OBTEC 1-I-7

The course introduces the historical foundations, educational philosophies and the teachers’ professional ethics, rights, responsibilities, and core values that uphold the dignity of the teaching profession in the context of national and global teacher standards. In this course, pre-service teachers will be able to relate the historical development of education and the different Philosophies to the teaching-learning process in the present Philippine Educational System. In the end, the pre-service teachers are guided to build their own philosophy of education relevant to their professional role as teachers and reflective of their personal high regard for the teaching profession. They are expected to apply perceptive judgment, ethical and legal principles in analyzing cases related to the practice of the teaching profession and in making education-related decisions and principled action.