Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers,
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Lesson 7:
The Teacher and the
Community: Teacher's
Ethical and Professional
Behavior
Teacher as facilitator of learning
Article 3, Section 1 states that the teacher
is a facilitator of learning and the
development of the youth, therefore shall
render the best service by providing an
environment conducive for such learning
and growth.
Teacher's Attitude Toward Local
Customs and Traditions
❖ Section 4 states:
" Every teacher shall live for and with the community
and shall, therefore, study and understand local customs
and traditions in order to have sympathetic attitude,
therefore, refrain from disparaging the community."
❖ A professional teacher is neither ethnocentric nor
xenocentric.
Article III
At the end of this lessson, you should be able
to:
• elaborate on community's expectations from
teachers and on teachers' expectation from
communities
• describe teacher's ethical and professional
behavior in the community by giving concrete
examples.
Teacher Leadership and Initiative for
Community Participation
Section 2 refers to the "Leadership and
Initiative of the Professional teacher to
participate in community movements for
moral, social, economic and civic
betterment of the community.
The Professional Teacher and
Information Update
Section 5 states that the teacher shall help the
school inform the community about the school's
work, accomplishments, needs and problems.
Community here refers to internal as well as
external stakeholders.
The very title of this Unit indicates that teachers are
expected to be part of the community. To be part of
community definitely means to participate in the life
of that community. What is community referred to
here? The 8 sections of article 3 of the Code of Ethics
refers to the community within the school and the
community? The various sections of article III give
more details.
Professional Teacher with Honor and
Dignity
❖ Section 3 states:
"Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for
which purpose he shall behave with honor and dignity at all
times and refrain from such activities as gambling, smoking,
drunkenness, and other excesses much less illicit relations."
❖ Teachers are considered to be models of good behavior and
epitome of value.
The Parents- Teachers Association
We have Parents'- Teachers' Association (PTA) in place
in every school. Some private schools call it Home
school association or Family Advisory Council. This is
for internal stakeholders only. A PTA is an association
of teachers and parents with children who are enrolled
in school. It is a forum for discussion on school
problems and how they can be solved.

The School Governing Council
Other than the PTA is the School Governing
Council.
The SGC has a different membership and
functions.
The Professional Teacher and
The Professional Teacher Does not Use
Government Officials and Other
Professionals Position to Proselyte
Section 7. As a professional teacher you cannot
afford not to in a pleasant relations with others Section 8. To be in position means to have
especially these with whom you work with like power or influence for a purpose.
other professional teachers.