Isabela Colleges

Cauayan City, Isabela

Ador Y. Franco July 13, 2019

BSEd 2019
Assignment -1
Explain the following:

1. What do you understand about vision/mission of Basic Education?

DepEd Vision’s first part means that the institution dreams of producing students who have a love
for their country and skilled enough to contribute to their country’s progress. As teachers, we dream of
students who are competent and prepared enough to face everyday life. We, teachers, dream to have
students who are holistically developed and ready for life. Our vision or dream as teachers is much related
to the DepEd vision in a way that the institution (DepEd) and the teachers have the same goal in mind –
that is to produce students who are skilled with right values and competencies that they can use as they
go on with their day-to-day lives.

It is emphasized on the second part of DepEd vision the concepts “learner-centered” and
“continuously improving”. Teaching must be learner-centered. That is, learning must be done by the
students and teachers must only facilitate the learning. It requires active engagement or participation of
the learners while doing or delivering the lesson. Teaching and learning process must not only a one-man
show. It is not only the teacher who will do the talking or sharing, but there must be also students’
involvement.

It is essential in every institution, particularly in school to have a mission as a guide. The DepEd
Mission sees to it that every learner must have access to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete
basic education. It is also discussed in its mission the ideal setup for quality education. The environment
from where the learning happens must be conducive, child-friendly, gender-sensitive and safe for the
learners. The teachers should facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner. Even
administrators, staff and nonteaching personnel must see to it that the school is very enabling and
supportive of effective learning. The teaching and learning process must not only be confined between
the teachers and the students. Active engagement of the family (parents), community (barangay officials),
and other stakeholders is necessary to develop lifelong learners.

2. What are the core values?

Aside from the DepEd Vision and Mission, the Core Values are also essential. They serve as guides
in doing the teaching and learning process. We should manifest or practice the four core values in any
simple ways that we can do.

The Core Values teach us to have been the following:

1. Love for God (Maka-Diyos), means in localities here, the profession 'maka-Diyos' is plastered
or written in key areas (e.g. Public schools). The literal English translation of the term is 'being
for God'. In its expansive meaning, godliness. Merriam-Webster defines godliness as. The
quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

2. Love for fellow men or others (Makatao), being a MakaTao, sometimes require a lot of effort.
... Being a MakaTao would simply means by respecting each other's rights and opinions
regardless of the existing differences in between. Filipinos are naturally kind, gentle,
generous, hospitable, hardworking, obedient and polite, which made a great impact on the
world

3. Love for nature (Maka-kalikasan), and Pagkamaka-kalikasan is simply showing concern for
the environment because love for the environment is part of being Filipino.

4. Love for the country (Makabansa). It is a nation of love and respect for his country or nation
or the waking up on his patriotic feelings or the existence of his own nationalism. “This is
where the learner can apply practical knowledge and life skills and demonstrate a deeper
appreciation of Filipino culture. Thus, it emphasizes the development of self-reliant and
patriotic citizens as well as the development of critical and creative thinking.”

Every program or co-curricular and extra-curricular activities done in school must be guided by
the said values. Through such values, we can put our vision and mission into a reality.

Make each day a meaningful one. Inspire our students and imbibe in them the necessary values
and competencies they need to involve themselves to what we call “life”. For our students, we may just
be “teachers”. For us teachers, we consider our work as a passion, which is putting love and our life to
whatever we are doing. And the saying goes that if you love what you are working or doing as if you are
not really capable of getting tired. Start loving what we are doing. Start to love teaching!

3. What can you say about the moral recovery program?

The Moral Recovery Program (MRP) refers to the national campaign for moral renewal which
includes the objectives, strategies and cumulative experiences generated in the course of implementing
Presidential Proclamation No. 62 dated 30 September 1992.

IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING MORAL RECOVERY PROGRAM AS LAID DOWN
UNDER EO 319 on July 1, 1996, by FIDEL V. RAMOS, former President of the Philippines.

Moral Recovery Program or MRP refers to the national campaign for moral renewal in response
to the need to strengthen the moral resources to the Filipino people rooted in Filipino culture, values and
ideas that are pro-God, pro-people, pro country and pro-nature. In the definition, I can say that this
program is very good not only for Filipinos but also to other people around the world.

We know that all people have problems and as I observe, some people nowadays experiencing
problems don’t seek God to ask help or ask guidance but instead, they make money as their personal
savior. And as for Filipinos, this national campaign for moral renewal can really help to restore and
establish the Filipino culture not only in the Philippines but also to other countries. Maybe through this
program, Filipinos will now learn to love their culture. Filipinos now will not waste their money buying
imported things from abroad instead they will spend all their money to buy their country’s product.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

And also, some Filipinos who are not proud of their culture will now be proud and they will also
promote it to other countries. This national campaign for renewal also helps nurture and preserves
Mother Earth. Through this campaign, some people will now avoid cutting trees, do “kaingin”, killing
endangered species and much more. And through this campaign people will learn that Mother Earth is
very important to us and we must save our beloved Mother Earth from our wrong activities while it’s not
too late.

Therefore, bring back the BAYANIHAN SPIRIT in order to instill civic consciousness and a sense of
patriotism among the citizenry.

4. What are the positive characteristics of Filipino to change the community/society?

Pakikipagkapwa-Tao (regard for others). Filipinos are open to others and feel one with others. We regard
others with dignity and respect and deal with them as fellow human beings. Pakikipagkapwa-tao is
manifested in a basic sense of justice and fairness, and with concern for others. It is demonstrated in the
Filipino's ability to empathize with others, in helpfulness and generosity in times of need (pakikiramay),
in the practice of Bayanihan or mutual assistance, and in the famous Filipino hospitality.

Filipinos possess a sensitivity to people's feelings or pakikiramdam, pagtitiwala or trust, and a sense of
gratitude or utang-a-loob. Because of pakikipagkapwa-tao, Filipinos are very sensitive to the quality of
interpersonal relationships and are very dependent on them: if our relationships are satisfactory, we are
happy and secure.

Pakikipagkapwa-tao results in camaraderie and a feeling of closeness one to another. It helps promote
unity as well a sense of social justice.

Family Orientation. Filipinos possess a genuine and deep love for the family, which includes not simply
the spouses and children, parents, and siblings, but also grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, godparents,
and other ceremonial relatives. To the Filipino, one's family is the source of personal identity, the source
of emotional and material support, and the person's main commitment and responsibility.

Concern for the family is manifested in the honor and respect given to parents and elders, in the care
given to children, the generosity towards kin in need, and in the great sacrifices, one endures for the
welfare of the family. This sense of family results in a feeling of belonging or rootedness and in a basic
sense of security.

Joy and Humor. Filipinos have a cheerful and fun-loving approach to life and its ups and downs. There is
a pleasant disposition, a sense of humor, and a propensity for happiness that contribute not only to the
Filipino charm but to the indomitability of the Filipino spirit. Laughing at ourselves and our trouble is an
important coping mechanism. Often playful, sometimes cynical, sometimes disrespectful, we laugh at
those we love and of those we hate and make jokes about our fortune, good and bad.

This sense of joy and humor is manifested in the Filipino love for socials and celebrations, in our capacity
to laugh even in the most trying of times, and in the appeal of political satire.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

The result is a certain emotional balance and optimism, a healthy disrespect for power and office, and a
capacity to survive.

Flexibility, Adaptability, and Creativity. Filipinos have a great capacity to adjust, and to adapt to
circumstances and to the surrounding environment, both physical and social. Unplanned or unanticipated
events are never overly disturbing or disorienting as the flexible Filipino adjusts to whatever happens. We
possess a tolerance for ambiguity that enables us to remain unfazed by uncertainty or lack of information.
We are creative, resourceful, adept at learning, and able to improvise and make use of whatever is at
hand in order to create and produce.

This quality of the Filipino is manifested in the ability to adapt to life in any part of the world; in the ability
to make new things out of scrap and to keep old machines running; and, of course, in the creative talent
manifested in the cultural sphere. It is seen likewise in the ability to accept change.

The result is productivity, innovation, entrepreneurship, equanimity, and survival.

Hard work and Industry. Filipinos have the capacity for hard work, given proper conditions. The desire to
raise one's standard of living and to possess the essentials of a decent life for one's family, combined with
the right opportunities and incentives, stimulate the Filipino to work very hard. This is manifested most
noticeably in a willingness to take risks with jobs abroad and to work there at two or three jobs. The result
is productivity and entrepreneurship for some, and survival despite poverty for others.

Faith and Religiosity. Filipinos have a deep faith in God. Innate religiosity enables us to comprehend and
genuinely accept reality in the context of God's will and plan. Thus, tragedy and bad fortune are accepted
and some optimism characterizes even the poorest lives.

Filipinos live very intimately with religion; this is tangible--a part of everyday life. We ascribe human traits
to a supernatural God whom we alternately threaten and thank, call upon for mercy or forgiveness, and
appease by pledges. Prayer is an important part of our lives.

The faith of the Filipino is related to bahala na, which, instead of being viewed as defeatist resignation,
may be considered positively as a reservoir of psychic energy, important psychological support on which
we can learn during difficult times. This pampalakas ng loob allows us to act despite uncertainty.

Our faith and daring were manifest at EDSA and at other times in our history when it was difficult to be
brave. It is seen also in the capacity to accept failure and defeat without our self-concept being devastated
since we recognize forces external to ourselves as contributing to the unfolding of events in our lives.

The results of the Filipino's faith are courage, daring, optimism, inner peace, as well as the capacity to
genuinely accept tragedy and death.

Ability to Survive. Filipinos have an ability to survive, which is manifested in our capacity for endurance
despite difficult times, and in our ability to get by on so little. Filipinos make do with what is available in
the environment, even, e.g., by eking out a living from a garbage dump. This survival instinct is related to
the Filipinos who bravely carry on through the harshest economic and social circumstances. Regretfully,
one wonders what we might be able to do under better circumstances.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

Bayanihan system or spirit of kinship and camaraderie- A Filipino community spirit and cooperation
wherein a group of individuals extends a helping hand without expecting any remuneration. It is
characterized by communal work towards one goal exemplified in carrying a nipa house or pushing a
passenger jeepney.

Damayan system- sympathy for people who lost their love ones. In case of death of a certain member of
the community, the whole community sympathizes with the bereaved family. Neighbors, friends, and
relatives of the deceased usually give certain amount of money as their way of showing sympathy.

Familism or close family relations- a Filipino trait of giving highest importance to family above other thing.
A trait wherein family members should be taken care and supported regardless of whether he/she did
something wrong, a family member must be given attention and should not be abandoned.

Fun-loving trait- a trait found in most Filipinos, a trait that makes them unique that even in time of
calamities and other challenges in life, they always have something to be happy about, areas on to
celebrate.

Hospitality- a Filipino trait of being receptive and generous to guests.

Compassionate- a Filipino trait of being sympathetic to others even if the person is a stranger. An example
of this is giving alms to beggar. This is observed when we hear Filipinos saying “kawawa naman or
nakakaawanaman.

Regionalism- a Filipino trait of giving more priority or preference in giving favors to his provincemate
before others.

Friendly- a trait found in most Filipinos. They are sincere, loyal, kind and sociable person.

Flexible or magaling makibagay- the ability of Filipinos to ride on or adjust to the norms of other group
jut to attain smooth and harmonious relationship. Example: OFW

Religious- most Filipinos possess strong conformance oftheir religious belief in action and in words.

Respect to elders- a Filipino trait of being courteous both inwords and in actions to the people of older
people.

Remedyo attitude- a Filipino trait of being creative and resourceful. The ability to do things that are next
to impossible. Example in fixing appliances that look impossible to repair.

Matiyaga- Filipinos re known for their tenacity and strong determination in every undertaking.

Utang na loob- a feeling of obligation to repay someone who extended assistanceto another which may
take place in undetermined time and in whatever way.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

5. What are the characteristics of a 21st century teacher?

 Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity so that all students achieve in the global
society.

 Enable students to maximize the potential of their formal and informal learning experiences.

 Facilitate learning in multiple modalities.

 Work as effective members of learning teams.

 Use the full range of digital-age tools to improve student engagement and achievement.

 Work with their students to co-create new learning opportunities.

 Use data to support student learning and program improvements.

 Be lifelong learners.

6. The Philippine professionalization standard for teachers?

The rapid changes and increased complexity of today’s education present new challenges on the
part of the teaching profession. The improvement of technology, new trends in the teaching and learning
process, social changes and dealing with the 21st century learners are some of the challenges that
teachers facing today. The implementation of professional standards for teachers is one way of improving
the teacher quality of the country. In accordance with this, the Department of Education through the
Teacher Education Council issued the DepEd Order No. 42, series 2017 or the National Adoption and
Implementation of the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPST).The PPST targets to produce
quality and better teachers in the country by improving the qualication of educators and increasing their
level of knowledge, practice and professional engagement. This will also serve as the basis for all learning
and development of teachers in order to ensure that teachers are properly equipped to effectively
implement the K to 12 program.

The new standards for teachers basically aim to:

1) Set the clear expectations of teachers along well-denned career stages of professional
development from beginning to distinguished practice;

2) Engage teachers to actively embrace a continuing effort in attaining proficiency; and

3) Apply uniform measure to assess teachers’ performance, identify needs, and provide support
for professional development.
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Cauayan City, Isabela

The six modules of PPST are all anchored on the seven domains that quality teachers should exhibit:

1) Content knowledge and pedagogy;

2) Learning Environment;

3) Diversity of Learners;

4) Curriculum and Planning;

5) Assessment and Reporting;

6) Community Linkages and Professional Engagement; and

7) Personal growth and Professional Development. The PPST will be a great help for the
development and improvement of quality teachers in the country. And this will ensure better instruction
in the teaching and learning process that will greatly contribute in producing knowledgeable, skilled,
equipped and globally competitive learners.