Study Guide in Prof.Ed.

103-The Teaching Profession Module 5: Unit 5 –The Teacher as A Professional

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Review Exercises
Name: Ronald Peralta Soriano_______________ Date: 23 December 2021
Year & Section: ETEAAP Second Semester (A.Y. 2021-2022) Score:__________

Activity 1.1 Critical Questions: Reflect and write your answer to the following questions
1.Does the professionalization of teaching have an impact on you as a future teacher?
As a future educator, I believe that professionalization of teaching has become a useful platform of
the government to oversee and regulate the profession in the Philippines. In fact, every country
adopts similar standardization processes for their local teachers. By passing the licensure
examinations, aspiring teachers guarantee that they have sufficient pedagogical knowledge and
expertise on their subject matters. Once teachers are in the educational system, the Department of
Education and CHED, for example, conducts skills and development trainings to improve and
further train teachers to be more relevant and up to date with the contemporary practices and
strategies. I fully support the mission and vision of DepEd and CHED, as they ensure that Filipino
teachers are equipped with the proper credentials to practice the profession; no wonder Filipino
teachers are globally in demand—because aside from their commitment to the teaching standards
and proper credentialling processes, they are also one of the most creative and hardworking teachers
in the world.

2. The Board of Professional Teachers is described as a collegial body in Sec.5 Article II of RA 7836.
What does collegial body mean?
From what I understand, a collegial body is a government entity whose power to execute is conferred
on its members. Thus, the Board of Professional Teachers, under direct oversight and administrative
control from the Philippine Regulation Commission, consists of five members duly appointed by the
president of the Philippine republic to execute authority and perform duties and responsibilities
expected of them.

3. What is required of teachers covered by Section 26 of RA 9293 who have not practice their
profession for the past five years?
According to Section 26 of RA 9293, the requirements for an aspiring teacher in the Philippines
include: (a) being a Filipino citizen, (b) of good moral character, (c) is physically/mentally fit to
practice teaching, and (d) has minimum educational qualifications, i.e., BS Elem. Educ. or its
equivalent for an aspiring kindergarten or elementary teacher; BS Educ. with a major/minor or a
Bachelor’s degree in Arts or Sciences with at least 18 units of professional education for aspiring
secondary school teachers; a Bachelor’s degree in the field of specialization with 18 units of
professional education for aspiring secondary vocational teachers or teachers of two-year technical
courses.

4. Explain the meaning of “exigencies of the service” referred to in Section 6 of the magna carta as
regards transfer of a teacher from one station to another.
The term exigencies of the service describes ‘situations where service is urgently needed and any delay in
its execution will adversely affect the outcome of service to clients.’ Thus, if the transfer of the teacher
to another station is exigent, the superintendent of the school can effect such transfer and notify the
teacher concerned of the reason/s of transfer. The teacher can appeal to the Director of Public

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Schools to contest the decision by the superintendent, when he/she believes that such transfer is
unjust.

5. Actual classroom teaching a day should not exceed six hours. What can be some reasons behind
this limit on teaching hours?
According to Section 13 of RA 4670, the actual classroom teaching a day should not exceed six
hours, so as “to give the teacher time for the preparation and correction of exercises and other work
incidental to his/her normal teaching duties.” This is not absolute, however, as he/she can be asked
to teach ‘more than six hours but not exceeding eight hours’ in case exigencies of the service is
required.

6.What is the importance of Batas Pambansa Blg.232?

The Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, or simply the Education Act of 1982, was enacted to “govern both
formal and non-formal systems in public and private schools in all levels of the entire educational
system.” The State’s policy for enacting the Act is “to establish and maintain a complete, adequate
and integrated system of education relevant to the goals of national development,” with the goals of
(a) advancing economic and social progress in the republic, (b) ensuring the maximum participation
of the citizens in the enjoyment of such progress, and (c) “to achieve and strengthen national unity
and preserve, develop and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing
world.”

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Study Guide in Prof.Ed.103-The Teaching Profession Module 5: Unit 5 –The Teacher as A Professional

Review Exercises
Name: Ronald Peralta Soriano_______________ Date: 23 December 2021
Year & Section: ETEAAP Second Semester (A.Y. 2021-2022) Score:__________

Activity 1.2. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter only from the space provided

c______1. Toward the end of the school year, the mother of one of the candidates for honors
visits you to ask about her child’s chances of graduating with honors. She brings a basket of fruits
in season for you. What should you do?

a. Reject the basket of fruits and tell her that you have enough at home.
b. Accept the fruits and assure the mother that the daughter will be given honor student.
c. Respectfully reject the offer and explain that you might be accused of bribery.
d. Explain the chance of the daughter objectively and graciously accept the offer.

b______2. Which of the following is NOT correct under the Code of Ethics for Teachers
regarding teacher and business?

a. No teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of, or be financially interested in any
commercial venture which furnishes textbooks and other school commodities.
b. A teacher has no right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income generation.
c. A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to the financial matters such as in the
settlement of his debts and loans in arranging satisfactorily his private financial affairs.
d. None of the above.

d______3. Every teacher shall participate in the_____ program of the PRC and shall pursue other
studies as will improve his efficiency, prestige, and strengthen his or her competence.

a. Professional Enhancement
b. Maximizing Learning Competence
c. Continuing Educational Enhancement
d. Continuing Professional Education

b______4. During the distribution of the report card, which of the following must be the foremost
concern of a teacher?

a. Discuss the projects of the school.

b. Discuss the progress as well as the deficiencies of the students.
c. Discuss the unsettled bill of the students.
d. Discuss the complaints of other teachers and classmates of the students.

c______5. Miss Reyes is a new teacher like you. During her first few weeks in school, she felt like
quitting teaching. At the end of the day she is totally burned out. If you were in her place from
whom will you ask assistance?

a. from the principal

b. from the parents
c. from co-teachers
d. from pupils

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