Chapter 1:

The Teaching Profession

Lesson Outcomes:
• Explain the meaning of teaching
as a profession
• Trace the historical development
of teaching as a professional in
the Philippines
“ Teaching is the one
profession that creates all
other profession”– Unknown
A. Definitions to Teaching

 Is shaping one’s thought and

action through giving
instructions
 Is sparking someone’s
curiosity so they care about
asking critical questions to
learn something even if the
questions are not directly
related to the teacher’s subject
matter.
Curiosity is key to learning

Encouraging students to
embrace their curiosity is an
important part of education
 Is caring about the life
successes and failures of
many individuals at once
Definition to Profession
Work – requires – long time
and extensive period training
and study to acquire and
master specialized knowledge
& skills.
Major Elements

1. Competence
2. Code of Ethics
COMPETENCE
- are the skills and
knowledge that enable a
teacher to be successful
Instructional delivery
Classroom management
Formative assessment
Personal competencies
(soft skills)
CODE OF ETHICS
- ensures that practitioners
behave responsibly – if not
followed – Revocation of
Certificate of Registration and
suspension from the practice of
the Teaching Profession (Sec 23.,
RA 7836 by the Board of
Professional Teachers)
 The other elements of a
profession are:
 Initial
Professional Education
 Accreditation
 Licensing
 Professional Development
 Professional Societies
Teaching Profession
 Has long years of initial
professional education –
Competent
 Degree Holder
 License Holder
 Subject him/herself to CPD
 Adheres to Code of Ethics
B. The Historical Development
of teaching as a Profession in
the Philippines.
Pre-Hispanic period
 No establish formal schooling
 No formal preparation for teachers
too
 Parents or tribal leaders – serve as
teachers at home
AIMS: LIFE SKILLS
 Security and survival (tool &
instrument making)
 Conformity (adherence to moral
code of group)
 Preservation and transmission of
traditions (language)
During the Spanish period
 Free public school system – established
(Educational Decree of 1863)
 Highly religious centered
 Teachers – Spanish missionaries
 Normal school – run by Jesuits –
educate male teachers
1875 – normal schools for women were
establish
Therefore, Spaniards started
training teachers
American regime
 American soldiers – served as the
first teachers
 Philippine Commission – enacted
ACT 74 – created Department of
Public Instruction
 Due to the shortage of teachers –
Thomasites became teachers
Due to urgent need for teachers –
Filipinos (bright ones) were given
opportunities to be educated in
American government - pensionados
Establish PNS (Philippine Normal
School) in Manila – 2 years
1949 – teachers’ preparation
became 4 years, and renamed PNS
to PNC (Philippine Normal College)
Marcos regime

P.D 1006 OF 1976 (then President

Ferdinand Marcos) Known as
Decree Professionalizing Teaching
 Congressional Commission to
Review and Assess Philippine
Education (EDCOM) 1994
Findings:
QUALITY OF PHILIPPINE EDUCATION
DECLINING TEACHERS ARE THE HEART OF
THE PROBLEM
 Teachers are poorly trained
 There are low quality of students
enrolled
 Teaching is perceived as
poorly esteemed profession
 Congressional Commission to
Review and Assess Philippine
Education (EDCOM) 1994
 1994 – RA 7836 – license
examination was made mandatory,
thus, the licensure Examination for
Teachers or Philippine Board
Licensure Examination for Teachers
becomes mandatory