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Book Resource The Teacher
Book Resource The Teacher
The teacher occupies the highest position in society since time immemorial- as a
transmitter of knowledge, wisdom, and values from one generation to the next.
the divine. Full respect and proper reverence and reserved, most of the time, to
the model of truth and transparency. Teachers from the remote past acquired
natural phenomena, rise and fall of the empires, philosophies of different ages
through oral tradition and written accounts, and so on. In the east, Confucius is
considered as the great ethical teacher during imperial period. The Sophists in
the Greek culture were highly acclaimed as the teachers who received payments
institutions for the teaching profession, the parents and the elders at home acted
priests and other, words, the teacher is a role model in both words and actions.
The term teach is derived from the Old English taecan, which means " to show".
learning. There are some points for the teachers to serve as "guides" or "mirror"
kin order that this chosen career would be productive and efficient.
thorough preparations, both mind and body, which has no limit as far as learning
is concerned. One should know that the knowledge of the teacher must be
superb to the students and not vice -versa. No student is greater than his
teacher, as the old saying goes. The teaching profession can never be
considered as dead-end career for those who failed and were rejected from non-
teacher education courses. The Parental advise like “Anak, mag education ka
nalang dahil mahina ang ulo mo para sa ibang kurso" ruins reduces to rubble the
dignity and honor of such top most profession, a teaching career requires a lot of
preparation before imparting any knowledge and skill. The good quality of
by the school. Fewer budgets that affect the salary of the teachers may shake
The teacher must be mature enough to separate his teaching career from his
uncontrollable passion like anger, lust, favouritisms, and vengeance. When the
personal life of the teacher dominates him inside the classroom or school
campus and prevails over his noble teaching career, the transfer of learning
would be affected and the students would gain poor knowledge. Someone who is
schedule. The teacher must treat all his students equally and charitably as far as
learning is concerned even if one of the students is his enemy's child. However,
such separation of teaching career from personal life does not necessarily mean
that what the teacher taught inside the classroom (e.g., values education)
confines not only to his students but to himself as well. The teacher is the model
of his words and doctrines. Instruction is baseless and meaningless if the teacher
Every individual encounters and experiences frustration in life. The teacher may
be frustrated in teaching or dealing with other teachers in one way or another for
several reasons. Frustration occurs when an individual teacher does not meet
what he expects from his students, co-teachers, or school officials. Probably, the
teacher needs extra training and additional to enrich his knowledge and
especially when the teacher is working in the midst of high calibre instructors who
studies from different colleges and universities around the world. but it must end
up to that. One has to take challenge in one way or another to attune himself to
uncharitable chitchat have no space for a good teacher who upholds morality. In
order to avoid any frustration in his teaching career, the teacher needs to
evaluate himself to know fully what expertise he has and consequently develop it
at his own innovation and invention. Every teacher possesses a special gift and
expertise that needs discovery and development to make his career more
A matured teacher has to face fearlessly the status of his profession. He should
know how to pause or stop momentarily to evaluate his teaching career before
going to the finish line. The knowledge acquired by the students would reflect
that of the teacher who imparts it. Poor knowledge gained by the students, most
often than not, shows vividly what the teacher has taught. If the teacher is
destructive and effective (ineffective) his words and actions to his pupils and co-
teachers, who believe in God, because they considered their career as a call
2. Preparations of Teachers
Nobody could teach and instruct in any formal school without undergoing
sufficient and painful preparation for a great task-teaching. Any candidate for
teacher education who is languid to read books, lethargic in doing research, and
lousy may not be a good teacher and model for his students in the future.
21. Physical
Any individual who prefers to be a teacher must Physically fit. Body fitness
implies balance diet, constant physical exercise, endurance to hard work, and
good grooming. The physique of the teacher in front of his students speaks
silently in several ways with various meanings. Several elementary and high
school students, for instance, coined their teacher with another name based on
his physical appearance like kuba, pandak, galis, and other funny identities.
2.2 Intellectual
The teacher must be knowledgeable enough regarding his field or subject matter.
Students easily admire teacher who is an academic expert, talented, well versed
classroom settings, there are students who praise their teacher if the latter knows
very well the subject matter and laugh if he "fools around" the learners. Teaching
is not just uttering meaningless words, threatening the learners through endless
random recitations, praying and making sermon for the whole period (especially
when the subject matter has nothing to do with religion, theology or catechism),
persuading the students to buy goods or raffle tickets from the teachers, or telling
stories concerning personal experiences or escapades of the latter. An
innovation and constant preparation for the benefits of his students. He has no
2.3 Emotional
Emotion must be guided by reason all the time especially when an individual is
comes to guiding and disciplining the learner. The tone of voice, facial
part of the learner. Leniency should be applied according to the needs and level
of every learner.
2.4 Moral
Moral preparation for every candidate for teaching profession is a must and
obligatory. The teacher is a model of morality and ethics to his students. The
to its moral standard. The teacher possesses no rights to deviate good acts, for
his personal interest, into evil deed in front of his students. One should not forget
that the teacher is building moral people that will do the will of God. Truthfulness
2.5 Spiritual
Nobody could deny that Filipino people believe in the Supreme being. It implies
that every individual possesses soul and spirit aside from his earthly body, as the
basic religious doctrines put it. In other words, one has to care for his soul and
prayer and worship. Thus, the teacher, being a living example to the learners,
must reserve a special moment(everyday) to keep silent, be absorbed in prayer,
and feel the divine presence. God conveys his message spiritually in silent hours
praying is like tree, which receives no water, air, and sunlight. It withers sooner or
later.
Everyone has specific role to perform in life but the role of the teacher is
learner's mind, body, heart, and spirit for him to become the mover and
31. Disciplinarian
To discipline implies to ensure that every learner obeys the school rules and
explained clearly before implementing it based on the right and dignity of human
Moreover, the teacher has no right to defame or deprecate the learner in public
The teacher guides his students and is always ready to give his advise for the
benefit and good of the learners. Several students perform poorly in academic
materials, parental attention and affection, and the like. In this case, the teacher
cannot go on with his lesson for it may end up nothing. The teacher has to touch
the, life of the learner and his parents by mediating both to help solve the
In the Philippine educational system, the curriculum comes from the top officials
this reality, the teacher must be flexible to adapt the given curriculum to the
needs of the learner in the locality, community, and region. It must be considered
by the teaching personnel that the curriculum made for the urbanized metropolis
the teaching personnel must consider that the classroom instruction is not
separated or has nothing to do with the learner experiences and does at home or
in society.
The Teacher should see to it from time to time if the curriculum answers the
needs of the learner and community. The curriculum is said to be effective if the
result of learning is useful for the benefits of the society, otherwise, it has to be
revised and updated. In evaluating the current curriculum, the evaluator needs to
assess, as well, if the course of learning goes along with the predominating
technology and media that influence a lot of students without setting aside the
values from tradition, culture, and religion. School curriculum is designed and
3.5 Researcher
A good teacher does not rely on one reference book that he purchased years
back or borrowed from the library or friend. effective and efficient research is the
soul and spirit of an excellent teaching in which the learner captivates knowledge
from his teacher, the educator makes his research not only from the written
instructional materials theorized by countless authors, but also from the reality of
The teacher is the moulder and framer of one's mind, habit, values, and tradition.
The future of the nation is in the hands of the educators and teachers. Change
occurs only if the teacher is good and sound enough to influence the learner,
which entails practicing what he teaches. Action speaks louder than words.
4. CLASSROOM TEACHER
The teacher enjoys full authority over his pupils inside the classroom, however,
such power becomes limited when the human rights and dignity of his students
discipline, open all possibilities to acquire new skills, and develop one's
personality. He cannot force the learner to learn if the latter is not ready yet to
absorb knowledge. It has its own time and phase. Patience and understanding
4.1 Planner
The teacher plans daily activities of his class for a week and posts it’s in advance
so that the leaners may know what to do. It is better if, from time to time, the
Learning is said to be more vibrant and interesting if the teacher motivates the
4.2 Organizer
The teacher organizes the classroom activities in a way that the learners find it
appealing. He may organize educational tour that will give additional knowledge
be found inside the school premises. Enjoying the rides in several perya and
roaming inside the mall may not be considered as educational but serve as
4.3 Supervisor
The teacher has the responsibility to supervise the learners' aptitude and their
activities. he has to treat them individually in order to monitor the needs of every
five students, as most teachers in both primary and secondary public schools are
4.4 Director
The teacher directs all classroom activities throughout the year. He enjoys
teacher should know the direction of his lesson, where to begin and where to
4.5 Innovator
changes and alterations. the lessons are to be adopted to the changing world,
be modified in a way that the learner finds it catchy and valuable. As classroom
innovator, the teacher may change the typical arrangement of the learning area
The teacher's morale in the classroom has to correspond with his daily social life.
His good and exemplary life must radiate extensively to other people in the
The teacher is always a teacher wherever he goes. His life outside the classroom
will reflect the kind of educator he is. As a model, the teacher leads a society
The code of Ethics for professional Teachers defines clearly that the 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
money, service, other valuable material from any person or entity and
THE LEARNER
his parents and elders at home, school teachers and instructors, and religious
ministers and leaders of his respective religion, sect, denomination, or cult. The
influence of media strongly manipulates and persuades the mind and emotions of
the television viewers, radio listeners, and newspaper readers that result, most
often than not, to mystification and misperception of social issues and standard.
media practitioners (in society), and teachers (in schools) toward the learner,
implies that parents, teachers, and pastors must have a constant inter-dialogue,
The domestic instructions of parents, classroom lessons of the teachers, and the
sermons of pastors in the pulpit should be in harmony with one another to form
Human formation should focus not only on a person's character and intellectual
1. HUMAN DIMENSION
learning is concerned.
1.1 Genetic
scientific studies and researches concerning the origin and gradual formation of
an individual from conception to death. Complex characters and traits from both
male and female parent are genetically inherited by the offspring during the
and equipped enough to deal with different behaviours of learners that most often
than not challenge the patience of instructors. Besides, the readiness to learn of
every student differs since each of them received dissimilar preschool instruction
at home.
animal that is always subjected to the laws of nature. Many view the human mind
at the early life as some sort of empty (tabula rasa) or undeveloped entity into
free and responsible for he enjoys the prerogative and right to choose any action
that suits his capability. Human beings attach meaning to everything. the teacher
must help and guide the student to discover the uniqueness of self so that the
Let the students create their own way and build their own principles and
philosophies in life in the light of ethical standard that respects God's creation.
1.3 Others
A human person lives with others in society. This "others' look, think, behave,
and live like him, as far as humanity is concerned. He is neither greater nor
for every individual and inviolable throughout the ages. The teacher has to
remind the learner that he is not living alone in the environment, for there are
others, too. Thus, the student must know how to respect others' rights, principles,
2. CULTURAL DIMENSION
The culture of an individual is learned and acquired from his parents and peers in
2.1 Habit
The word habit is derived from Latin habitus, which means " How you are", that
later developed along the lines of both outward condition or appearance (such as
apparel and body accessories) and inner condition or quality, nature, and
character (later came to mean 'usual way of behaving'). Thus, habit is something
that is done on such a regular basis that it becomes normal to act in this way and
can be difficult to stop. In various classroom situations the teacher may notice
colorful attire that do not match with each tone, writing or scraping on any surface
2.2 Tradition
The term tradition is taken from the Latin trans+dare, which means, across or
particular culture. In some remote provinces and barrios, when one of the
student's relatives die, the teacher allows the classmates of the bereaved student
to participate during the funeral wake and rites. Hence, classes are suspended
ways like pistang bayan, pista ng patron, pasasalamat, and the like. Such
traditions are deeply rooted in religion, which most Filipinos are fond of, and
2.3 Culture
Culture, in this sense, is shared belief, customs, practices, and social behavior of
different people. An individual learner inside the classroom vividly exhibits the
culture of his particular family. The teacher may notice the accent of his pupil
when he speaks, his way of dealing with his classmates, and the manner he
behaves during class discussion. The teacher has the duty and responsibility to
enrich and uphold a particular culture of his pupils. In some instances, the
instructor may not easily understand and accept the culture of the learner who
came from the remote place where the way of life of the people is extremely
3. Spiritual Dimension
Religious leaders taught their community that man is a composition of body, soul,
Christianized Filipinos embraced the belief that the spiritual dimension of man is
more important than his body that would die sooner or later.
like gods, demons, heaven, hell, prayer, good and bad actions, religious
ministries, love offerings(or donasyon), anitos, diwata, and so on. The religious
education at home occurs at the first crucial years of a child in which his
When the child reaches his full maturity, he continuous living with his infused
faith, but others surf and choose other religious beliefs by sharing with friends,
selects, definitively, if not temporarily, his own religious group embracing its
doctrines and principles through baptism (of his own choice). The teacher should
exhibit fair treatment of students under the banner of education and not beneath
the placard of religious affiliation that in several instances divides people. The
rights recruit new members (using his power and influence inside the classroom)
for their religious group is considered an unfair practice of religion in the light of
There are individuals who behave much different from the existing religious
beliefs and biases perceiving that such doctrines are unattainable and far from
the real human life here and now (hic et nunc). Instead of observing and applying
those prevailing dogmas, some Filipino theists structured and created their own
set of belief and morality which were originally adapted from the existing tends
with a little bit of addition and subtraction to fit their needs. The gods that they
established was abot-kamay and not from a distance that every member could
easily approach anytime they need and required no donasyon, ritual fees, and
4. MORAL DIMENSION
The moral standard at home must go hand-in-hand with the ethical standard in
Every student in the classroom belongs to their own family, which is guided by
some sort of ethical principles and moral practices inherited by his parents from
both lineages over time. Dos and don’ts steer the whole family affairs every day
through parental injunction. In this case, the teacher may possibly notice among
his students that some of them behave differently from one another. Even the
behaviour of the teacher differs from one another. Even the behaviour of the
teacher differs from his students as well. The concept of students concerning
"right" and wrong or "good" and bad" is deeply rooted in the values of his family.
some learners were born outside the wedlock, others are abandoned by their
parents, many of them belong to caring and loving family, but majority comes
from the poorest families who have no financial security, thus affecting the
children's education and economic life. Such economic and affective conditions
The society, where different ethnic groups interact with one another, is the
melting pot of moral actions, right conduct, and good demeanour. The morality in
which an individual may acquire from his social interaction have emerged from
religious ministers, private entrepreneurs, and the like. Social ethical standard,
more often than not, is very much influential and domineering than from what the
learner acquired from his parents and teacher. The media practitioners can do a
structures his own personal morality to suit his necessity at the moment.
Personal morality implies adaption of attitudes and behaviour from the screen
sex, heroic acts to please peers, and deceiving one's parent or guardian in order
to ask more money for "other/personal" fancies. The kind of morality that prevails
among the majority of young learners and adults are subjective and relative that
5. INTELLECTUAL DIMENSION
The intellectual capability of an individual is very important for the progress and
The Child develops his physical, intellectual, social, and emotional aspects that
infant grows into a capable young person who has mastered language, is self-
aware, can think and rationalize, has a distinctive personality, socializes with
others.
sheet or tabula rasa that can be provided with new knowledge, skills, and
knowledgeable about child's mental growth and development. The first five years
years will serve as his foundation for adulthood. The parents are the fundamental
springboard of knowledge through which the child acquires and learns, while the
formation. It is impressive and laudable on the part of the parents if a child knows
a little bit of reading, writing, and arithmetic at the beginning of his first grade.
The parents must be knowledgeable of the subject matters of their child so that
The intellectual ability of a child develops rapidly during infancy. After few
months’ infants can recognize and categorize objects in terms of shape, color,
size, or texture. Several studies revealed that infants could retrieve memories
when given appropriate cues like sounds or objects that were present during the
first event. By the end of the first year, infants differentiate between male and
another object (let's say box or stool) to use for climbing. When a tenth month old
infant asked, for instance, where his mother is, his eyes usually look in her
direction.
The intellectual capabilities of early childhood are remarkable but still limited
because there are some previous events that they can recall incoherently but fail
to remember the crucial parts. The reason for forgetting past events by the pre-
schoolers is that they are attracted wo another event or experience in which their
concerning things they see around. Whatever answer is given by the parents to
the pre-schoolers begets another question. Proper use of numbers comes a little
by little because most children found it difficult to follow the fundamental rules of
numbers. Pre-schoolers acquire new words daily and start to form their own
sentences.
Age six or seven is the beginning of formal education of children in which their
fundamental of science and math, and could easily memorize a spelling list or