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S 6
• FIELD STUDY
THE TEACHER AS PERSON
LEARNING IN SOCIETY
EPISODE 1
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
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What Are Some Personal Qualities of Good Teachers?
My Learning Map
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In order to accomplish my desired learning outcomes, these are the steps I have
to follow:
Step 1: Stop for a while and reflect. Ask myself: What are my qualities that will
make me a good teacher?
Step 2: Do activity 1 based on the instruction given.
Step 3: Secure permission to interview and observe a professional teacher.
Step 4: Use the checklist in my interview. Write an essay about the teacher from
my interview and observation results. This essay will be part of my
portfolio entry. Title: Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher: A
personal Encounter
Step 5: Based on my interview, add to mu list of qualities previously identified in
this episode other qualities not included.
Step 6: Make personal reflection and include this in my pieces of evidence for a
portfolio.
My Learning Activities
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Am I This Person?
AM I THIS PERSON?
Bilbao, 2010 (Shortened version, 2014)
Below are indicators of personal qualities which may describe YOU. Place a √ in a Box B if the
indicator fits 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 C. 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.
With the use of an interview checklist attached, get the information about the
teacher. Ask permission to observe the teacher in her/his 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 the 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
top of the photo essay.
My Reflections/Insights
A. How do I use my personal qualities to become a good teacher? Write in at least two (2)
paragraphs.
B. How does the experienced teacher, utilize his/her personal qualities to make him/her a good
teacher? Write in at least two (2) paragraphs.
The teacher occupies the center stage in a learning environment. She shines in a number
of roles – teaching, managing, leading and facilitating and more importantly motivating and
inspiring children. No single teacher is proficient in all, since one may be good in managing but
not as capable in other chores. She brings forth into the teaching profession a wealth of
knowledge and skills, complimented by her set of values and attitudes. A teacher possessing this
attributes merits the high esteems of everyone.
Another qualities of a teacher that make him/her a good teacher is the desirable teaching
attributes like caring attitude, enthusiasm, humor and warmth, honesty and Sincerity, Open-
mindedness, Fairness and Impartiality. A caring attitude is expressed through a thorough
understanding of how the student feel and react. A teacher who cares is ready to spend time with
her students and listen to their stories of successes and failures, help them with difficult task and
consistently provide a supportive and safe learning environment. She is willing to share resources
to those in dire need and knowledge to the less capable. A strong feeling of togetherness is
essential if her goal is to arouse and sustain their natural motivation and desire to learn. There is
nothing that can influence and inspire children to “move and follow other than teacher’s
spontaneous enthusiasm and energy. A smile evokes a pleasant feeling. Wit and humor set a good
mood and spirit among children. It can soothe their feelings momentarily. It therefore is not
surprising if a teacher with a happy mix of these traits can make every learning event something
to look forward to with eagerness and fun. The rapport she creates can be matched by a lively
and friendly atmosphere, conducive to animated discussions of the lesson.
A teacher can easily develop honesty and sincerity by modeling. She is a stickler to truth
in her words and actions. She is genuinely straightforward and offers assistance wholeheartedly.
Easily, she could make teaching a pleasant, satisfying and enriching experience that could
transform to a lasting learning. To be an open-minded teacher she must have a respect for the
opinions and ideas expressed by student’s open avenues for unrestricted search of information
and evidence. They are encouraged to resolve issues and problems in a democratic way. Learning
becomes an insightful experience for them based on an exhaustive consideration of other
individuals’ findings and explanations. Such brings about an ideal teaching situation, wherein they
develop the same attitude and disposition. Another qualities of a teacher are the fairness and
impartiality. A teacher who treats all her students in a fair and just manner can easily win their
respect and cordiality. Being impartial and unbiased in judging their works and study habits will
instill a positive feeling and willingness to participate in class undertakings. Students are sensitive
to discriminations, such that preferential treatment can result to negative responses and
indifference. Objective suggestions are easily accepted and gratefully acknowledge. It inculcates
self-confidence and a friendly attitude among students.
My Learning Portfolio
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Pieces of Evidence:
1. Picture of self and description of personal qualities in a Photo – essay and Reflections.
2. Photo- essay of the Experienced Teacher Personal Attributes or Characteristics and Reflections.
“MY PERSONAL QUALITIES AS A STUDENT TEACHER”
Being a student teacher, I have so many experiences in the field that sometimes I can ask
myself if I will truly finish my studies and pursue my teaching profession. I also ask myself If I have
already possessed such qualities on how to be a good teacher someday. Those kind of question
are always trigger on my mind everytime I am on the field.
But on the other hand, I find myself already answered those question of mine. And it’s a
big YES. Yes, I will continue my studies to become a successful teacher someday. No matter how
difficult it is or no matter how hard the challenges it may be.
To be a good student teacher, you have to possess some of the qualities that can reflect
you to be a good teacher someday. As I reflect on my personal qualities as a student teacher, I
can use my personal qualities in some ways. I read all the materials they’ve been given about
teaching prior to entering the classroom. I am being more open to criticism. I do my background
research to find out about the school in advance. I make only 5 to 6 set rules. I talk to the teacher
who is responsible for overseeing what I’m doing. I stay natural. I move around. I respect the
students as well as the teachers and also my fellow student teacher.
My personal qualities can reflect myself for who I am. Being a married woman and a
mother of 3 children as well as a student, it is not an easy task to do a job at the same time. But I
learned how to manage my precious time for my family and for my studies. I do not want my time
wasted in some activities that does not really important.
It is nice to be a good teacher, however be not content because you can be more than if
you wish to. I can tell to myself, that, if I can be a good teacher then surely I can be “one of the
best teachers. The best teacher that can help the students to think out the answer for themselves,
a teacher who know how to be quiet and patient while his students struggle to formulate their
own thoughts in to their own words. A teacher who respect the feelings of his students that they
are naturally more important than a silly old subject, a teacher who know that responsibility,
honesty and good citizenship cannot be taught in a course because such qualities are
communicated through daily actions not daily lectures. I hope someday when I truly become a
license teacher, I will possess those qualities of a teache
PERSONAL QUALITIES OF AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER: A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER
Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda
“A WELL-ROUNDED TEACHER”
Teachers need to first become well rounded people in order to become more effective
professionals. Everybody thinks should know their subject very well, but sometimes, this is not
enough. Teachers should have some characteristics that identify them as a person. It is important
to be aware that as teacher, she play some important roles in order to be more than traditional
teacher.
Mrs. Fe T. Balmaceda is a grade six teacher adviser in Panganiban Central Elementary
School. Her 23 years in service, made her a great professional teacher. Her profound love and
passion in teaching made her to be a well-rounded teacher. She is one of the best teacher I’ve
ever known. She executes her lesson very well and giving equal opportunities to the student to
answer every questions she passed on to the students. She has a very friendly attitude to her
class, that’s why her students respect her so much. She is one of a kind teacher. Her ability to
empathize and understand how children cope with problems and difficulties is well appreciated
and gratefully acknowledge. She is willing to share time, effort and resources unselfishly. Her
gentle touch can soothe a child’s sufferings. Her sincere concern for them to learn makes them
strive hard to improve and grow.
She interacts with the child (physically and mentally). She gives affection to the pupils,
makes them understand what emotion is. She smiles to his/her pupils even when they screw up.
She teaches not only text books materials but also The truth that’s happening outside. Practiced
balanced theory. She dedicates herself to the job. She made a commitment. And she has to do it.
She understands that a child is not only a tiny bundle of joy that can cry, smile, laugh. She
understands that in front of her stands a true miracle of life. She is interested in his own subjects
and at the same time open-minded for others and other topics. She has to be strict, self-confident
and show authority, but at the same time he has to be the pupils, “helper” and quite often even
something like their friend who can they talk to if problems occur. She is ma’am Fe Balmaceda
commonly known as Teacher Pinky, a well-rounded teacher.
• F.S 6
• FIELD STUDY
THE TEACHER’S PHILOSOPHY
LEARNING
OF EDUCATION
EPISODE 2
My Learning Essentials
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Here is the way to achieved your desired learning outcomes (DLO). Follow this.
Step 1: Know thy self. Determine your own philosophy, by answering the 40 items
scale.
Step 2: Record your answer on the matrix provided on the Column S (student).
Add all your scores from all the items in the cluster.
Step 3: Go to a school where you have a teacher as a resource person. Request
two of the teachers to answer the same survey form that you answered.
Secure a permit before asking them to answer. Your coordinator will
endorse that to the teacher.
Step 4: Record their answer, in the same way you did it with your own results.
Step 5: Analyze the results in the matrix. Rank the philosophies of each one from
the Most Dominant (highest) to the Least Dominant (lowest)
Step 6: Add the result matrix as your entry to the Portfolio.
Step 7: Go Back to the school where you surveyed the teacher. Identify from our
matrix, his/her dominant philosophy.
Step 8: Observe his/her class and activities in at least three hours. Record your
observation in your notebook. Write down at least 5 teaching actions that
reflect his/her philosophy of education. Describe in detail.
Step 9: Prepare this report as an entry to your portfolio
My Learning Activities
___________ 17. All students, regardless ability, should study more or less the same curriculum.
________18. Art classes should focus primarily on individual expression and creativity.
________ 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 the 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 primarily for its own sake, rather than to help them into their
careers.
________ 28. Schools must place more emphasis on teaching about 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 instill traditional Filipino values in students.
________ 32. Teacher-guided discovery of profound truths is a key method of teaching students.
________ 34. There are no external standards of beauty. Beauty is what an individual decides it to be.
________ 35. We can place a lot of faith in our schools and teachers to determine which student behaviors
are acceptable and which are not
________ 36. Schools must provide students with a firm 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 score in each column to determine your
PHILOSOPHY. Record those for the T1 and T2.
6 2 3 2 7 2 4 3 8 4 4 4 9 4 4 2 10 4 4 3
11 4 4 3 12 2 3 2 13 4 4 3 14 1 1 2 15 4 2 3
16 4 2 3 17 2 3 3 18 4 3 3 19 1 4 4 20 4 4 4
21 4 2 2 22 3 2 1 23 3 2 2 24 4 3 4 25 4 2 3
26 4 4 3 27 2 4 3 28 3 3 2 29 3 4 3 30 4 3 3
31 4 4 4 32 4 3 4 33 4 4 4 34 3 2 2 35 4 3 4
36 4 3 4 37 4 2 3 38 4 4 3 39 4 4 4 40 4 2 3
3. For Teacher 2, what Philosophy has gained the highest score? Behaviorism
This is the most dominant philosophy of the teacher. What has the lowest score?
Teacher 2 has a lowest score in Perennialism.
Application of Philosophy of Education in the Classroom
Step 7: Go Back to the school where you surveyed the teacher. Identify from our
matrix, his/her dominant philosophy.
Step 8: Observe his/her class and activities in at least three hours. Record your
observation in your notebook. Write down at least 5 teaching actions that
reflect his/her philosophy of education. Describe in detail.
Step 9: Prepare this report as an entry to your portfolio
Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the
dominant philosophy of the Teacher.
1. She let the student’s answered by themselves. She set herself as a facilitator of the students.
She believes that, students could learn by discovering.
2. She creates ongoing projects. The ongoing project plays an essential role in promoting mastery.
She believes that, the key to ongoing projects is to provide plenty of project choices that enable
students to demonstrate what they are learning. Many objectives or standards can be met in one
well-crafted project that allows students to decide what the final product looks like. The ongoing
project stimulates the workshop environment that is the foundation upon which the student-
centered classroom is built.
5. She eliminates rules and consequences. She set the tone from the first day of the school year by
eliminating all discussion of rules and consequences. She explained that the learning environment
is built on mutual respect and a quest for knowledge, so there won’t be time for any behavior
issues. Keep activities engaging, and behavior will never be an issue.
6. She involves students in evaluation. She involved students in conversations about their learning
not only builds trust, but also helps them become critics of their own work, which is a
remarkable part of the amazing student-centered classroom.
My Reflections/Insights
1. Have you discovered your Philosophy of Education? How do you feel after knowing it? Is your
philosophy or firm belief of education reflected in what you are doing as a future teacher?
As a student, I am very particular about the rules and regulations in school. I am aware of the
behaviors that is acceptable in the society I belong. For me, for every actions there is an equal
reaction. What you have done to others will bring it back to you.
The practices that I will do, that will reflect my Philosophy of Education will be: (describe in
sentences)
I will be more sensitive about the behaviors of my students. I will consider their differences as
a person as well as their environment they lived in that surely affect their own behavior. I will
set rules and regulations that can truly discipline the children. A rules that did not take authority
but they can see as their mother, their mentor and their friend. Before I set the rules and
regulation in my classroom, I will explain to them the advantages of being a good follower so
that they will reflect on these advantages that would enable them to be a good citizen soday.me
2. In your observations, does an experienced teacher practiced what they believe in (philosophy of
education) in actual teaching? If yes, describe the instance/episode. If no, what could be the
reason?
Yes. The experienced teacher practiced what they believe in Progressivism in actual teaching.
The experienced teacher believed that to develop lifelong learners, she should be learner –
centered. Based on my observations, the teacher truly exercises the learner – centered
approach. The teacher let the students to think and discover the answer by themselves. She did
not allow the students to be dependent on what the teacher always says. She always gives an
exercises to the students that will let the students practiced the think, pair and share.
My Learning Portfolio
Pieces of Evidence:
1. The Matrix of Survey Results
2. Observation of the teacher and the Responses
3. Pictures (optional)
Essentialism Perennialism Progressivism Existentialism Behaviorism
6 2 3 2 7 2 4 3 8 4 4 4 9 4 4 2 10 4 4 3
11 4 4 3 12 2 3 2 13 4 4 3 14 1 1 2 15 4 2 3
16 4 2 3 17 2 3 3 18 4 3 3 19 1 4 4 20 4 4 4
21 4 2 2 22 3 2 1 23 3 2 2 24 4 3 4 25 4 2 3
26 4 4 3 27 2 4 3 28 3 3 2 29 3 4 3 30 4 3 3
31 4 4 4 32 4 3 4 33 4 4 4 34 3 2 2 35 4 3 4
36 4 3 4 37 4 2 3 38 4 4 3 39 4 4 4 40 4 2 3
Observations: Write at least 5 observations in narrative form that shows the application of the
dominant philosophy of the Teacher.
She let the student’s answered by themselves. She set herself as a facilitator of the
students. She believes that, students could learn by discovering.
She creates ongoing projects. The ongoing project plays an essential role in promoting
mastery. She believes that, the key to ongoing projects is to provide plenty of project
choices that enable students to demonstrate what they are learning. Many objectives or
standards can be met in one well-crafted project that allows students to decide what
the final product looks like. The ongoing project stimulates the workshop environment
that is the foundation upon which the student-centered classroom is built.
She eliminates rules and consequences. She set the tone from the first day of the school
year by eliminating all discussion of rules and consequences. She explained that the
learning environment is built on mutual respect and a quest for knowledge, so there
won’t be time for any behavior issues. Keep activities engaging, and behavior will never
be an issue.
She involves students in evaluation. She involved students in conversations about their
learning not only builds trust, but also helps them become critics of their own work,
which is a remarkable part of the amazing student-centered classroom.
The teacher during the execution of her lesson in music.