EDUC 3. Chapter 1
EDUC 3. Chapter 1
EDUC 3. Chapter 1
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