

A. Licensing
B. Initial Professional Education
C. Code of Ethics
D. Accreditation
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4. This is mandatory and administered by

Professional Regulation Commision.

A. Professional Societies
B. Accreditation
C. Licensing
D. Professional Development
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5. What is the best definition of “Code of Ethics“, among the

following:
A. A set of ethical guidelines that outline ideal behavior in various
professional situations.
B. A framework of rules and standards designed to ensure legal
compliance within an organization.
C. A formal declaration of an organization's core values and principles to
guide employee actions.
D. A strategic plan that emphasizes integrity and transparency in
achieving business goals.
Quiz Time
B. True or False

Let's find out how much you know about the history
of teaching in the country. Write TRUE if the
statement is correct and FALSE if it is wrong.

1. As early as the Spanish period, teaching was

considered a profession.
Quiz Time

2. It was the Americans who elevated teaching in

the Philippines as a profession.

3. Teaching was elevated to a profession only in 1994

with the passage of RA 7836.
Quiz Time

4. There is no other legal document that

professionalized teaching other than The Teachers'
Professionalization Act of 1994.

5. In the Post - Hispanic period the formal schooling

and teacher preparation were absent; education
was carried out by parents and tribal leaders.
Quiz Time
IDENTIFICATION
__ 1. ONE WHO POSSESSES SKILL AND COMPETENCE/EXPERTISE.

__2.APPROVED BY A REGULATORY BODY LIKE COMMISION ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO

ENSURE THAT GRADUATES FROM THSE RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS START THEIR
PROFESSIONAL LIVES.

__3. THEY PUT DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND COMMITMENT TO MORAL
AND ETHICAL VALUES.

__4. WHAT DO WE CALL THE 600 AMERICAN TEACHERS THAT WENT HERE IN THE
PHILIPPINES.

__5. HE WAS THE PRESIDENT WHO ISSUED THE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1006 IN 1976.
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