Professional Education Ethics

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THE CODE OF ETHICS FORPROFESSIONAL TEACEHRS

IN THE PHILIPPINES

October 26, 2011

City Government of Sta. Rosa


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SETTING THE TONE


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At the end of the lesson, participants willbe able to:

Acquaint with the Code of Ethics forProfessional Teachers

Determine ways and means to ensure thehigh standards of personal professionaldevelopment.

OBJECTIVES


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At the end of the lesson, participants will beable to:

Apply ethical standards on situationinvolving teachers relationships withvarious groups of people.

Reflect on professional teachersaccountability to the learners

performance and achievement and to theteachers total involvement in the teaching

profession.

OBJECTIVES


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WHY IS TEACHING A PROFESSION?


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COMPARE & CONTRAST!


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Professions

Profession Licensure Standards Continuing

Education

Governing

Body

Law State Bar

Exam

Legal &

Judicial

Ethics

Mandatory

Continuing

Legal Education

State

Supreme

Court

Medicine State BoardExams State Code ContinuingMedical

Examination

PhilippineBoard of

Medicine/PRC

Education Licensure

Examinationfor Teachers

Code of

Ethics forProfessional

Teachers

Continuing

ProfessionalEducation

Board for

ProfessionalTeachers/PRC


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WHY TEACHING IS A PROFESSION

Requires a number of higher education studies

Regulates itself by a licensing system

Possesses its own body of specialized

knowledgeUpholds service above personal gains

Requires continuous professional growth

Affords a life career

Has its own professional organizations

Sets up its own standards of professionalpractice


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Code of Ethics for ProfessionalTeachers adopted and promulgated

by the Board for ProfessionalTeachers through Board Resolution

No. 435, series of 1997, pursuant tothe provisions of paragraph (e),

Article II of RA No. 7836, otherwise

known as the Philippine TeachersProfessionalization Act of 1994


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The Teacher and its relationship with

various Education Stakeholders

The Teacher & the State (Article II)

The Teacher & the Community (Article III)

A Teacher & the Profession (Article IV)

The Teachers & the Profession (Article V)The Teacher & the Higher Authorities in theProfession (Article VI)

School Officials, Teachers, & Other Personnel

(Article VII)The Teachers & the Learners (Article VIII)

The Teachers & the Parents (Article IX)

The Teacher as a Person (Article X)


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GROUPPRESENTATION


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Professional Teacher and the State

SITUATION:

Our country celebrates Independence Dayon June 12 of each year. Traditionally, a

civic parade is held with schoolsparticipating. All your students are excitedto join the parade but you thought of not

joining them because of a personalreason. How would you as a professionalteacher respond to it?

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Professional Teacher and the State

OPTIONS:a. Assign only a leader in your class for the

parade

b. Ask co-teacher to watch over your pupilsduring the parade

c. Request all parents to accompany theirchildren during the parade

d. Set aside your personal concern to join theparade


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Professional Teacher and the Students

SITUATION:

Towards the end of the school year, themother of one of the candidates for honor

visits you to ask about her childs chanceof graduating with honors. She brings abasket of fruits in season for you.

What should you do? Why?


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Professional Teacher and Parents

SITUATION:

Mary Ann is a very timid child. She iswithdrawn and does not mingle with her

classmates. She doesnt have a friendamong her classmates. One day a couplewho stood as her guardian came to ahomeroom meeting. The woman was pretty

and had a striking personality, while theman was rather old but personable.


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SITUATION:

After the meeting, the couple remained fora while to ask about Anns performance in

school. From the conversation, you foundout that Ann was not their biological childand the couple were just live-in partners.

As a professional teacher, what will you dowith the information you got? Why?


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OPTIONS:

a. Tell other parents about it

b. Keep in confidence the information gathered

c. Treat Mary Ann as an unwanted child

d. Explain to the whole class the condition ofMary Ann



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Professional Teacher and School Officials

SITUATION:After six months as a substitute teacher, youwere appointed as a permanent teacher in

another school. In your new assignment, younoticed that all teachers eat lunch in the schoolcanteen. You hesitated to join the other teachersbecause you felt comfortable eating in yourclassroom. Later you learned that it is a policy for

teachers to eat at the school canteen.

What will you do then? Why


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OPTIONS:

a. Continue eating in your classroom. Anywaythe principal has not informed you of the

policy;

b. Join the other teachers and abide by theschool policies;

c. Decide to eat lunch outside the school

campus;

d. Eat under the trees with your students

Professional Teacher and School Officials

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Professional Teacher and

Non-Teaching Personnel

SITUATION:One morning, when you passed by the office tosign your daily time record, you observed that

the clerk was upset and grumbling. You feltoffended because you thought you were theobject of her anger. Later on, you learned thather behavior was due to the delay in thesubmission of urgent reports by several teachers.

What should a professional teacher like you do in

connection with submission of reports? Why?


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Professional Teacher and the Community

SITUATION:Anna Liza is one of the youngest teachers in thecentral school. She is generous and has lots of

friends or barkada. After school, she is frequentlyseen with her friends in the billiard halls or beergardens. She frequents disco-houses duringweekends.

Is Liza acting as a good model to her students?Why? Why not? Defend your answer.


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PROCESSING OFEXPERIENCE


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LECTURE-DISCUSSION


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Code of Ethics for ProfessionalTeachers adopted and promulgated

by the Board for ProfessionalTeachers through Board Resolution

No. 435, series of 1997, pursuant tothe provisions of paragraph (e),

Article II of RA No. 7836, otherwise

known as the Philippine TeachersProfessionalization Act of 1994


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Teacher and the State

ARTICLE II

Trustee of cultural & educationalheritage of the nation, the teacheris duty bound to transmit to learners

such heritage & must exert the besteffort possible to promote obedienceto the laws of the state;

Carry out the declared policiesofthe State;

Demonstrate full commitment toduty;


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Teacher and the State

ARTICLE II

Refrain from engaging in thepromotion of any political, religiousor other interest;

Exercise rightto suffrage & otherconstitutional rights

Enjoy academic freedom& be

responsible in taking the privilege ofexpounding the product of hisresearches & investigations in theinterest of the nation


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Teacher and the Community

ARTICLE III

Provide environment conducive tolearning & youth development

Provide leadership to better the

communityRefrain from engaging in all sorts ofimmoral activities

Study, understand and promote localcustoms & traditions

Keep the community informed aboutschools works, activities &

accomplishments


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Teacher and the Profession

ARTICLE IV

Manifest pride in the nobility of theteaching profession

Always be at his best in the practice of

the professionAvoid making impropermisrepresentations in the process ofseeking support for the school

Engage actively and continuously inones professional growth &advancements

Live up to nobility & integrity of the

teaching profession

Teacher and the


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Teacher and the

Teaching Community

ARTICLE V

Imbued with the spirit of loyalty,faithfulness, and cooperativeness with

others in the professionOrganize & turn-over records tohis/her successor

Keep information confidential until

formally releasedSeek correctives of an associate

Apply for a vacant position for whichhe is qualified


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The School Officials,

Teachers& Other Personnels

ARTICLE VII

Show professional courtesy,helpfulness & sympathy

Consider policy formulation & changeinnovations

Attend to the professional growth ofteachers

Never dismiss or recommend fordismissal a teacher w/o just cause

Ensure that public school teachers areemployed in accordance with civil

service rules


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Teacher and the Learner

ARTICLE VIII

Determine academic marks &promotion of learners in accordance

with generally accepted procedures ofmeasurement & evaluation

Recognize that the first & foremostconcern of the teachers is the interest

& welfare of the learnersMake no prejudice or discriminationagainst any learner

Avoid accepting favors & gifts in

exchange for requested concessions


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Teacher and the Learner

ARTICLE VIII

Refrain from accepting anyremuneration from tutorials rendered

to their own studentsEvaluate the learners work only onmerit & quality of academic

performance

Exercise most professional discretion Ia situation on matters pertaining to

personal relationship with the learner

Desist from inflicting any form of

corporal punishment


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Teacher and the Parent

ARTICLE IX

Establish & maintain harmoniousrelationships with parents & treatthem with utmost respect

Inform parents of the progress & allsorts of deficiencies of their children

Be tactful in dealing with parentsregarding their deficiencies

Seek parents cooperation for theproper guidance & improvement of thelearners

Hear parents complaints with

sympathy & understanding


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Teacher and

Non-Teaching Personnel

Possible Answer/s:

Code of Ethics provides

A teacher shall place premium upon self-discipline as

the primary principle of personal behavior in allrelationships with others and in all situations

(Article XI, Section 2)

A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified

personality which could serve as a model worthy of

emulation by learners , peers and all others

(Article XI, Section 3)

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VIOLATION OF CODE OF ETHICS


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VIOLATION OF CODE OF ETHICS

FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Article XII, Section 1--

Anyviolation x x x shallbe sufficient ground forthe x x x revocation ofx x x license x x x

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