Chapter1 The Teachers As A Person in Society

Chapter 1
The Teachers
as a
Person in
Society
The Teaching Profession
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Objectives:
To discuss, understand and reflects on
the following lessons:
i. Philosophical Heritage
ii. Formulating Your Philosophy of Education
iii. The Foundational Principles of Morality and You
iv. Values Formation and You
v. Teaching as Your Vocation, Mission and Profession

Behind a successful teacher
is his/her philosophy of
education :
a set of beliefs about what
and how education and
teaching should be.

It is important that teacher
and the student understand
one another’s philosophy to
better understand their
behavior in class which is
crucial to a healthy learning
environment.
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LESSON 1
Philosophy
of
Education
Philosophy of Education is a
set of related beliefs that
influence what and how
students are taught.
Teacher’s philosophy of
education guides their behavior
or performance in the
classroom.
Five Philosophies of Education
1. Essentialism
 Why to teach?
 Toacquire basic knowledge, skills andvalues
 Transmission of the traditional moral values, andintellectual
knowledge that student need tobecome model citizens.
 What to teach?
 Fundamental R’s : reading, writing, arithmetic, and right
conduct
How to teach?
 Subject centered
 Memorizations, rely to prescribedbooks.
2. Progressivism
 Why to teach?
To develop learners into becoming enlightened and intelligent
citizen of a democratic society.
Tolive lifefully.
 What to teach?
Respond to student needs and that relates to student personal
lives and experiences.
How to teach?
Experiential method
Problem-solving method
Hands-on-minds-on
3. Perennialism
 Why to teach?
 Todevelop student rational moral powers.
 What to teach?
 All human being possessthe same essential nature.
How to teach?
Centered around teacher
Apply whatever creative techniques and methods which are
believe the most conducive to disciplining the student minds

4. Existentialism
 Why to teach?
Help student understand and appreciate themselves as unique
individual who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts,
feelings and action.
 What to teach?
Encourages individual creativity and imagination more than
copying and imitating establishedmodels.
How to teach?
 Learning is self paced, self directed.
5. Behaviorism
 Why to teach?
Concern with shaping behavior by providing for a favorable
environment.
 What to teach?
 Respond favorably to various stimuli in theenvironment.
How to teach?
Arrange environmental condition so that student can make the
responses to stimuli.

LESSON 2
Society
and
You
Community Perception on the Role of Teachers in the
Community Teachers are perceived to be:
1. very important in acommunity.

2. respected in acommunity.
3. help in the community tosame extent.
Community Perception on Benefits and Attitudes about

Teachers and Teaching The community respondents strongly
agreed that teachers:
1. help develop the moral character ofchildren.

2. are second parents.
3. are assets to the community.

The community respondents agreed with 12 beliefs and
attitudes, as follows:
1. Themost intelligent child should be encouraged toenter the teaching profession.
2. Teacher sets moral standard of thecommunity.
3. Teachersmake good parents.
4. Men should be encouraged to enter theteaching profession.
5. Theteaching profession is one of the lowestpaid.
6. Teachersshould be paragons of virtue.
7. Teachersplay an active role in discipliningchildren.
8. Praising boosts achild’s self-confidence.
9. Ateacher is achild’s model.
10. Child’s interest in studies depends upon his/herteachers.
11. Parents entrust children’s welfare toteachers.

LESSON 3
Principles of Morality
and
You

What is Morality?
The quality of human acts by which we call them right or
wrong, good or evil. ( Panizo , 1964)
Human action is right when it conforms with norm, rule or law

of morality.
Man’s action, habit or character is good when it is not lacking

of what is natural to man
Man has intellect and free will Intellect makes a man capable of
thinking, judging and reasoning
Free will gives him the ability to choose

What is Foundational Moral Principle?
• Principle
• from latin word princeps which means beginning, a source
• Foundational Moral Principle
• universal norm upon which all other principles on the rightness or
wrongness of an action is based
• It is contained in the natural law
• Natural law of “do good and avoid evil”
• Golden Rule
• Two great commandments:
• Kant: act in such a way that your maxim can be maxim for all
• Christians: love God with all your heart love your neighbor as you
love yourself

• Buddhist: Eightfold Path
1. Strive to know the truth
2. Resolve to resist evil
3. Say nothing to hurt others
4. Respect life, morality and property
5. Engage in a job that does not injure others
6. Strive to free their mind from evil
7. Control their feelings and thoughts
8. Practice proper forms of concentration - hatred
does not cease by hatred; hatred ceases only by
love
• Islamic Koran:
• forbids lying, stealing, adultery, and murder
• Five Pillars of Muslim :

1. Prayer
2. Self-purification by fasting
3. Fasting
4. Almsgiving
5. Pilgrimage to Mecca for those who can
afford
What Should A Teacher Be?
• Teacher as a person of good moral character duly licensed
professional has dignity and reputation with high moral
values technical and professional competence in the practice
of their profession they strictly adhere to, observe and
practice this set of ethical, moral principles, standards and
values
• Four ways of describing good moral character:
• Being fully human
• realized potential as a human person
• Being a loving person
• caring, unselfish
• Being a virtuous person
• good habits and attitude
• Being a morally mature person
• emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual development is
appropriate to your developmental stage
LESSON 4
Values Formation
and
You
 Idealist :
• have unchanging and universal values: love, care and concern for our
fellowmen also called transcendent values as they are beyond
changing times, beyond space and people
 Relativist :
 Values are dependent on time and space
 Values are taught and caught
 Values have cognitive, affective and behavioral dimensions
 Cognitive
 we must understand the value that we want to acquire - why
we have such value
 how to live value by that value affective - feel the value you
like to possess
 Behavioral
 living by the value
• Value Formation
• includes formation in the cognitive,
affective and behavioral aspects a teacher
has to grow in knowledge and in wisdom
• take active part in the values sessions
fellowship recollection read biographies of
heroes, great teachers and saints,
inspirational books associate with model
teachers
• join community immersions

 Value formation is a training of the intellect and the
will
• St. Thomas Aquinas

 The intellect proposes and the will disposes
 Nothing is willed unless it is first known
 Thought precedes the deliberation of the will .
 Develop your intellect in its three functions:

1) Formation of ideas, judgment and reasoning
2) Training of the will must be self training
3) Yielding to impulse results in the enfeeblement
of self-control
To have a strong will means to have control of the
will to be able to direct it despite all contrary impulses
Virtuous versus vicious life
 Virtuous life strengthen you to live the right
values and live a life of abundance and joy
 Never give way to a way to a vice; develop
worthwhile hobbies, cultivate good habits
Virtue
 Involves a habit; a constant effort to do
things well in spite of obstacles and
difficulties
 Virtue - good habit
Max Scheler’s Hierarchy of Values
o Pleasure Values
 the pleasure against the unpleasant sensual feelings experiences of
pleasure or pain
o Vital Values
 value pertaining to the well being either of the individual or the
community health capability vitality excellence
o Spiritual Values
 values independent of the whole sphere of the body and of the
environment
o Esthetic Value
 beauty against ugliness - right and wrong - pure knowledge
o Values of the Holy

 belief adoration bliss
LESSON 5
Teaching
As
Your Vocation
Teaching as Your
Vocation, Mission and Profession
Etymology of the word “vocation”
Latin word (vocare ) = to call Vocation means a call
There must be a caller, someone is called and a response

Christian – God is the caller
Muslims – Allah is the caller
Non believers – with no supreme

being – horizontal dimension a
man calling another man
Teaching as your vocation

You responded to the call to teach Believe in it!

Teaching as Your
• Etymology of the word “mission” Latin =“ misio ”
– = to send You are called and you are sent to the world to
accomplish a mission
• Mission is defined as“task assigned”.

• Teachingis your assigned task
•you have to prepare for it never take for granted your studies now! Your four years
pre service education will equip you with knowledge, skills and attitude to
becomeaneffective teacher.
•Thismission calls for acontinuing professional education “once ateacher;
•forever astudent”
• Expectation – to contribute to the betterment of this world

Teaching as Your
 The Elements of a Profession Teaching
 like engineering, nursing, accounting is also
a profession.
 The teacher is also a professional.
 Elements of a professional:
 long and arduous years of preparation striving for
excellence dedication to public interest
commitment to moral and ethical values
Teaching as Your
 Teaching as a Profession End
 goal of a profession is service.
 Pope Paul VI
 do more, have more in order to be more.
To give more continuing education is a must

Dedicated and committed service is marked with
moral, ethical and religious convictions.
STRIVE for excellence.
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ii. Formulating Your Philosophy of Education

iii. The Foundational Principles of Morality and You

iv. Values Formation and You

v. Teaching as Your Vocation, Mission and Profession

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1. very important in acommunity.

Community Perception on Benefits and Attitudes about

1. help develop the moral character ofchildren.

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Human action is right when it conforms with norm, rule or law

Man’s action, habit or character is good when it is not lacking

Free will gives him the ability to choose

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• Five Pillars of Muslim :

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• St. Thomas Aquinas

 Develop your intellect in its three functions:

o Values of the Holy

There must be a caller, someone is called and a response

Muslims – Allah is the caller

Non believers – with no supreme

Teaching as your vocation

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• Mission is defined as“task assigned”.

• Expectation – to contribute to the betterment of this world

To give more continuing education is a must

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