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BUKIDNON STATE UNIVERSITY

San Francisco External Studies Center

San Francisco, Agusan del Sur

Subject: ISSUES AND TRENDS

Topic: TEACHERS MORALE
Instructor: DR. WILSON C. CALVO
Reporter: IAN R. DE LOS SANTOS

A. SITUATION
According to Meriam-Webster Dictionary, Morale means the mental and emotional condition
(as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or
tasks at hand or the feelings of enthusiasm and loyalty that a person or group has about a task or
job.
According to businessdictionary.com, Employee Morale means the description of the emotions,
attitude, satisfaction, and overall outlook of employees during their time in a workplace environment.
The following are situations in our school related to the said matter.
1. Making her classroom her own canteen
2. Signing of clearance in exchange for Nova Chip
3. Married teacher got pregnant with another married man
4. Spreading Gossips
5. Not following protocol in terms of addressing issues and problems
B. ANALYSIS
Teaching is a highly emotional craft, loaded with possibility and expectation, importance and
scale. They are being stretched to the limit. Teacher morale is a major issue in private and public
school. Low morale decreases engagement with colleagues and students and diminish productivity.
On the other hand, when morale is high and the faculty culture is healthy, students excel socially and
academically, teachers are productive and collaborative, and the school environment is dynamic and
engaging.
C. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
The major problem that affect morale are school leadership, workload, compensation, student
behavior and professional development. Effective and supportive leaders contribute significantly to
high morale, while weak leaders and low morale go hand in hand. Clearly, teaching is intensive,
unrelenting and intellectually, emotionally and physically demanding. In addition to teaching,
teachers have many other responsibilities such as curriculum development, recess supervision,
extracurricular activities, fundraising and administrative paperwork. Feeling overburdened with so
many responsibilities contributes to low morale. Naturally, being overworked and underpaid is a
recipe for morale disaster. Student behavior problems are another major reason for low teacher
morale, especially when teachers do not have the tools to address the problems. And finally, access
to professional development plays a major role in determining morale.
D. RECOMMENDATION
Given the significant role that teacher morale plays, school must work continuously to improve
teacher morale. Provide supportive activities to enable best staff performance, for example,
coaching, supervision, and other forms of employee assistance and support.