RATIONALIZATION in TEACHING PROFESSIONDr. Jewish Araneta-Merin

A. No, it was only with the effect of R.A. 7836 that a professional license was required

1. Were teachers in the Philippines required of a professional license since the establishment of the Philippine educational system?

CODE OF ETHICS FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS

Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e), Article 11, of R.A. No. 7836,otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994 and paragraph (a), section 6, P.D. No. 223, as amended, the Board for Professional Teachers hereby adopt the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

B. The presence of Dep. Ed for basic education, CHED for higher education and TESDA for vocational education

2. For greater efficiency and effectiveness, the Philippine educational system is tri-focalized. What is a proof?

Once a week during lunch break

3. When all other requirements are met, when should religion be taught in public schools, as provided for in the Constitution?

A. Philippine Sports Commission

4. With R.A. 9155, to which body were all the functions, programs, and activities of the Department of Education related to Sports competition transferred?

D. The school

5. Which according to RA 9155 is considered the “heart of formal education system”?

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155 August 11, 2001

AN ACT INSTITUTING A FRAME WORK OF GOVERNANCE FOR BASIC EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS AS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Section 2. Declaration of Policy.

The school shall be the heart of the formal education system. It is where children learn.

Schools shall have a single aim of providing the best possible basic education for all learners.

6. According to R.A. 9155, a school head has two roles, namely administrative manager and __________.

B. instructional leader

Section 4. Definition of Terms.

(m) .School Head - is a person responsible for the administrative and instructional supervision of the school or cluster of school

C. Yes, it saves you a lot of time

7. For a well managed classroom, is it wise to establish classroom routine?

B. Employ a reactive approach to discipline

8. Which practice helps the teacher maximize time for instruction?

In the proactive approach to classroom management, the teacher uses different behaviours to lessen the likelihood that a student will act out. The student will achieve the desired behaviour. A teacher can use a proactive approach by establishing rules in the classroom and praising students who behave according to behaviour expectations.

The reactive approach to classroom management is a teacher's response following a student's misbehavior in the classroom. The teacher imposes punishment that is fair and consistent when dealing with a student's inappropriate actions. An example of this would be a student being excessively late to class. This student may be punished by having to serve detention after school.

B. Making the teaching-learning process interesting

9. Which practice in our present educational system is in line with Plato’s thought that “nothing learned under compulsion status with the mind?”

C. By record evaluation done by an accrediting body

10. Applying Confucius’ teachings, how would hiring personnel select the most fit in government positions?

A. Confucius

11. “Moral example has a greater effect on pupils’ discipline than laws and codes of punishment’ is an advice for teachers from __________.

A. Pragmatism

12. The significance of liberal education in holistic development of students is supported by __________.

C. Skeptics’

13. In the schools, we teach realities that cannot be verified by the senses like an invisible God or Allah. Whose beliefs does this practice NEGATE?

D. Yes, she is sick

14. Is a sick teacher, the only one assigned in a remote school, excused from her teaching duty?

  REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 June 18, 1966

THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

V.LEAVE AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS

Sec. 25.Indefinite Leave. An indefinite sick leave of absence shall be granted to teachers when the nature of the illness demands a long treatment that will exceed one year at the least.

D. I, II

15. Why is the exodus of Filipino professionals, descry bed as “brain drain”?

I.Those who go abroad are usually the better ones because they are the ones who pass screening procedures.

II.Filipino professionals serve other countries instead.

III.They contribute to nation building through their dollar remittances.

16. What is a demonstration of your authority as a professional teacher?

A. You decide on how to teach a particular lesson

D. It seeks its own satisfaction and privilege

17. Which statement on true authority is WRONG?

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155 Section 4

i) Learning Facilitator - is the key learning support person who is responsible for supervising/facilitating the learning process and activities of the learner;

B. talk directly with the teacher involved

18. If you have a problem with another teacher, the first step towards resolution should be for you to __________.

A. Understand the policy and support the school in its implementation

19. What is ethical for you to do if deep within your heart you do not agree with the school policy on student absences?

C. No, because every teacher is expected to provide leadership in activities for the betterment of the communities when they live and work

20. Teachers often complain of numerous non-teaching assignments that adversely affect their teachings. Does this mean that teachers must be pre-occupied only with their teaching?

C. No, it is her duty to faithfully carry it out even if she does not agree

21. A teacher does NOT agree with the selective retention policy of the school and she openly talks against it in her classes. Is her behavior ethical?

22. You want to report on a colleague’s act of immorality. You don’t have the courage to confront her. To end her illicit affair with a married man you write and secretly distribute copies of your anonymous letter against your fellow teacher. What should have been done instead?REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670 THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERSSection 9. Administrative Charges. Administrative charges against a teacher shall be heard initially by a committee composed of the corresponding School Superintendent of the Division or a duly authorized representative who should at least have the rank of a division supervisor, where the teacher belongs, as chairman, a representative of the local or, in its absence, any existing provincial or national teacher's organization and a supervisor of the Division. The last two to be designated by the Director of Public Schools. The committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Director of Public Schools within thirty days from the termination of the hearings: Provided, however, That where the school superintendent is the complainant or an interested party, all the members of the committee shall be appointed by the Secretary of Education.

B. No, a professional teacher, regardless of teaching experience, ought to go through continuing professional education

23. Teacher Wyneth, a teacher for forty years, refuses to attend seminars. She claims that her forty years of teaching is more than all the seminars she is asked to attend. Are her actuation and thinking in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers?

C. She got the merit which was due for her teacher-writers

24. A principal asked her good teachers to write modular lessons in Science, and she had them published with her name printed as author. Which is unethical in this case?

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9155CHAPTER 1.GOVERNANCE OF BASIC EDUCATIONE. School Level There shall be a school head for all public elementary schools and public high schools or a cluster thereof. Consistent with the national educational policies, plans and standards, the school heads shall have authority, accountability and responsibility for the following: (1) Setting the mission, vision, goals and objectives of the school; (2) Creating an environment within the school that is conducive to teaching and learning; (3) Implementing the school curriculum and being accountable for higher learning outcomes; (4) Developing the school education program and school improvement plan; (5) Offering educational programs, projects and services which provide equitable opportunities for all learners in the community; (6) Introducing new and innovative modes of instruction to achieve higher learning outcomes; (7) Administering and managing all personnel, physical and fiscal resources of the school; (8) Recommending the staffing complement of the school based on its needs; (9) Encouraging staff development; (10) Establishing school and community networks and encouraging the active participation of teachers organization.

C. No, a teacher shall not engage in the promotion of her/his religious interest in the classroom.

25. Is it ethical on the part of the teacher to proselyte (make converts) in her classroom every Friday?

26. Which describes Philippine education during the Spanish Regime?

D. Emphasis on religious instruction

D. The 1901 Department of Public Instruction established Grade 7

27. Which statement below is true about grade 7 in the Philippines?

A highly centralized public school system was installed in 1901 by the Philippine Commission by virtue of Act No. 74. The implementation of this act created a heavy shortage of teachers. As a result, Philippine Commission authorized the Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines more than 1,000 teachers from the United States called the Thomasites from 1901 to 1902. These teachers were scattered throughout the islands to establish barangay schools.[12] The same law established the Philippine Normal School (now the Philippine Normal University) to train aspiring Filipino teachers.

C. No, abortion is immoral

28. A pregnant, unmarried woman aborted her baby to avoid disgrace. Is she morally justified to do that?

B. Behaviorist’s

29. Whose philosophical concept is that of Teacher A?

The learner is a product of his environment. Sometimes he has no choice. He is determined by his environment.”

B. existentialist

30. Teacher B’s response comes from the mouth of a / an __________.

Teacher B – “The learner can choose what he can become despite his environment”.

31. If you agree with Teacher C, you are more of a / an __________.

Teacher C – “The learner is a social being who learns well through an active interplay with others”.

D. progressivist

D. perennialist

32. If you identify yourself with Teacher D, you adhere to the __________ philosophy.

Teacher D – “The learner is a rational being. Schools should develop his rational and moral powers”.

A. Teacher A’s

33. Whose response denies man’s free will?

C. mobile teacher

34. To ensure that all Filipino children are functionally literate, which mechanism is meant to reach out to children who are far from a school?

Alternative Learning System -is a parallel learning system to provide a viable alternative to the existing formal education instruction. It encompasses both the non-formal and informal sources of knowledge and skills;

35. Complete this analogy,Spanish period: moral and religious person. American period: ____________.

C. patriotic citizen

B. Structured

36. Which is NOT a characteristic of education during the Pre-Spanish era?

B. Less prescriptive

37. Referring to the characteristics of the latest Basic Educational Curriculum, which does NOT belong to the group?

C. Adopt-A-School-Program

38. Which program is Dep.Ed’s vehicle in mobilizing support from the private and non-government sectors to support programs based on DepEd’s menu of assistance packages?

39. Just as selected Filipino teachers today are sent to study, the Americans did the same in 1903. These teacher scholars were known as ________.

B. pensionados

The Pensionado Act of 1903 (or Act 854)

refers to the law which allowed qualified Filipino students to study in the United States. Passed on August 26, 1903 by Governor General William Howard Taft‘s government through the Philippine Commission, this act provided funds for such students, called Pensionados, to acquire their college degrees at schools in the United States.

D. Accreditation and Equivalency

40. Which Dep.Ed test do out-of-school youths and adults take enable them to enroll in college if they pass it?

C. Elementary education

41. Which is compulsory for children of school ages as stated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

ARTICLE XIV EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORTS EDUCATION

Section 2. The State shall:(1)Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;

(2) Establish and maintain, a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural rights of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;

B. Emphasis on religious instruction

42. Which feature was TRUE of Philippine education during the Spanish regime?

PACUCOA - Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities

C. Program accreditation

43. Which is in line with equitable access to education but runs counter to quality?

B. Against the democratization of access to education

44. The National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) was abolished, because it was perceived to be____________.

A. quality and relevance

45. To avail of the Accreditation and Equivalency Test for adults and out-of-school youth is in support of the government’s educational program towards __________.

D. ERASMUS

46. An educator from Rotterdam who wrote the book “Liberal Education of Children” where he advanced the idea of using games and play and individualized instruction to educate children.

47. The Father of Reformation who wrote the 95 theses, denouncing the Catholic Church.

B. LUTHER

C. FROEBEL

48. He established a child centered school in 1840 which came to be known as “Kindergarten”.

B. USA

49. Classes begin in September and end in June of every year. Duration of compulsory education is from entry of 6 years old to exit of 18 years old.

It is provided by the government, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state and local. Educational standards and standardized testing decisions are usually made by state governments. Children are required to begin school with a one-year Kindergarten class during the year in which they turn 4 or 5. They are required to continue attending school until the age of 16 to 18, depending on the state, with a growing number of states now requiring school attendance until the age of 18

A.AUSTRALIA

50. The entry age of compulsory education is 6 years old and exit age of 15 years old. Other students may get a job after year 10 or go to a TAFE College to learn technical skills.

Has a high quality of educationA. Basic Education : i. Primary school is for six yrs., ii. High school is for six yrs., junior(yr 7 - 10), senior high (yr 11 – 12)B. Higher Education: Academic yr. in Australia begins in March and ends in November.University level studies begin with the undergraduate level. Second stage is postgraduate studies

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