Teaching Profession

  • If I cling to the progressivist philosophy of education, I will make students learn by doing; less teacher talk, more student talk.

  • I am a progressivist. For teaching in the affective domain, I will engage my classes in values clarification.

  • Perennialist teachers see the wisdom of the ancient and medieval times.

  • Essentialist teachers DO NOT give up teaching the basics if the students are not interested.

  • Reconstructionists aim to teach students to reconstruct society.

  • The model citizen of the reconstructionists is the citizen who contributes to the re-building of society.

  • Perennialism is heavy on the humanities.

  • Behaviorist teachers believe that students are a product of their environment.

  • Students' interests and needs are considered in a progressivist curriculum.

  • Progressivist curriculum DO NOT focus on facts and concepts.

  • Progressivist teachers strive to simulate in the classroom the life in the outside world.

  • Perennialist teachers DO NOT sacrifice subject matter for the sake of students' interests.

  • Course of study is NOT imposed on students in the existentialist classroom.

  • Behaviorist teachers believe they have control over some variables that affect learning.

  • The existentialists' main concern is to help students understand and appreciate themselves as unique individuals who accept complete responsibility for their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

  • Perennialist classrooms are teacher-centered.

  • To teach well is the primary demand of society from a teacher.

  • According to research, the teacher is the most important factor in the students' learning.

  • The term vocation comes from the Latin word "vocare," which means to call.

  • The term mission comes from the Latin word "mission," which means to send.

  • Teaching is a vocation, mission, and profession.

  • Teaching is the most noble profession.

  • Willful failure to attend seminars and continuing professional development programs is a ground for the revocation of a professional teacher's license.

  • A professional teacher abides by the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.

  • A teacher's professional competence is demonstrated by his/her mastery of subject matter.

  • In the performance of his/her duty, a professional teacher can support the state by instilling nationalism in learners.

  • A professional teacher has completed a college/university degree.

  • The Filipino teacher is a professional. He/she is expected to be technically competent and highly ethical and moral.

  • Effective teaching is the primary duty of a professional teacher.

  • A professional teacher should have a sense of humor. He/she can make learning fun and not take everything seriously.

  • A professional teacher SHALL NOT claim credit for work not of his/her own.

  • A professional teacher should not file charges against superiors under anonymity.

  • A teacher has the right to complain against the transfer of teachers with whom the school head has prejudice.

  • A teacher can show respect for community customs and traditions by studying and striving to understand local customs and traditions.

  • A professional teacher should be creative. He/she is resourceful and inventive in how he/she teaches.

  • Teacher A claims she cares for her students. A teacher possesses fairness if he/she is gender-sensitive and inclusive in his/her ways.

  • Librarians are excluded from the definition of a professional teacher in the Code of Ethics.

  • The learners are our primary internal stakeholders.

  • It is unprofessional for a teacher to campaign against legitimate policies of the school administration with which he/she disagrees.

  • As a professional teacher, you shall manifest genuine pride and enthusiasm in teaching as a noble calling.

  • Should there be justifiable criticism against a fellow teacher, the right course of action is to submit to proper authorities any justifiable criticism in writing.

  • Private school teachers are also required to have a professional license. Yes, it is true.

  • In search of truth, a professional teacher has the privilege to share the product of his research whether or not in support of the declared state policies.

  • This statement on academic freedom is correct.

  • A teacher can be a facilitator of learning by providing a conducive learning atmosphere.

  • A teacher acts as a leader by initiating and participating in community activities for the benefit of the community members and the community as a whole.

  • Probing into the criticism and joining the parents afterward is how a professional teacher should respond to unfair criticisms raised by parents.

  • The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers DOES NOT allow teachers to accept remuneration for tutoring his/her own students.

  • The PPST are teacher standards that have to be mastered only by Beginning Teachers. This statement is false.

  • According to Article XI of the Code of Ethics, the Almighty God should serve as the guide of the professional teacher's destiny and those of men on nations.

  • Henry Adams said, "A teacher affects eternity; no one knows where his influence stops." This implies that a teacher has the power to influence generations.

  • Professional track includes training provided by CPD providers accredited by PRC.

  • Self-directed track includes training offered by non-accredited CPD providers.

  • In the Philippines, teacher quality is defined by PPST, 2017.

  • Academic track refers to the completion of a Master's degree, completion of candidacy to the doctorate program, completion of the doctorate program, completion of a post-doctoral program, and being a recipient of a professional chair grant, and/or fellowship grant.

  • As part of the ASEAN convergence and in light of globalization, each country in ASEAN, including the Philippines, adopts national standards and levels for outcomes in education. This is called the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF).

  • Singapore is the ASEAN member country that gives the highest teacher salary.

  • The Philippines is the country that issues a teacher's license through the Professional Regulation Commission!

  • According to the Global Teacher Status Index, China is the country wherein teachers have the greatest respect from students.

  • In Japan, France, and the USA, the actual pay of teachers was judged higher than the fair rate of salary.

  • In China, 75% of the respondents believe that students respect their teachers, compared to only 27% average per country.

  • In all ASEAN member countries, the primary level of schooling is free and compulsory.

  • Social and cross-cultural skills are life and career skills that require learners to respect cultural differences and work effectively with others.

  • UNESCO defined literate as one who can, with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on his/her everyday life.

  • Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, and compute using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.

  • Learning to be implies developing the potential of each individual.

  • Learning to live together refers to the relationships among people.

  • The teacher who spends more than what is earned, thus becoming vulnerable to loan sharks, lacks financial literacy.

  • Learning to live together is being described by the phrase "unity in diversity."

  • A teacher who has learned and practiced 21st-century skills can be described as a qualified teacher.

  • Philippine Teacher Education is defined as a lifelong journey from entry to basic education in the DepEd to entry to Teacher Education Institutions of CHED to licensing as professional teachers of the PRC to employment in DepEd with attestation of the Civil Service or private basic education.

  • Constructivists believe that learners are constructors of knowledge.

  • Behaviorists believe that a human has no choice; he is determined by his environment.

  • Basic education levels in most ASEAN countries have 12 years of formal schooling, divided into primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary levels.

  • Tertiary level is the college level, which is beyond basic education in all the countries in ASEAN.

  • The CPD Act of 2016 requires every professional teacher to go through CPD.

  • Behaviorist schools are concerned with the modification and shaping of students' behavior by providing a favorable environment.

  • The K-12 Curriculum shall be relevant, responsive, and research-based.

  • The K-12 curriculum shall be culture-sensitive.

  • The K-12 Curriculum shall be learner-centered, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate.

  • Based on the 1987 Constitution, the State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take all appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.

  • 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.

  • Study leave shall be given to teachers after seven years of service.

  • The revised version of the National Competency-Based Teacher Standards is the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).