EDUCATION 2.

THE TEACHING PROFESSION

MODULE 2
HISTORICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING
IN THE PHILIPPINES

What is the lesson about?

The lesson is focused on the historical milieu of teaching in the Philippines. It will also
discuss different periods and some of their legal underpinnings.

What will you learn?

Historical and Legal Foundations of Teaching in the Philippines

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Objectives:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the lesson by answering the questions asked in the
Activity after reading.
2. Make a timeline of the historical events regarding teaching in the Philippines through a
triad.
3. Collaborate with your triadic partners in contrasting two important legal bases about
teaching and why they are important.

Activities:
Let’s Try This!
1.1 Pre-Assessment. What do you already know about this lesson? Match A with B for the
descriptions and answers.
A B
__1. American period a. Parents and tribal leaders taught children.
__2. Spanish period b. Presidential Decree (PD) 1006
__3. Pre-Spanish period c. Republic Act (RA) 7836
__4. First legal document to professionalize teaching d. Republic Act (R.A.) 4670
__ 5. Regulation of the licensure examination e. Thomasites came to teach Filipinos.
f. A Normal school was run by the Jesuits
to educate male teachers in Manila.
Which were you familiar with? Now, let’s read. Your text is in a power point presentation. The
succeeding activity needs answers from it.

Let’s Study. Fill out the grid with the correct answers.
1.__________ 2.__________ American 3.__________ 4. Post-
War/Contemporary
a. No formal a. a. a. a.
schools
b. Parents b. b. b. b. R.A. 7836
taught their
children

Let’s Apply.

With your triadic partners, make a timeline of the historical foundations of teaching in the
Philippines, with a short description for each of them.

Let’s reflect.
In two paragraphs, Explain the importance of studying the historical foundations of teaching in
the Philippines and contrast two legal bases or laws enacted. (Triadic task)

References:

Aguas, J. link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-13-1179-6_147-1

Bilbao, P., Corpuz, B, et al. (2018) The Teaching Profession 4th Edition Lorimar
Publishing Incorporated.

Casambre, N. The Impact of American Education in the Philippines. (n.d.)

deped.gov.ph/about- deped/history//#:~:text=Under%20the%20Japanese%20regime
%20%20the,the%20Department%20of%20Public%20Instruction

scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/47216/EDPVol20%234_7-14.pdf

slideshare.net Pabilona, N. The History of Philippines Education.

slideshare.net/rowenativoli.(Feb.2010)Historical- Perspective-of-the-Philippine-Educational-
System

Prepared and submitted by:

SANDRA A. CASITAS
MPE Department