Dissertation Title: The Plight of Novice Teachers in Newly Established Schools: A Phenomenology of Self-Navigation.

FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION (Participants 9-11)

RESEARCH QUESTION PART I: What are the experiences of novice teachers in newly established schools?

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.1: How old are 9 I am 26 years old
you? 10 I am 25 years old
11 I am 23 years old

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.2: How many 9 1 year
years have you been 10 1 year
teaching in this school? 11 11 months

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.3: Is it your firt 9 Yes. Its is because when I was in Grade 1 , I was influenced by my teacher. I can see
career choice? Why or why in her the dedication in teaching, the way she taught made her students excited and
not? motivated in coming to school.
10 Yes this is my first career choice because I was influenced by my brothers and sisters
who happened to be a teacher.
11 Ofcourse because I came from the family of teachers.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.4: Do you
consider your school as a
newly established? Why or
why not?
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes, I considered our school as newly established because it doesnt have enough
facilities yest it also accomodate teaching learning process.
10 Yes because we still have lack of classrooms, lack of teachers and all our needs are
still requested from the mother school.
11 Yes our school is a newly establised school because I am one of the pioneering
teachers assigned here.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.5: What is your 9 Teacher 1
official designation? 10 I am a teacher 1.
11 I am teacher 1

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.5: 1: How many 9 I have four ancillary functions namely clinic incharge, SBM Coordinator, Mathematics
ancillary functions do you Coordinator and Badminton Coach
have? 10 I have four ancillary functions.
11 I have 5 ancillary functions
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.2 Does it
affects teaching and
learning? Why do you say
so?
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.5.3. Is there a
time that you leave your
class and attend to other
concerns in school? Cite a
particular instance.
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.5.4. How did
you manage your class if
youre not around?
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes because sometimes I cant focus on my teaching due to the paperworks that I need
to submit/comply. Though I am aware that it is part of our job as DepEd teacher.
10 Its just that I learned how to manage my time. I used my vacant time to do activities
realted to my ancillary functions.
11 Definitely yes because I thought I am the most blessed in many ancillary functions in
school
RESPONSES
9 Yes such as attendng seminars, orientation to clinic in charge on the new programs of
DOH in partnership with Deped , attending outside competitions for how many days as
badminton coach.
10 Yes specially when the school sent me to a seminar and sometimes I have to leave my
class to attend to urgent needs and reports.
11 . Many times espcially if I attend seminars, create some reports needed to be
submitted ASAP, attend to parents concern, meet student’s concern POD matters.
RESPONSES
9 I asked other teachers who were vacant to substitute my class and provide her activity
intended for my classes.
10 I simply leave my own seatwork for the students to work on while I attended urgent
concerns.
11 I ask my co teacher to look after them, we have substitution plan in schooll and I utilize

QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.5 What is your
average class size?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.6. Does it
affect the way you deliver
instruction to students? In
what way?
the learning activity sheets.
Participant RESPONSES
9 The average class size is 60.
10 The average class size is between 60 to 65.
11
Participant RESPONSES
9 T IS VERY CHALLENGING FOR A TEACHER TO HANDLE 60 STUDENTS WITH
DIFFERENT ATTITUDES. It REALLY DO affect the delivery of instruction because
aside form the learning environment is not conducive for learning.
10 Yes it does, specially in diving them into group for group activities. To give such
instructions is not that easy.Even in differentiation lessons thus requires right learning
inventory styles. When they are many in class, some of them are not paying attenttion
to the instructions some of them wont participate other will just go to the flow.
11 Not really, I can manage and handle them. It is just a matter of classroom management
and giving clear instructions. Being firm and act with authority.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.7 Are you
provided with enough
resources to facilitate
teaching and learning?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.8 In your own
judgement are these
enough to address
teacher/students needs
inside the classroom? Why
or why not?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.5.9. Knowing
the limted resources, what
are the initaives that youve
Participant RESPONSES
9 No because the books given to our school are not enough to our number of students.
Teachers privide their own equipments to facilitate learning like speaker, laptop and
printer.
10 When it comes to resources, I just look for my own just to deliver quality teachings to
my students. I have to look for ways and means to have my own teaching equipments
and materials to effectively present my lessons.
11 So far yes. We were provided with enough resources. Sometimes, I just pruchase my
own resources and materials.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Definitely no because in the first place books are not enough to our students. No
classrooms for two sections thats why the two sections will have their class at the gym
or sometimes under mango trees where the niose and distractions are out of control.
10 No because larning resources is only one of the many factors in the effective delivery of
the lessons. This includes the planning and preparation of the teacher, learning
envronment this inludes its being conducive to it, teahers attitude towards her students
and her compassionate heart in communicating and dealing with students.
11 Yes. These are just enough. Teachers need to be resourceful sometimes. No need for
books because materials can be access thru internet.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Since there are no books distributed in grade 7 , I have to provide them with print outs
for them to learn the lesson.
10 I simply wrote a letter to the science coordinator of the division informing her of the lack
done to lesssen and even
address such issue in
school? Have you
experience difficulty in
looking for ways and
means?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.6. In your first
year of teaching, cite
specific challenges that
hinders youre effectively
deliver instruction?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.6.1 Do yu have
issues in terms of
classroom learning
environment, classroom
facilities and equipment,
of modules and manuals even the absence of the computer in school.
11 We asked for the parents and stakeholders assistance in addressing some concerns.
We were provided by enough materials and equipment by the DepEd. As a teacher we
don’t need to rely everything to the admin, sometimes we need to purchase our own.
This is how it works here.
Participant RESPONSES
9 The following are the challenges that hinders effectively deliver instrctions: lack of
teacher training, lack of learning materils, huge number of students, no classroom and
learning resources and lack of teachers.
10 Mastery of the content of my subject is one of the many challenges that I encountered
in my daily teachings. We know that science is very broaad in terms of the sope this
inlucdes the iving things and their enviroment, motion and enery , latter and lastly Earth
and pace. These requires enough perparatio specially in the crafting of the DLL and in
the activities.
11 Students who came from different family background and perspective, they usually
misbehave in class. As much as you would want to help and extend, parents and
guardians lack support and just gave up on them.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes, Ive experienced such difficulties. The classrroom learning environment is not
conducive because we are just sharing class under the mango tree. When there is rain
our classes gets interrupted because we need to evacuate . There is also lack of
teacher training. Lumtiple ancillaries also affect the effcetiveness of teacher because
we tend to attend to different reports and paper works that sometimestime
faculty development,
multiple ancillaries? Whar
are those? Please
elaborate.
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.6.2. Do you
have enough learning
spaces for workshop,
laboratory and other
student performances?
Why or why not?
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.6.3. How did
you addresses the issue?
management wont guarantee.
10 To be honest there wer alot of issues that need urgent concerns this includes lack of
classrrooms, lack of teachers, lack of equipments such as computer, sound system and
ICT materilas that can be of help in the clearness of the presentation of lessons. No
teachers are sent to trainings to updated to the latest trends in education. Teachers
were overload and handle multiple ancillaries since there were few teachers assigned
in the school with increasing population.
11 As with faculty development, not all teachers were given the opportunity to be trained.
Only those who are identified by the higher offices. Sometimes, you need to pay for
your own training fee so you can attend and participate with seminars and trainings that
are relevant on your field.
RESPONSES
9 No because all that we have are 2 classrooms ,limited resources and few chairs for few
students. Some of our students encourage them to bring their own chairs from home.
10 No since we just borrowed classrooms to the elementary.
11 Yes we have enough spaces and laboratory. Just the stage and an area where we can
conduct activities.
RESPONSES
9 By simply present it during homeroom meetings and PPTA Assembly.
10 I just communicate our school about it, at our level orgnize activities t improve learning
outcomes. I tried to reach out our external stakeholders specially to our dear
parents,barangay officials and DepEd Officials.
11 The SSG and PTA are helping to address this concern.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.7. Can you
deeply describe your
relationship with your
students?
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.7.1 How do you
handle difficult students?
Have you find out some
reasons why they
misbehave? What are
those?
Participant RESPONSES
9 I have good relationship with my students. They openly shares teir problems to me.
10 We always established open communications to our steudents where they ca express
their feelings freely, open their problems and obedient to school rules.
11 I love my students very much. I treated them as my sons and daughters. I really value
them as a person.
RESPONSES
9 If students misbehave in my class, I called his/her attention. After I got his reason we
can slowly start identify the root causes of such actions. They sometimes they share
their family problems as common problems students usually worried about.Others are
longing for love and attention.
10 When I encountered difficult students I usualy associate thm to the kind of family they
came from. Aside from talking to them personally, I tried to visit them in their respective
houses just to ensure anf aware of the kind of family he/she belongs.From that I will
surely and slowly understand why and how they responded to it.
11 I talk to them privately. Ask them about their background. Through this, I will be able to
know why they’re acting that way. Sometimes due to family problem, lack of financial
support and moral support.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.7.2 Do you thnk
they are given enough
resources( meaning 1:1
ratio) of learning modules
and sets? Why or why not?
QUESTIONS Participant
Question 1.7.3 Does it
affect teaching and
learning? In what way?
Participant RESPONSES
9 In school they only gave us 10 modules in Math 7 and there are 120 students. I
informeour school principal about it and she already wrote a letter to the Division asking
textbooks for our students.
10 No its not 1:1. Since we really have few textbooks not enough to our number of
students. Teachers were fond of duplicating learning modules using their own personal
computer and printer/
11 Resources are limited since our school is a newly established. We are just waiting
materials from DepEd Division Office.
RESPONSES
9 Yes textbooks are very signifiant for students to read and reinforce the things that they
learned /disscuss in class when they stayed at home. They can do advance reading
forr active participation in class.
10 Limited learning modules will really affect teaching and learning. But still I just look for
other ways to address the issue by duplication of learning actvity sheets prepare by
me.Throuh they will read concepts and be able to understand it even without my
guidance. But if you will just let the students do on their own it wont achieve once
targets.
11 Yes because for those who cannot afford to search and google they need additional
references.
.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.8.Describe your
relationship to your co
teacher?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.8.1. Do you
think you have a similar
experiences in terms of
managing huge classize? In
what way?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.8.2 Do you
spend money from your
own pocket to provide
learning resources that the
school could not provide?
Why or why not?
Participant RESPONSES
9 We are good. We exchanged thoughts and experiences together. We draw strength
10 I always establis very good ties and bond with my co teachers. We always give mutual
respect and understanding. Thats why we seldom avoid conflict since we know our
boundaries and we respect one another.
11 Good enough. We support each other in terms of activities and respect each others
opinion. Help one another for the betterment of our students.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes, I knew this because we share expei
10 Maybe we havs the similar experience in managing huge class size. This require
comprehensive planning and preparation inorder to deliver efficient and effective
delivery of the lessons. To ivide the class requires greater knowledge on learning styles
and preferences Through this you can design appropriate activities for the class..
11 Yes same concerns but different approach on how to manage and handle.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes sometime your personal needs are sacrificed because the amount intended was
directed to bying classroom materials and equipments needed in class.
10 We have somtimes conflict with my mom because I need to use my personal things just
to provide the needs for my class specially paers, printe and bought ink to facilitate in
the duplication of learning materilas
11 Just be resourceful and creative. Ask help to stakeholders and plan out.
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QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.8.3 What other
means do you usally do
inrder to address lack of
resources?
9 In my case I always consider this as part of my life. Part of my monthly expenses.
There were times that I also asked assistance from our school principal to request
materials from our mother school.
10 If cash is running out , I asked from my students 1 or 2 pesos for the reproduction of
activity sheets. I also asked assiatnce from my college classmates to donate 1 rem of
bond papers just to augment our classroom needs.
11

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.8.4 Doyou also 9 Yes
have multiple ancillary 10 Yes
functions? 11

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.9 Please 9 Our principal is a democratic principal. She decided things based on the decision of the
describe your schoo majority.She delegated tasks according to ones interests and apacity.
principal.Is she autocratic,
servant leader or
democratic?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.9.1. How did
your school administrator
manage the school?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.9.2Please
describe the supoort
extended by the school
principal in addressing
learning resources,
learning environment,
classroom facilities and
equipments and faculty
development?
10 She’s a servant principal. She works on her own and empower teachers to do the
same. She works beyond the office hours and very committed in her craft.
11 She is kind, understanding and supportive. Sometimes she lacks self control and toxic.
Participant RESPONSES
9 She manages the school by designating committees. She also divide the tasks equally
and encourages effectiveness and efficiency. She tapped external stakeholders in
generating and outsourcing funds. She has the heart to the students and teahers as
well.
10 Shes a typical worker principal. She has the dynamismand dediction in her role as a
school prinipal. She ensures that things will be done accordingly and smoothly.
11 She is a servant leader. She can manage working the task on her own and does not
ask for our help.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Shes fond of reminding teachers of their tasks. With this she let teachers do it on their
own. She fond of communicating and writing to persons who can help in the needs of
the school. Some of them responded but others wont.
10 She always looks into the affairs of the students and teachers. Shes very sensitive to
the needs of the school. From this she also organized She also tapped local leaders to
address school needs.
11 Her ability to communicate and write is so poweful that she can ask resources from
other government agencies. Very good strength of her.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.9.3 Do you think
the budget allocated for
teaching learning
resources enough for the
teachers and students?
Why or why not?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.9.4 Is there any
point wherein you get
money from your pocket to
provide you with the
resources needed? Share
that specific instance?
QUESTIONS
Participant RESPONSES
9 Theres budget on it but I am pretty sure its not enough
10 Its not enough basicall the right proportion should be given first but again we are just
dependent to the amount allocated to the school. Usually the main school will just
provide the materlas needed.
11 It will never be enough. Its just that our AO can budget them properly.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Yes. All my life its a tradition that I need to provide materials on my own. Just like for
me to ensure success in the delivery of my lesson I have to have materials on my own
like laptop, speaker, printer and teaching aids need in class. Though we have teaching
aids for the year but then its not enoug i have to get a portion of my sary just to bridge
the need in class.
10 Due to lack of resources very seldom that I havent get money from my pocket.During
the conduct of monthly chapter test I ussuly spenf my money for the reproduction of
modules.
11 Yes. She always does. Even us teachers we do that one. Urgent projects that needs to
be address.
Participant RESPONSES
Question 1.9.5. Cite a
particular instance where
you able to get support
from your administrator in
terms of teaching learning
resources?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.10 Describe
parents support in terms of
projects, programs and
activities?
QUESTIONS
Question 1.10.1. Do they
attend meetings and
confereces? Why or why
not?
9 I seldom get support from our school administrator. What I did was to look for my own
nitiatives just to address my need in class. Where i fact it is her role also to plan for
faculty development if we will not not she will not initiate as well.
10
11 Whenever I am not around for some seminars, she looks after my class. I appreciate
that.
Participant RESPONSES
9 In fairness to our parents they are really very suportive to all programs and projects of
the school. There were few who are not supportive but generally they are very
suportive.
10
11 Majority of our students are working student. The support coming form parents and
guardians are not that high, since they are just the employer not a parent.
Participant RESPONSES
9 When I sent communication to ourthem majority of them responded and attended.
Usually parents failed to attend meetings because they have work . Some of the
attended after school hours just to be updated with whats the concerns brought up
during meeting
10
11 Sometimes, but not all. Becuase they are in working class and there is no time for them
to attend matters like that.
 QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES
Question 1.10.2. Are they 9 Yes . Most of them responded positively. Other s failed to since they are not that
positively responding to supportive to their children and cases are they paid it during the last grading period.
mandatory fees expected 10
from them? Why do you 11 Yes. Most of them. Some would fail.
think so?

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.3. Does the
school encountered
conflicts and
disagreements on this
matter? Why or why not?
9 Yes but it usually addressed immediately. Usually parents who complained are parents
who were not around during the assembly.
10
11 So far not yet. We were able to communicate to them well in terms of fees. We see to it
that this will be approved by the body before we ask them to pay.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.4. How were 9 I immediately called the attention of the parents if not I visited their respective huses
you able to resolve it? just to explained the side of the school.After that they were very apologetic and
Please elaborate further? positively responded to it.
10
 11 If there are concerns like this, we call parents attention. Talk and discuss them so that
everything will be clear.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.5. Do parents 9 There are voluntary contributions to our [arents since there were times that we have to
have voluntary address urgent concerns in school . Cases like this we usually asked support from our
contributions? What is the parents.
purpose of doing such 10 Urgent con
action? 11 Yes. They have. Before we ask them to pay, we consult them, lay down the reasons
why. Urgency. In cases that we cannot ask for MOOE budget our parents can address
it immediately.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.6How did
you responded on this
matter? Do they react
positively otherwise? Why
or why not?
9 They actually responded positivey. Some of them are so very sensitive and grateful for
taking the lead in nitiating something for the welfare of the majority.
10
11 Positively. Because this were agreed and approved by them.
 QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES
Question 1.10.7. Are there 9 None so far because its volutary.
any complaints/reactions 10
regarding the voluntary 11 None because everything was presented clearly.
contribution? Why or why
not?

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.8 Cite the 9 Actually if not for the students ND THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL WE WILL NOT
reasons why would sort to RESORT ON THIS. But I strongly believed that there nothing impossible to certain
this kind of decision. projec or purpose to people who shared and take part in the realization of the said
project.
10
11 URGENCY. There are some concerns that cannot be addressed immediately.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 1.10.9. Is your 9 Yes.
administrator aware of 10 Yes all our plans and actions are subject to her approval
this? 11 Ofcourse. Every decision we make, she is aware of it.
 QUESTIONS
Question 1.11. What is your
most remarkable and
unforgetable experience as
a teacher in a newly
established schol in
relation to a. Administrator
b. Learner c. Learning
environment d. Learning
resources e. Multiple
ancillaries
QUESTIONS
Question 1.12. How do you
find yourself teaching in a
newly established school?
Participant RESPONSES
9 To teach in a newy established school is very hard. It requires commitment and
dedication and even the heart to education.I experienced cleaning the most
difficult untouched areas in the school who used to be a dumping site of the
elementary school. I am very courageous to clean the area sothat it will be used
as high school pathway. I am challenged to construct a functional pathwayfor the
students to used and not entering the classrroom with muddy shoes.All I have
that time was a courage/ persistence to construct it. When that in mind I
presented the plan to the parents and even to stakeholders. Thanks be to God
that they positively responded to the call and the project was indeed a
successful one. That one of the greatest accomplishement Ive achived in my
teaching career. Students will no longer enter the room with muddy shoes
specilly during rainy days that greatly affect the teaching learning process.
10
11 We got an administrator who is very supportive, very kind and understanding. But
sometimes, she is unpredictable.
Participant RESPONSES
9 Its challenging but fulfilling because I was able to give my best. It gives me a sense of
joy specilly when you see students learning because of such remarkable deed that
youve done.
10
11 There is joy in my heart in dealing students.
RESEARCH QUESTION: PART II
2. How do you cope with the challenges as a novice teacher in a newly established school?
QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES
Question 2.1. What are 9 I just believe in myself. I always consider my family as my refuge specially in times that
some of the strategies you I really wanted to give up.They were always there when I deed them most.
used to overcome these 10
challenges? 11 I maximize my creativity and I am just being flexible. The ability to shift and adjust to
these matters are very important.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 2.2. What are your
coping mechansm of being
a novice teacher in newly
established school?
9 I just go on and study specially pursuing my doctoral studies. Through this I will
definitely understand the correct way of dealing prevailing issues in school where I
received inspiing wisdom from my classmates.
10
11 I eat. Dine out with my family. Pamper and relax.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 2.3. How did you 9 I simply condition myself that theirs time to work and relax. I usually spend my time
achieve personal-work wisely inorder to achieve balance unto it. If its time to work i have to fous on it if its
balance? time to relx I really give myself an break.
10
11 Manage and use time wisely. I dont bring my paper works at home.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 2.4. At the 9 Yes ofcourse because its my cup and tea. I am always grateful to the Lord that he gave
moment, are you satisfied me this gift to inspire nad be an agent of changed to y students.
with your job right now?
10
11 Yes. I am happy. But I know I deserve much more.

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 2.5. How do you 9 I am very much confident in the tasks that I am doing . I always consider opportunities
evaluate your sense of as venues for learning. I find time to reflect about the things that I am doing and even
competence as a teacher? correct it along the way.
10
11 Whenever I hear feedbacks from my students that they completely understand and
appreciate my strategy and how teach them.
 QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES
Question 2.6. How 9 I am definitely onifedent because I have my family who support me all the way who
confident are you to face are veteran and well experienced in aspects of life.
professional challenges?
10
11 I know I am ready. I have a very string support system.
RESAERCH QUESTIONS: PART III
3. What insight can you share to your colleagues and to the academe in general?

QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 3.1 How do you 9
live your life now? 10
11
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QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 3.2. Bringing you 9
back to the time where you 10
can choose to teach, will 11
you still teach in the newly
established school?
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Question 3.3. What advice 9
you can give to novice 10
teachers teaching in newly 11
established school?
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QUESTIONS Participant RESPONSES

Question 3.4 What do you 9
intend to do with these 10
lessons, insights and 11
reflections?