The document discusses the professionalization of teaching in the Philippines through Republic Act 7836 and Republic Act 9293, which require teachers to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It then outlines 7 responsibilities (Rs) that professional teachers must adhere to: 1) remember to perform duties with professionalism, 2) respond to student needs, 3) recognize the need for continuous professional development, 4) reawaken their passion and commitment to serving all students, 5) renew their commitment to helping students have a better future, 6) re-evaluate their attitudes and ethics, and 7) relearn and keep updating their knowledge through lifelong learning.
The document discusses the professionalization of teaching in the Philippines through Republic Act 7836 and Republic Act 9293, which require teachers to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It then outlines 7 responsibilities (Rs) that professional teachers must adhere to: 1) remember to perform duties with professionalism, 2) respond to student needs, 3) recognize the need for continuous professional development, 4) reawaken their passion and commitment to serving all students, 5) renew their commitment to helping students have a better future, 6) re-evaluate their attitudes and ethics, and 7) relearn and keep updating their knowledge through lifelong learning.
The document discusses the professionalization of teaching in the Philippines through Republic Act 7836 and Republic Act 9293, which require teachers to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It then outlines 7 responsibilities (Rs) that professional teachers must adhere to: 1) remember to perform duties with professionalism, 2) respond to student needs, 3) recognize the need for continuous professional development, 4) reawaken their passion and commitment to serving all students, 5) renew their commitment to helping students have a better future, 6) re-evaluate their attitudes and ethics, and 7) relearn and keep updating their knowledge through lifelong learning.
The document discusses the professionalization of teaching in the Philippines through Republic Act 7836 and Republic Act 9293, which require teachers to take the Licensure Examination for Teachers. It then outlines 7 responsibilities (Rs) that professional teachers must adhere to: 1) remember to perform duties with professionalism, 2) respond to student needs, 3) recognize the need for continuous professional development, 4) reawaken their passion and commitment to serving all students, 5) renew their commitment to helping students have a better future, 6) re-evaluate their attitudes and ethics, and 7) relearn and keep updating their knowledge through lifelong learning.
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The Teacher as a Professional
By virtue of Republic Act 7836, amended by Republic Act 9293,
teaching was professionalized and thereby requiring teachers to
take the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET). 7 Rs that Professional Teachers need to do and to learn as professionals 1. Remember to perform your duties with high degree of professionalism. A teacher should not allow his or her integrity to be destroyed due to personal greed and bad politics. Teachers should avoid cheating their students grades and having favoritism in class. 2. Respond to the needs of each student with utmost level of concern to the well-being of each student. 3. Recognize that as professionals, teachers must continuously seek professional career advancements through joining professional associations, attending continuing education activities for teachers, and doing graduate studies. 4. Reawaken your passion and sense of mission to serve all types of learners regardless of their religion, socio-economic status, gender, race, intellectual ability and learning modalities. 5. Renew your commitment to help each learner in order to have a better future. A teacher must believe that each child can have good future if we help them with the knowledge and skills that we teach them. 6. Re-evaluate your attitude toward students and your ethics. 7. Relearn, learn, and unlearn many things to keep you updated with new knowledge and information. A teacher must be always active in the business of lifelong learning.