On becoming Unprofessional:

An act against the Code of Ethics

Professional Ethics
It embraces a series of statement or
criteria which govern the conduct of the
member of a particular profession. The
objective or intention of any code of
ethics for any profession is to attain the
highest possible good for all its
members so that they may enjoy
perfect happiness, camaraderie, and
security in their chosen occupation.
“Teaching is a profession. An
occupation necessitates special
education. It is a calling by
which you earn a living while
meeting the standards of the
profession.”
Code of Ethics for teachers
Since teaching is a profession, it is
necessary for teachers to have a code of
ethics, like other professionals. The
teacher’s conduct comprises his
relationship with the state, students, his
associates, school administrators and
support services staff, the parents and the
community which is extensively covered
by R.A. 7836, the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers.
Teachers as Professionals
Duly licensed professionals who possess
dignity and reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and
professional competence. In the
practice of their noble profession, they
strictly adhere to observe, and practice
this set of ethical and moral principles,
standard and values.

(Preamble, Code of Ethics for

Professional Teachers)
Unprofessional Teachers
Teachers who are not following
the standards of the teaching
profession. They commit
unethical practices which are
against the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers.
Unethical practices committed by a
school teacher
 Accepting pay or any kind of
gift as payment for extra
service as additional to his
meager salary.
 Insulting student in class
because of his inability to
give the correct answer.
 Inflicting corporal
punishment.
 Attending classes under the
influence of alcohol.
 Doing activities such as
smoking and gambling.
 Receiving favors (directly or
indirectly) from his students or from
the parents of his students.
 Using his position to influence any
other persons specifically his
students to follow commands
especially if it is because of his
personal interest and benefits.
 Taking advantage of his position
to advance his sexual desire to
his student.
 Teacher-student mutual
relationship
 Discriminating learners.
 Making deductions in student’s
scholastic ratings for acts or
behavior that are not direct
manifestations of poor
scholarship.
 Allowing himself to be influenced by any
consideration other than merit in the
evaluation of students’ work.
 Criticizing other teacher about his
academic qualifications, teaching
methods and personality.
 Consistently showing his inability to
efficiently perform his duties and
responsibilities as teacher.
 Engaging to business or generating
income which adversely affects his work.
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
Accepting pay or Article VIII, Sec. 4
any kind of gift as “A teacher shall not accept
payment for extra favors or gifts from
service as additional learners, their parents or
to his meager salary others in their behalf in
and receiving favors exchange for requested
(directly or concessions…”
indirectly) from his
students or from the
parents of his Article VIII, Sec. 5
students. “…shall not accept any
remuneration from
tutorials other than what
is authorized for such
service.”
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
Article VIII, Sec. 2
 Insulting “A teacher shall recognize
student in that the interest and
class because welfare of learners are
his first and foremost
of his inability concern, and shall handle
to give the each learner justly and
correct impartially
answer.
 Article VIII, Sec.3
 Discriminating
“Under no circumstance
learners. shall a teacher be
prejudiced nor
discriminatory against
any learner.”
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Attending Article III, Sec. 3
classes under “Every teacher shall
the influence merit reasonable
of alcohol. social recognition for
 Doing which purpose he
shall behave with
activities honor and dignity at
such as all times and refrain
smoking and from such activities
gambling. as gambling,
smoking,
drunkenness and
other excesses, much
less illicit relations.”
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Using his
Article II, Sec. 7
position to
influence any “Every teacher shall
other persons not use his
position or official
specifically his
authority to
students to coerce any person
follow to follow any
commands political course of
especially if it action.”
is because of
his personal
interest and
benefits.
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Taking Article VIII, Sec. 7
advantage of “In a situation where
his position mutual attraction and
to advance subsequent love
his sexual develop between
desire to his teacher and learner,
student. the teacher shall
 Teacher- exercise utmost
professional discretion
student
to avoid scandal,
mutual gossip, and
relationship preferential treatment
of the learner.”
 Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Making Article VIII, Sec. 8
deductions in “A teacher shall not
student’s grades inflict corporal
because of acts punishment on
which are not offending learners nor
directly related make deductions
to the subject from their scholastic
matter. ratings as a
 Inflicting corporal punishment for acts
which are clearly not
punishment.
manifestations of
poor scholarship.”
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Allowing Article VIII, Sec. 6
himself to be “A teacher shall
influenced by base the
any evaluation of
consideration learner’s work on
quality of
other than academic
merit in the performance.”
evaluation of
students’
work.
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Article V, Sec. 6
 Criticizing
“A teacher may
other submit to the proper
teacher authorities any
about his justifiable criticism
academic against an associate
, preferably, in
qualifications writing, without
, teaching violating any right of
methods and the individual
personality. concerned.”
 Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
Article I, Sec.1
“...all educational institutions shall
 Consistently offer quality education…, a vision
that requires professional
showing his competent teachers..”
Article II, Sec.4
inability to “Every teacher shall possess and
actualize full commitment and
efficiently devotion to duty”
Article III, Sec.1
perform his “A teacher is a facilitator of learning
and of development of the youth,
duties and therefore, render the best
services…”
responsibilities Article IV, Sec.2
“Every teacher shall uphold the
as teacher. highest possible standards of
quality education, shall make the
best preparation for the career of
teaching, and shall be at his best
at all times in the practice of his
profession.”
Unethical Practice Code of Ethics
 Article X, Sec.1
 Engaging to “A teacher has right to
engage, directly or
business or indirectly, in legitimate
generating income generation,
income which provided that it does not
relate to or adversely affect
affects his duties his work.
as teacher.  Article IV, Sec. 5
“Every teacher shall use the
teaching profession in
manner that makes it a
dignified means for earning
decent living.”
Violation of the Code of
Ethics for Professional
Teachers
“Any violation of any provision of this code
shall be sufficient ground for the
imposition against the erring teacher of
disciplinary action consisting of revocation
of his certificate of registration and license
as professional teacher, suspension from
the practice of the teaching profession,
reprimand or cancellation of his
temporary/special permit….”

(Article XII, Sec. 1)

Teachers serve as an example to the
students.
Consequently, teachers must adhere to the
exacting standards of morality and decency. A
teacher both in his official and personal
conduct must display exemplary behavior.
He must freely and willingly accept
restrictions on his conduct that might be
viewed irksome. The personal behavior of
teachers, IN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM,
must be beyond reproach. They must observe
a high standard of integrity and honesty.
 A teacher is expected to be
efficient and competent in his
performance of his academic
duties at all times. Otherwise, a
teacher who consistently shows
his inability to efficiently perform
his duties and responsibilities,
within a common performance
standards should not be allowed to
stay in school.
 In relation to corporal punishment,
as parents, the teachers shall use
discipline not to punish but to correct,
not to force, but to motivate; and not
to obey with rigid cadence, but to
choose to follow the right way.
Hence, teachers cannot generally
use methods of punishing or such
degree of penalties that a good mother
or a good father would not likely use on
her/his own children.
 In conclusion, teachers to be so
called “Professionals” must act
cordially to the code of ethics.
A teacher must start within
HIMSELF for others to follow. It is a
matter of personal discipline and
responsibility, choosing what is
right and acting upon it...
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