My FS Learning Task Overview

“You are born a teacher” somebody would tell you.is this TRUE? What attributes or qualities should
you have that would tell that would tell that you would be a good teacher in the future? Like learners, teachers
are molded by nature and nurture. Nature means your inborn qualities, your natural tendencies. Nurture means,
how were trained or taught to become a teacher. You are born with qualities and attributes that would fit you to
become teachers. Let us find out in this Episode.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

 Describe own personal qualities that will make one a good teacher.
 Identify the personal qualities of an experienced teacher that you have interviewed and observed
 Compare own personal qualities with those of the observed teacher.

My Learning Essentials
What Are Some Personal Qualities Of Good Teachers?

1. Intelligence – ability to make sound decision, analyze, make judgment, make solutions,
possess higher order thinking skills, and other types of intelligence. The teacher is
intelligent.
2. Comparison – natural quality to empathize, to feel what others feel, to be tolerant of
others. The teacher is compassionate
3. Emotional Stability – ability to be calm under pressure, cheerful and optimistic, level
headed. The teacher is emotionally stable.
4. Innovativeness – natural tendency to create new things, modify existing ones, imaginative,
finds solutions to problem quickly, and makes use of available materials. The teacher is
innovative.
5. Fairness – natural attribute to look at both sides of the issue before making judgment, gives
equal chances for both sides to be heard, removes personal biases. The teacher is fair.
6. Self-confidence – natural tendency to feel “I can do it”. Works alone, determined to
succeed. The teacher is self-confidence.
7. Cooperativeness – natural action to work together with others, willing to share. The
teacher is cooperative.
8. Buoyancy – ability to survive in difficult situations, balances life, optimistic and cheerful.
The teacher is buoyant.
9. Reliability – attribute demonstrated by dependability, sincerely, and honesty.

My Learning Activities
 Activity 1 Am I This Person?
n

Who am I as a person? Do I have personal qualities that will make me a better teacher someday? The
qualities listed are some of the many attributes but you will add to this later.

Look into yourself very well and answer each item very honestly. All your answers are correct, so you do
need to worry.

Name: ___________________________________________________________

School: ___________________________________________________________

Semester: _________________________________________________________

AM I THIS PERSON?

Bibao, 2010 (Shortened version, 2014)

Below are indicators of personal qualities which may describe YOU. Place √ mark in box B if the
indicators fit you most of the time or an X mark if the description does not fit you most of the time.
Identify your quality by choosing the appropriate label in Box. Write the letter in Box B. You may use the
letter more than once for your answer. Just leave the item that you marked X.

Box B Match the checked

mark with appropriate
Box A personal Attribute Indicator label in Box C. (write Box C Personal Quality Label
letter only)

1. I am mentally alert. B A.BUOYANCY/Buoyant

2. I very imaginative for new ideas. H

3. I like to try out new things. H B.INTELLIGENCE/intelligence

4. I appreciate other people. D

5. I am tolerant of other person. F C.SELF-CONFIDENCE/self-

confidence
6. I adjust to different situations. A

7. I look at the brighter side of life. A D.COMPASSION/

compassionate
8. I don’t consider myself as better G
than others.
 Box B Match the checked
mark with appropriate
Box A personal Attribute Indicator label in Box C. (write Box C Personal Quality Label
letter only)

9. I share privileges with others. E E. COOPERATIVENESS/

10. I give personal time for the E cooperate

group.

11. I make it a point to do the job. C F. FAIRNESS/fair

12. I make quick solutions to B

problems.

13. I volunteer to do task for others. E

14. I work for the group even E G. EMOTIONAL STABILITY/

without affirmation in return. Emotional stable

15. I am calm in the midst of chaos. G

16. I am dependable on a given task. I H. INNOVATIVENESS/innovate

17. I give equal chance for others to F

be heard.

18. I am sure of what I do. C

19. I hold my anger even when G E. RELIABILITY/reliable

provoked.

20. I am punctual in attendance. I

I
 Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher Checklist
Activity 2

With the use of the interview checklist attached, get the information about the teacher. Ask permission
to observe the teacher in his/her classroom and add other personal qualities that you have observed which are
not included in the checklist.

Request for a picture of the teacher as part of your portfolio entry. Use picture as part of your Photo
Essay.

Identify and label the characteristics/attributes of checked indicators like Compassion.

Intelligence, Fairness, and others as shown in activity 1. List other observed attributes in the box to the right.
With other attributes that you have added, make a Photo Essay about the Teacher. Place the picture of the
teacher on the top of the photo essay.

Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher Checklist

Personal Qualities Checked those observed Put Labels of Qualities

The Experienced Teacher:
1. Is mentally alert √ INTELLIGENT
2. Is very imaginative √ INOVATIVENESS
3. Tries out new things √ INOVATIVENESS
4. Appreciate other people √ COMPASSION
5. Tolerates other people √ FAIRNESS
6. Adjusts to different situations √ INOVATIVENESS
7. Looks at the brighter side of life BUOYANCY
8. Does not consider self as better EMOTIONAL STABILITY
than others
9. Shares privileges with others COOPERATIVENESS
10. Gives up personal time for the COOPERATIVENESS
group
11. Sees to it that he/she does job COOPERATIVENESS
well
12. Makes quick solutions to √ INTELLIGENT
problems
13. Volunteers to do task for others √ INOVATIVENESS
14. works for the group even √ COOPERATIVENESS
without being affirmed return
15. Is calm in the midst of chaos √ SELF-CONFIDENCE
16. Is dependable on a given task √ SELF-CONFIDENCE
17. Gives equal chance for others √ FAIRNESS
 to be heard
18. Is sure of what he/she does
19. Holds anger even without when
provoked
20. Is punctual in attendance
√ SELF-CONFIDENCE
√ EMOTIONAL STABILITY
√ COMPASSION

Portfolio Entry”
My Reflections/Insights
A. How do I use my personal qualities to become a good teacher? Write at least (2) paragraphs.

My personal qualities of becoming a good teacher will be used in a way or by means of performing those
qualities in developing myself for my future use as a teacher. I will be mentally alert, vigilant, and emotionally
stable and easily adjust to situations and other qualities that a good teacher must possess.

By means of practicing these qualities I will be able to portray these qualities, enhance myself and be able to
adjust to the changes in the society.

B. How does the experienced teacher, utilize his/her personal qualities to make him/her a good teacher?
Write in at least (2) paragraphs.

The experience teacher utilizes his personal qualities to make him a good teacher during and after the
discussion. He accepts all the learners’ idea and provided activities which they will enjoy. He also helped with
other teacher’s problem with regards to fixing and innovating educational materials.

The teacher deals with the problem squarely and he knows how to calm his pupils when they starts to get noisy.
He is not just good in dealing with his pupils but also with their parents.
My Learning Portfolio

1. Picture of self and descriptions of personal qualities in a Photo-essay and reflections.

2. Photo Essay of the Experienced Teacher Personal attributes and Characteristics and Reflections
My FS Learning Task Overview

What is your philosophy about schools and education? Since you will become a teacher, you must have
a clear understanding of your strong belief or philosophy of education. A philosophy will guide your actions in
teaching and learning. This section will cover some of the fundamental educational philosophies that will help
you as future teacher.

Learning Episode 2 will tackle only Essentialism, Perennialism, Progressivism, Existialism, Behaviorism,
Linguistic philosophy and Constructivism.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

 Identify one’s philosophy of teaching and education.

 Gather information on the philosophy of education of experienced teachers.
 Clarify how these philosophies are being put into practice.

My Learning Essentials

As a teacher, one should have a philosophy of education. A philosophy is a strong belief that is
translated into action. A philosophy will guide you on what you teach, how you teach, why you teach
among others. The different schools of thought or philosophies were handed down to us by different
philosophers. But as the world progresses, other philosophies emerged.

Philosophy of Education Basic Features

1. Essentialism Aim: Promote intellectual growth of learners for competence
Teacher’s Role: Sole authority in the subject matter
Focus: Essential Skills, 3Rs
Trends: Back to Basics, cultural literacy, excellence
2. Perennialism Aim: To educate the rational person, cultivate intellect
Teacher’s Role: Assists learners to think with reason (critical thinking, HOTS)
Focus: Classical subject, Great Books, Enduring Curriculum
Trends: Use of Great Book: Bible, Koran, Classical Books
3. Existentialism Aim: Education of the whole, as unique individuals
Teacher’s Role: Help students define who they are, their essence
Focus: Self-paced, self-directed, learner-centered
Trends: Individualized learning, values clarification
4 Progressivism Aim: Promote democratic social living
Teacher’s Role: Develop lifelong learners
Focus: Learner-centeredness, interdisciplinary, outcomes-based
Trends: Humanistic education, contextualized curriculum, equal opportunities
 for all.

5. Reconstructionism Aim: Improve and reconstruct society. Education for change

Teacher’s Role: Agent of change and reform
Focus: Transformation of present to future landscape
Trends: Global education, convergence, transformative education.

6. Linguistic Philosophy Aim: Develop communication skills in different languages (Multilingualism)

Teacher’s Role: Provide experiential learning to learn language
Focus: language and communication
Trends: Mastery of communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, paraverbal or
listening, speaking, writing, reading and viewing)

7. Behaviorism Aim: Modify and shape learner’s behavior

Teacher’s Role: Arrange environmental conditions to change behavior
Focus: Learners and the learning environment that act as stimuli
Trends: Education for sustainable development; ubiquitous classrooms, multi-
sensory stimuli

8. Constructivism Aim: develop intrinsically motivated learners

Teacher’s Role: Teaching Students to learn, how to learn
Focus: Experiential Learning
Trends: UNESCO’s Pillars of Education; multiple perspectives
 My Learning Activities

Know Thy Self: My Philosophy of Education

Activity 1

Use the Survey Instrument found below for yourself and for two teachers in the school. Read
each statement and answer honesty. Select among the choices from Agree Strongly to Disagree Strong
LEGEND: 4 Agree Strongly 2 Disagree

3 Agree 1 Disagree Strongly

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION?

(Based on Stalker & Sadker, 2nd Ed. Bilbao, 2014)
What is your philosophy of education? To find out, read each of the following statements about the
nature of education. Decide whether you agree or disagree with each statements. Use the following to
express your response.

_____1. The student learning should be centered on 3Rs only.

_____2. The school subjects should focus on the great thinkers of the past.
_____3. Many students learn best by engaging in real-world activities than reading.
_____4. The students should be permitted to determine their own curriculum.
_____5. Subject matter is taught effectively when it is broken into small parts.
_____6. The school subjects should include only essential for all students to know.
_____7. Schools above all should develop students’ abilities to think deeply, analytical, and creatively
than develop social skill to acquire body of knowledge.
_____8. Teaching should prepare students for analyzing and solving the types of problems they will
face outside the classroom.
_____9. Reality is determined by each individual’s perception. There is no objective and universal
reality.
_____10. People are shaped much more by their environment than by the exercise of their free will.
_____11. Students should not be promoted to the next grade until they have read and mastered
certain key material.
_____12. An effective education is not aimed at the immediate needs of the students or society.
_____13. The curriculum of a school should be built around the personal experiences and needs of the
students.
_____14. Students who do not want to study much should not be required to do so.
_____15. Programmed learning is an effective method of teaching information.
_____16. Academic rigor is an essential component of education.
_____17. All students, regardless of ability, should study more or less the same curriculum.
_____18. Art classes should focus primarily on individual expression and creativity.
_____19. Effective learning is unstructured and informal.
_____20. Students learn best through reinforcement.
_____21. Effective schools assign a substantial amount of homework.
_____22. Education should focus on timeless questions such as “What is beauty?” or “What is truth?”
_____23. Since students learn effectively through social interaction, schools should plan for more
social gathering in their curricula.
_____24. The purpose of school is to help students understand themselves and find the meaning of
their existence.
_____25. Frequent objective testing is the best way to determine what students know.
_____26. Countries must become more competitive economically, hence schools must bolster their
academic requirements for more competition.
_____27. Students must be taught to appreciate learning primarily for its own sake, rather than to
help them into their careers.
_____28. Schools must place more emphasis on teaching about the concerns of minorities and
women.
_____29. Each person has free will to develop as he or she sees fit.
_____30. Reward students well for learning so they will remember and be able to apply what they
learned, even if they were not able to understand why the information is worth knowing.
_____31. Philippine schools should attempt to install traditional Filipino values in students.
_____32. Teacher-guided discovery of profound truths is a key method of teaching students.
_____33. Students should be active participants in the learning process.
_____34. There are no external standards of beauty. Beauty is what and individual decides it to be.
_____35. We can place a lot of faith in our schools and teachers to determine which student’s
behaviors are acceptable and which are not.
_____36. Schools must provide students with affirm grasp of basic facts regarding the books, people,
and events.
_____37. Philosophy is ultimately a practical subject to study like computer science.
_____38. Teachers must stress to the students the relevance of what they are learning to their lives
outside and inside the classroom.
_____39. It is more important for a student to develop a positive self-concept than to learn specific
concepts.
_____40. Learning is more effective when students are given frequent tests to determine what they
have learned.
Record your answer in the matrix below.

Now that you have responded to all 40 items, write the number of the response to each statement in the
matrix below. Add the raw scores in each column to determine you PHILOSOPHY. Record those for the teachers
in T₁ and Tr

My Philosophy of Education

Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Existentialism Behaviorism

Item S T₁ T₂ Item S T₁ T₂ Item S T₁ T₂ Item S T₁ T₂ Item S T₁ T₂

1 2 1 2 3 4 5
2
6 3 3 4 7 8 9 10

11 4 4 3 12 13 14 15

16 4 3 3 17 18 19 20

21 3 4 4 22 23 24 25

26 4 3 4 27 28 29 30

31 4 3 3 32 33 34 35

36 3 4 3 37 38 39 40

Total 27 26 25 Total Total Total Total

Legend: S – Self T₁ - Teacher 1 T₂ - Teacher 2

Based on the information taken, answer the following questions:

Rank your total scores for each category. Do the same Teacher 1 and Teacher 2.

1. What philosophy is most dominant for you? _________________________________

Which least dominant? __________________________________________________

2. For Teacher 1, which is the most dominant? __________________________________

Least dominant? ________________________________________________________

3. For Teacher 2, what Philosophy has gained the highest score? ___________________
This is the most dominant philosophy of the teacher. what has the lowest score? _______________
Activity 2 Application of Philosophy of Education in the
Classroom

Name of the Teacher: _____________________________ Dominant Philosophy: ________________

Observations: writes at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the dominant
philosophy of the Teacher.

1. He inculcates the importance of the subject, the lesson, and the topic.

2. The topic being thought is related to real life situation.

3. He ask questions to the learners if they have an idea about the lesson.

4. He is sensitive to the behavior that the pupils possesses

5. He exposes the pupils to the real world situations.

My Reflections / Insights

1. Have you discovered from dominant Philosophy of education? How do you feel after knowing it? Is your
philosophy of firm belief of education reflected in what you are doing as a future teacher?

My Dominant Philosophy of Education is _________________________________________

The practices that I do as a student and future teacher that reflect my philosophy are”

The practices that I will do, that will reflect my Philosophy of Education will be:

2. In your observations, does an experienced teacher practice what they believe in (philosophy of
(education) in actual teaching? If yes, describe the instance/episode. If No, what could be the reason?
My Learning Portfolio
My FS Learning Task Overview

A teacher as a professional will always be found in a school setting. A teacher’s official working place is a
school. A school is an institution where learning occurs under the guidance of a professional called the teacher.

How does a teacher operate or function in a school setting. How will a teacher mange the learning
environment in the school setting?

My Desired Learning Outcomes

 List the activities in the daily routine of the teacher

 Identify the teacher’s role in creating a conducive learning environment in the school.

My Learning Essentials

A school day is equivalent to8 hours. It begins officially at 8:00 in the morning and ends
up at 5:00 in the afternoon. Adjustments are sometimes made, but the time spent in school is
8 hours. Majority (of the eight hours) is spent guiding the learners in their lessons, which is
called the contact period. Usually, the teacher is assigned to teach for 6 hours. The remaining
time of 2 hours is spent for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Normally, there are five
school days per week, Monday to Friday.

Usually, a teacher is assigned tone class, as a class adviser. She is made to teach one or
more subject content areas depending on the population of the school and the number of
teachers. There are schools where the teacher teaches all subjects for the whole class while in
bigger schools they have subject area specialists, who teach the same subject in the same
grade level or different grade levels.

My Leaning Activity
 Teacher in the School Setting: Encounter of the
Activity 1
First Kind
1. Copy the Class Program of the Teacher
Name of the Teacher: ________________________________________
Name of the School: _________________________________________
District of: _________________________________________________
Division of: _________________________________________________

Morning Class Session

Noon Break

Afternoon Class Session

2. Record Observation
 At the time you are in school, what significant observations have you made?

Areas of Focus for

Observation in the School
Setting My Observations (Describe clearly as you can)

Physical Setting

1.Classroom Arrangement

2.Bulltin Board Display

3.School Playground

4.Learning Resource Center

Socio-Psychological Setting

1.Class Schedule

2.Teachers’ Activities

3.Learners’ Activities

4.Co-curricular Activities

5.Extracurricular Activities

My Reflections / Insights
Based on the teacher’s program and your observations, answer the following:

1. Would you consider teaching as a full time job? Why? Why not?

2. Are the conditions in the classroom conducive to the welfare of both the learners and teacher? How will
you improve on it?

3. After closely observing the teacher in the school setting, are you motivated to continue on becoming a
teacher? What in the teacher’s practices inspire you to become a professional teacher?

4. How can I improve the school setting that I have observed when I become a teacher?

A. Classroom Management

B. Bulletin Board Display

C. School Playground

My Learning Portfolio
My FS Learning Task Overview
 In the Philippines, the government has to build schools in almost all barangays, town or city. This was done
to provide access and equal opportunity for every child for equality education.at present, there are more than
half a million public school teachers deployed in all these schools throughout the country. The school and the
teacher have a very crucial responsibility in bringing about the change and development in the community on
one hand and the community provides a learning opportunities on the other hand.

Where else can one find resources that are authentic and are in the context of the school setting? The
COMMUNITY. Who is one significant community person who earns great respect of the community? The
TEACHER.

My Desired Learning Outcome

 Identify community resources available for use by the teachers in the school through a Rapid Appraisal
Survey.
 Observe how teachers utilize community resources in teaching.
 Collect information on how the teacher is looked upon in the community.

My Learning Essentials

Here are some key points in this Episode”

 While the school is the official working place of a Teacher, the community is the wider learning
environment.
 Schools are often perceived to be the transformative agent of change, hence the teachers are agent of
change.
 Teachers are looked upon as important agents of change.
 Teacher’s roles and functions do not stop within the four walls of the school, but extend beyond
community.
 The community provides the authentic resource for teaching and learning.

My Learning Activities
 Activity 1 Rapid Community Survey

Permission to conduct the community survey should be secured from your teacher. The same
permission shall be asked from the Barangay Officials.

It suggested that this activity will be done by groups of five (5), to facilitate the collection of the data and
to enhance your understanding of the community situation.

Follow the suggested guidelines.

Guidelines in the Rapid Community Survey

1. Report to the Barangay captain or Punong Barangay upon arrival in the community.
2. Peruse a community map to find out the area you are going to cover.
3. Secure the available information from the records of the Barangay secretary.
4. Provide the opportunity to go around the barangay for visual observation.
5. Interview some folks from whom you can secure or verify the data.

RAPID COMMUNITY APPRAISAL FORM

Name of the School in the Barangay:

Name of the Barangay:

Name of the Town/Municipality:

 7. Bananas
8. Root Crops
9. Live stocks (carabao, cattle)
10 Fisheries (Ponds, Deep-sea)

VI. Commercial Resources (Please circle if existing)

1. Sari-sari store
 Classroom Utilization of Community Resources in
Activity 2 Lessons

After making the inventory of community resources, spend some time to observe classes and find out
which are being utilized by the teachers.
 Add the chart in your portfolio.

Community Resources Utilized in Classroom

Subjects in School Community Resources Utilized

Science

Mathematics

Social Studies

Interview of the School Teacher

Activity 2

Visit the school in the community which you surveyed. Interview a teacher.

Questions:

1. What school activities do you conduct that allow the participation of the people in
the barangay?
2. Are there community activities that you, as teachers join? Please name. Do your
learners join also these activities?
3. What learning do your pupils/students gain from joining from the participation?
4. What does the community benefit from joining in your school activities?
5. As per your observation, are the lessons that you taught in the school transferred to
the homes or the community?

Classroom Utilization
How is the of Community
Teacher Viewed by the Resources
Communityin
Activity 4
Lessons

1. Randomly select 10 community members for survey. Use the survey instrument below:

Community View of the Teachers

For Community Members:

Elected Official: _______________ Community Member: ________________________
 2. Consolidate the answers of ten respondents and include the report as an entry in your portfolio.

My Reflections / Insights

After making a survey of this barangay and interviewing the teacher, answer the following questions?

1. How do you feel about the participation of the school, teacher and learners in the celebration of the
barrio fiesta?

2. How does the view of the people in the community improve the teacher’s status?

3. What realization that relate to your becoming a teacher, have you gained from your concrete
experiences and observations in the community?

My Learning Portfolio
My FS Learning Task Overview
Teaching is a respectable profession in the world. The status of teachers has been comparable in all
parts of the globe, hence each year, a celebration of the WORLD TEACHER’S DAY!

This alone would tell us, the recognition and honor given to the best profession of all: TEACHING. A
teacher is an extraordinary person in whose hands lie the future of the world. A teacher regardless of hat
country he/she comes from should be a GLOBAL TEACHER or the TEACHER of the WORLD.

Thus, you should have qualities, skills, knowledge, views, with wider breadth and deeper sense because
you too will be a global teacher.
 The Learning Episode Focusses on the global teacher of the 21st century.

My Desired Learning Outcomes

 Identify competencies of the global Filipino teacher
 Increase knowledge of other countries teacher’s competencies
 Compare the global Filipino teacher with the other teachers of the world

My Learning Essentials

Let us begin with ourselves, the Filipino teachers. Why are Filipino teachers doing very well
in classrooms and schools outside the country? Are Filipino teachers doing well in our country as
well? Many of them are awarded as exemplar teachers, best teachers and model teachers. They are
honored by the school, parents and community as well. Would you like to be a global teacher of the
21st + as global teachers, you should be the excellent ones.

Read some skills and qualities needed of global teachers in the 21st century.

My Learning Portfolio
Self-Smart
People Smart

Spirit Smart

4. Research on 2 assessment tools/tasks for learning in the effective domain.

Present them here. Cite your references.

Activity 1 I am a Global Teacher

Instruction: below is a checklist for the teacher you requested to answer.
I am a Global FilipinoTeacher.do I practice/possess these qualities or competencies.

NO or YES Frequency: Never--------------- 0

Sometime--------- 1
Often--------------- 2
All the time------- 3

Competencies No/Yes Frequency

Do I …. - ₊ 0 1 2 3
1. Demonstrate lifelong learning?
2. Teach considering that learning is of different kinds?
3. Create an environment that is safe and conducive for
learning?
4. Communicate higher; earning expectations to each
 learner?
5. Accept learner’s diverse knowledge and experiences?
6. Demonstrate mastery of the subject matter?
7. Make use of allotted instructional time?
8. Recognize that each learners is unique?
9. Demonstrate skills in the use of technology?
10. Develop and use appropriate instructional plan?
11. Develop and use variety of instructional support
materials?
12. Develop and use 76 variety of appropriate assessment
strategies?
13. Communicate promptly and clearly in learners, parents,
and superiors?
14. Take pride in the nobility of the profession?

15. Enhance myself through continuing professional

development?

How many competencies are rated as:

A. All the time ______________
B. Often ______________
C. Sometimes ______________
D. Never ______________

Activity 2 Global Teachers the World Over

Activity 1 describes the competencies that a global Filipino Teacher should possess. Now, we
need to know, what competencies are required of other teachers from other countries of the world.
Since we cannot travel physically to other countries, we cannot reach these places through the
use of modern technology like surfing, Skype, chat, emails, through the World Wide Web, interviews
and use of other sources of information.
Choose at least two countries other than Philippines. Search for the personal and professional
competencies required of the teachers in that particular country. You may also interview a Filipino
teacher who has taught in these countries.
Be guided by the matrix given below.

Global Teacher from Other Countries

Name of Country Personal Qualities of Professional Qualities of Requirements to become

Teachers Teachers Professional
United States of America

New Zealand

Thailand

Indonesia

Australia

My Reflection / insights

1. If the NCBTS is the measure of a global teacher, can the teacher you interviewed be able to meet the
challenges of global education/ Why? Why not?

2. Are there similarities or differences among teachers in other countries in terms of the standard
requirements for a professional teacher? Explain your answer?

3. Are Filipino teachers comparable to their fellow teachers in other countries? Explain your answer.
 4. How would you prepare to become a global teacher of the 21st century? How do you see yourself?

My Learning Portfolio

Story or narrative of non-Filipino teacher in other country.

My story is not important by itself. My story is just one among many that weave
each other around what it means to be a teacher. But my story, as well as the much
greater stories of my fellow finalists, gives this prize a human face, -50 faces, actually-
a blow of living breath to the real story behind: Varkey Foundation is out to make the
teaching profession one of the most prestigious around the world.

It is vastly said that teachers are “key” in society. At least from the lips out,
nobody could doubt that educators are truly important. But in reality, being a teacher is
not exactly what many people have in mind when they think about a successful career.
Like being a doctor, or a lawyer. Well, at least in my home country, Mexico.

I did not dream about becoming a teacher myself. Oh yes, of course, in my

childhood play I was often a teacher. A good one. I sat all my dolls in a perfectly lined
little classroom made with blankets and pillows, and “taught them to read”. Oh, what a
beauty. My perfect plastic students were always smiling, always paying attention, and
yes sir, always quiet. Well, it was kind of boring too. I wished that my dolls could come
alive and misbehave a little. Just a little.
 “You will have to become a Teacher”. Like some kind of punishment for failure.
Well, life took me on a hilly, curvy road. Oddly enough, first I became a teacher, and then,
precisely because I was a teacher, I became a writer.

In my youth, one of my poetry books was published. I even won a national poetry contest. My
poems were included in a handful of anthologies. But no, I was not able to make a living out of
my writing. At least not then.

My road to teaching was sort of accidental. When I became a mother, I got a deep
longing for teaching my children about all the beautiful things in our world. Art, music, books,
culture. I have always been an avid reader, and I yearned for my kids to derive joy from a good
book. So my children became my first students, and, may I say, my first teachers -on how to
teach. As they got older, I was not able to find in my hometown the kind of school I had
envisioned for them. So I founded my own. And that is how Colegio Valle de Filadelfia was born.

From my childhood bedroom with the quiet dolls, I moved to my living room with
eventually three chatty, adventurous little ones, and later to the real classroom: preschool,
elementary, junior high. My school grew alongside my children. Valle de Filadelfia extended to
My FS Learning Task Overview

In the Philippines, only those with a professional license are authorized to teach. There are fundamental
requirements to be a professional teacher. One has to graduate in college with a baccalaureate degree, pass the
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