NAME: DATE: September 7, 2022

COURSE & YEAR: BSED – IV Mathematics

Activity 1: THE TEACHER WE REMEMBER:

Based on the given activity, answer the following questions: (5 points each)

1. From the PPSTs, the Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Standards and the TEDx videos that
you viewed, what competencies does a great teacher possess?
Based from the PPSTs, the Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Standards and the TEDx
videos that I viewed, a great teacher possesses competencies. Great teachers never stop
learning. The next step is to advance from proficient to highly proficient after obtaining the
qualification to become a professional teacher. A great teacher, on the other hand, knows and
understands what to teach, assists students in learning, engages with the community, and strives
to become a better teacher every day, according to the frameworks provided by the Southeast
Asia Teachers Competency Standards. Being a teacher entails taking on a larger role that extends
beyond the classroom. Great teachers, according to the video I watched, have a deep
understanding of their students. They are also a very good listener which is very important for a
teacher. Great teachers are capable of bringing out the best in their students. Regardless of the
difficulties their students are facing, they have a deep understanding and can see beyond. They
help each student recognize their own worth, destiny, and purpose, which influences their future
decisions.

2. Are those competencies limited only to professional competencies?

No, the competencies I listed above are not limited to professional skills only. Personal
attributes are also required of all teachers in order for teaching and learning to be succ essful. It
is essential to provide students with precise knowledge because they rely on what their teachers
teach them. Personal characteristics of a teacher are very important for a better relationship
within the classroom and in the larger community to which a teacher belongs. A teacher must try
to understand and support each of his/her students to the best of their abilities in a classroom
with different backgrounds and skill levels.

3. For a teacher to be great, it is enough to possess the professional competencies to plan a

lesson, execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess learning, compute and report grades?
Explain your answer.
In my own opinion and observation, I think it is not enough to only possess the
professional competencies to plan a lesson, execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess
learning, compute and report grades. Though these are the job or responsibilities of a teacher
but to be a great teacher, one must also possess a good personal characteristics because it the
teacher’s engagement or relationship with his/her students is very important. He/she must
understands the interests, problems or any challenges that his/her students are facing, know
their capabilities in order for him/her to provide them a quality learning experience and support
them on their journey as they study.
4. For a teacher to be great, which is more important - personal qualities or professional
competencies?
For me, as what I have said in my previous answers, both personal qualities and
professional competencies are important. They are equally important. The professional
competencies must be possessed by a teacher since it is necessary for them to learn the basic
methods and strategies of teaching, and learn how to handle the different students with different
characteristics and cultures. A teacher to be great must also have a good personal qualities.
He/she must have an excellent communication and listening skills so that the students will
become comfortable with the teacher and to have more interest and be more engaged in
learning. A great teacher understands the students’ needs and try his/her best on what he can
do about it especially on the students’ educational challenges.

5. Who are the teachers that we remember most?

Based on my own observation, the teachers that we can remember the most are those
who gave us inspiration and encouragement and those who have done something good that
touches our hearts. But not only teachers who have done good to the students are
remembered the most, also those teachers who we have encountered bad experiences as well.
We mostly remembered teachers when we experience something worst and/or good things
with them that affects or have impacts in our lives.