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The Historical Development of Teaching As A Profession in The Philippines

Teaching became a recognized profession in the Philippines in 1976 with the passage of Presidential Decree 1006, which professionalized teaching. Formal teacher training began during the Spanish period through normal schools established by the Jesuits for men and later for women. In 1901, the Philippine Normal School was established offering a two-year teacher preparation program, which later became a four-year program in 1949. The Teachers' Professionalization Act of 1994 further strengthened professional standards by requiring a licensure examination for teachers, putting the profession on par with other careers.

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The Historical Development of Teaching As A Profession in The Philippines

Teaching became a recognized profession in the Philippines in 1976 with the passage of Presidential Decree 1006, which professionalized teaching. Formal teacher training began during the Spanish period through normal schools established by the Jesuits for men and later for women. In 1901, the Philippine Normal School was established offering a two-year teacher preparation program, which later became a four-year program in 1949. The Teachers' Professionalization Act of 1994 further strengthened professional standards by requiring a licensure examination for teachers, putting the profession on par with other careers.

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The Historical Development of Teaching as a Profession in the Philippines

The first legal document that professionalized teaching was Presidential


Decree1006 issued by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos. It was only in1976 with
PD 1006 known as the Decree Professionalizing Teaching that teachers in the
Philippines became professionalized. The need to professionalize teaching was felt
"to ensure that in the immediacy and urgency of teacher recruitment, qualitative
requirements are not overlooked..." and "although teaching requires a number of
years of collegiate study, it is the only course that is not yet considered a
profession" (PD 1006). Furthermore ... "in recognition of the vital role of teachers in
nation-building and as an incentive to raise the morale of teachers, it is imperative
that they be considered as professionals and teaching be recognized as a
profession."(P.D.1006)
Then in 1994, R. A 7836, otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994, was passed to.. "promote quality education by
proper supervision and regulation of the licensure examination and
professionalization of the practice of the teaching profession." (Section 2)
During the pre-Hispanic period, there was no established formal schooling in
the country. So there was no formal preparation for teachers, too. The mothers and
fathers and tribal leaders served as teachers at home and in the community.
During the Spanish period and by virtue of Educational Decree of 1863 free
public school system was established. There was one school for boys and another
school for girls in every municipality. The Spanish missionaries served as teachers.
The same Decree provided for a normal school run by the Jesuits to educate male
teachers in Manila. Normal schools for women were not established until 1875. So it
was the Spaniards who started training teachers in normal schools.
Paz Ramos, once Dean of the College of Education of the University of the
Philippines, Diliman, claims:
The foundations of teacher education in the Philippines were, laid by
the Spanish government during the mid-eighteenth century. It is said to have
begun on August 4, 1765, when King Charles of Spain issued a Royal Decree
requiring each village to have a "maestro. " On November 28, 1772, another
Royal Decree specified the qualifications of teachers. However, it was not
until 1863 that there was a specific attempt to systematize and update the
education of Filipino teachers.
At the end of Spanish rule, schools during the Spanish era were closed for a
time by Aguinaldo's government. So there was no teacher preparation that took
place.
During the American regime, American soldiers served as the first teachers.
In 1901, the Philippine Commission enacted into law Act 74 which created the
Department of Public Instruction, laid the foundations of the public school system
and offered free primary education for Filipinos.

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There was a shortage of teachers. The Philippine Commission authorized the
Secretary of Public Instruction to bring to the Philippines 600 teachers from USA.
They were the Thomasites. Due to urgent need for teachers, the Americans gave
bright young Filipino students opportunity to take up higher education in American
colleges and universities financed by the Phil. Government. They were the
pensionados.
Act 74 of 1901 also provided for the establishment of Philippine Normal
School (PNS) in Manila. The Philippine Normal School formally opened in September
1901, as an institution for the training of teachers. For more than two decades, PNS
offered a two-year general secondary education program. In 1928, it became a
Junior college offering a two-year program to graduates of secondary schools. In
1949, the Philippine Normal School, renamed Philippine Normal College, offered the
four-year Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. Other four-year teacher
education courses followed after. This means that the present four-year preparation
for the professional teacher began as a two-year program only. Teacher preparation
became four years only in 1949 and thereafter.

Summary

Teaching became a profession in 1976 with PD. 1006. The requirement of a licensure
examination for teachers that puts teaching at par with the other professions was enacted only in1994
with the passing of RA. 7836, otherwise known as The Teachers' Professionalization Act.

There was no formal preparation for teachers during the pre-Hispanic times. The formal training
of teachers began during the Spanish period when men were trained as maestros by The Jesuits. A few
years later maestras were also trained. In 1901, a two-year preparation for teachers was given by
Philippine Normal School. Then the two years became four years since the two-year academic
preparation was seen inadequate. To ensure quality teachers and to make teaching at par with other
professions, in addition to a four-year teacher education course, passing a licensure examination was
made mandatory by RA.7836.

(Source: The Teaching Profession by Purita B. Bilbao, et.al; pages 8-11)

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