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FIELD STUDY 6
ON BECOMING A TEACHER
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Objective:
Your Task:
“ Ignorance of the law excuses no one. ” This is true for everyone. A true professional always knows
both his rights and duties. These are two equal sides of the coin.
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To reach your target, do the following tasks:
Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations/data gathered:
Read the following carefully, before you begin to interview. Then fill out the matrix.
1. Find about the policies and procedures concerning teachers by reading the schoo; or
teacher’s manual of your cooperating school.
2. As you read the manual, jot down notes and questions you might want to ask later
about these areas:
Rights
Duties/ obligations
Economic and social benefits
Reward/ incentive system
Disciplinary procedures
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3. Interview Guide
Interview a teacher/ head teacher/ principal
The purpose of the interview is for you to know about the actual implementation
of the policies and guidelines
Use the questions you wrote down earlier for this interview
You may first state a policy or guideline ( quoting from the manual ) and then how
this is implemented. Request the interviewee to cite examples.
5. Use the table/matrix that follow to document your observation/ interview and to put
your analysis on the values and legal provisions exemplified by the policies and
guidelines
Duties/obligations of
Teachers
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Rewars/ Incentive system
Disciplinary procedures
1. What values are reflected by the policies and guidelines found in the school or teacher manual. Put
your answers in the matrix above. You may choose to put some additional comments.
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2. Cite the legal provisions/laws that are exemplified by each of the policies/ guidelines that you included
in your matrix. Focus on the provisions of the following:
Magna Carta for Professional Teachers
Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
Manual of Regulations for Private School
Certain parts of the Labor Code
Philippine Professionalization Act of 1994
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REFLECTION:
1. How do you feel about the policies and guidelines concerning teachers? How will you respond to them
in the future?
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2. What insights/realizations did you have about the “ demands” of being a professional teachers? How
will you meet these challenging “ demands” in the future?
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3. What are your values and strengths that can help you become a true professional?
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