MODULE 7:
TEACHER’S ETHICAL AND
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
Vilma J. Sugay, Ed. D.
Associate Professor II
LEARNING
OUTCOMES
➢ Elaborate on community’s expectations from
teachers and on teacher’s expectation from
communities.
➢ Describe teacher’s ethical and professional
behavior in the community by giving concrete
examples.
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DEFINITION
OF TERMS
CODE OF
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ETHICS
➢ A written set of rules and
management to help them
conduct their actions in
accordance with its primary
values and standards. (Oxford
English Dictionary)
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TEACHER
➢A person who has the
knowledge, skills, attitude, and
special trainings in teaching,
explaining, and educating. (R.A.
9155)
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PROFESSIONAL
➢ A person who exhibits courtesy,
conscientiousness, and generally
manners that are acceptable
resulting to improvement of the
organization he belongs.
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BEHAVIOR
➢ the way in which one acts or
conducts oneself, especially
toward others and to the
organization he or she is serving.
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SCHOOL
➢ an educational institution, private,
and public, understating operation
with a specific age group of pupils or
students pursuing defined studies at
defined level, receiving instruction
from teachers, usually located in a
building or a group of buildings in a
particular physical site. (R.A. 9155)
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LEARNER
➢ any individual seeking basic
literacy skills and functional life
skills or support services for the
improvement of the quality of
his/her life (R.A. 9155)
CODE OF
ETHICS FOR
PROFESSIONAL •Article III
TEACHERS
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TEACHER AS FACILITATOR OF
LEARNING
➢ Facilitator comes from the word
“facilitate” which means to
make something easy or easier.
➢ To facilitate learning, a
conducive learning environment
is necessary. It has been proven
that learners learn best in a
pleasant environment.
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TEACHER LEADERSHIP AND INITIATIVE FOR COMMUNITY
PARTICIPATION
➢ As professional teachers you are
not supposed to be removed nor
aloof from community life
➢ The professional teacher ought to
take the initiative to offer your
help for the improvement of the
community
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PROFESSIONAL TEACHER WITH
HONOR AND DIGNITY
➢ “Every teacher shall merit
reasonable social recognition for
which purpose he shall behave
with honor and dignity at all times
and refrain from such activities as
gambling, smoking, drunkenness,
and other excesses much less illicit
relations.”
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TEACHER’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS
LOCAL CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
➢ The professional teacher is neither
ethnocentric nor xenocentric.
oEthnocentric - looks down on other
community’s culture
oXenocentric - looks at his/her culture as
inferior compared to other community’s
culture.
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THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHER AND
INFORMATION UPDATE
➢ the teacher shall help the school
inform the community about the
school’s work, accomplishments,
needs and problems
➢ The school is there for the community
and so the community has the right to
be informed about its activities,
accomplishments, needs and
problems
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THE PARENTS TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
➢ A PTA is an association of
teachers and parents with
children who are enrolled in a
school.
➢ It is a form for discussions on
school problems and how they
can be solved.
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THESCHOOL GOVERNING
COUNCIL (SGC)
➢ A School Governing Council, as a policy making body, has the school head as Chief
Executive Officer, Manager and Chief Operations Officer.
➢ The formation of SGC in every school is a proof of school head sharing his/her
leadership with members of the community.
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THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHER, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS
➢ “Every teacher shall maintain
harmonious and pleasant personal
and official relations with other
professionals, with government
officials and with the people
individually or collectively.”
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THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHER DOES NOT USE
POSITION TO PROSELYTE
➢ It is highly unprofessional for a
teacher like you to use your
position of influence to proselyte
because freedom of religion is
guaranteed by the 1987 Philippine
Constitution.
MODULE 7:
TEACHER’S ETHICAL AND
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR
Vilma J. Sugay, Ed. D.
Associate Professor II