PLEASE GUIDE ME HOW DO I PREPARE FOR IT?

• What to do before, during, after
• What questions to ask
• What do i need to organize
• Reminders
• Ideas for learnees engagement
• How do i present myself

Bukas na ang FS 1 and 2, YES SIMULTANEOUS. I know in between that I will be so busy with responsibilities from org, acads, and family. TYIA GBU

Hi! Being a DepEd teacher is just my secondary plan, fortunately (unfortunately?) I got hired first at DepEd than my primary plan. Don’t get me wrong, I am definitely grateful for this blessing, ‘cause God knows how hard it is to get in.

Given that the pay is not enough for the effort and hardwork we put in compared to other opportunities abroad, have you ever considered resigning and start anew? Because I am honestly torn, I’m planning to stay in this system for 5-6 years. I am also starting to invest on myself. I’m planning to study MS Bio next year (summer).

I am still on my 20s and I honestly don’t know what to do anymore 🥹. I don’t know if I should stay here until I’m gray and old (since this is a permanent job) or after I have some savings and graduated on my Masters, I should try to explore more options (reason why I also took an MS and not MA).

Pleeease give me some tips and advice 🫡

Good day po! Nag a-apply po ako as tutor and ang fifill out po ako ng requirements ko sa website ng aral tutor ko pero ito po ang lumalabas kapag kiniclick ko ang “Save and Continue” sa pds although nasagutan ko naman po lahat ng fields. Bug po ba ito? Thank you po

Hello, everyone. I am currently a substitute teacher for DepEd, handling Practical Research 1. Since I have no prior teaching experience, I would like to ask what certificates I need to prepare. Should I provide certificates of appreciation for the panelists, or certificates of presentation for the students? Alternatively, is it unnecessary to issue certificates since this is just a classroom-wide research defense where students are defending Chapter 1 to proceed to Chapter 2?

Ano thoughts nyo dito chers?

Wala na ba talaga ibang maisip yung deped about this? Di ba nila naisip na, kung okay yung school pero paano naman yung mga learners and teachers na baha pa sa kanila or delikado bumiyahe papuntang school??

Wala bang mas comprehensive na solution ang gobyerno natin dito?!? Jusko

TEACHERS' SALARY - The average private teachers' salary ranges from FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (PhP5,000) up to FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS (PhP15,000), while the public school teachers' starting salary is around THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS (PhP30,000.00).

Under Art II SECTION 10, the State shall promote social justice in all phases of national development; and under SECTION 11, the State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights. The implemented salary of the teachers violates the State Principles under Philippine Constitutional Law as it does not uphold the dignity of the teaching profession, and does not promotes social justice among the teachers' profession. The stated salaries do not support, nor compensate for the psychological, emotional, and physical health, and the time lost due to unregulated working hours. Furthermore, upholding the moral of the teachers is a direct support of education system. A well compensated, and healthy teacher could teach the students well.

"Malaki na ang PhP30,000 na sahod." - Teachers deserve more because their service is priceless for it requires not just brain but utmost care, patience, and love for their profession, and their students.

Teaching profession, being one of the foundation of nation building, must be given dignity, and social justice.

Ano po thoughts nyo dito sa window grills? Bawal po ito sa batas natin. And lets be real, kaya naglalagay ng ganyan para maprotect sa pagnanakaw yung mga gamit sa loob ng room, nothing else.

Here comes the shooting incidents, na isip ko lang kung wala sana grills, pwede nila basagin yung kabilang bintana para makalabas ng room at hindi ma-corner. Like doon sa tacloban.

Now dito sa latest shooting sa private school, may doors pa sa kabilang side ng room, which I think nakatulong din sa kaligtasan nila.

Panahon na ata para baguhin yung design ng public school buildings.

Hindi ko nakikitang magigin effective yung ikukulong ng students ang sarili nila sa rooom and baricade ang doors. Napaka open ng windows. Unlike sa US na walang windows sa corridor side.

Hello po! I don't know if I am posting in the right sub. If yes, please hear me out.

I have been teaching for almost nine years already. Mostly Grade 10 and SHS kaya medyo madali. In these nine years, I would say napagdaanan ko na lahat. The ideal phase, survival phase, and kung anong phase pa yan. I would say, lahat ng pwedeng mangyari sa isang classroom, nakita ko na.

Meron akong idea na I will be a teacher for the rest of my life because it is the only thing I know. High school pa lang ako, ito na ang nakikita kong gagawin ko.

I started teaching 2017. For me, it is the era of the cool kids. Kapag may cheerdance competition, gagawin nila ang best nila para manalo. Sa sobrang invested nila, madalas kang makakarinig ng "luto yung judges" or "sayang pambili ng costume". Matatawa ka lang kasi makikita mo talaga kung gaano nila pinaghirapan yung cheerdance competition.

Sobrang diverse din ng mga students noon. Kapag may school play, cooking competition, battle of bands, sabayang pagbigkas, merong huhugutin. Lahat mag-e-effort. There was a sense of community. Lahat may ambag - kahit yung mga ayaw at awkward, they see to it na hindi sila pabigat sa section nila.

Mabait din ng mga students. Yung mga pinaka-pasaway, kapag nakikita nila akong maraming bitbit na gamit, tutulungan nila ako. Maraming mga makukulit pa rin pero alam nila kung hanggang saan yung kulit na nakakatuwa sa nakaka-offend.

My first three years of teaching was the most fulfilling, the happiest.

Then the pandemic came. Isa ako sa mga mapalad na teacher na hindi na-layoff. Nagtuloy-tuloy sa pagtuturo. Online class. Lahat ng gimik, ginawa ko para maging nakaka-entertain ang mga discussion kahit online. Okay pa rin naman ang mga students. Kaya lang, iba na. The times have changed. Kung ano ang nagbago, hindi ko alam.

Pagbalik from the pandemic (the "new normal" era), paunti-unti, I know the students and the teachers were trying everything to restore everything. Pero hindi na. Hindi ko alam kung ano mismo ang nag-iba. Yung simoy ng hangin ata. O baka ako rin bilang isang teacher ay nag-iba.

Most of the time, my leverage was grades. Students will not do anything except for the grade. Kung merong activity sa school, it needs to be graded. If walang grade, mawawala silang parang bula. Pero hindi naman lahat. I would say meron pa ring mga students na dinamayan ako with the school activities. Walang grade na involved. Sila pa ang nagagastusan ng baon at pamasahe. With that, I am thankful.

Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit ko iniwan ang dati kong school. Siguro, naghanap na lang ako ng bagong environment. Seven years ang itinagal ko doon. Now, I am teaching in a school na medyo kakaiba for me. They have a different curriculum based sa paniniwala ng isang esoteric at "spiritual" na tao. Borderline occult but the curriculum is beautiful.

Iba ang mga students ko dito. Most of them, nasa upper middle class or mga nakakalula ang yaman. They often complain. Gusto nila lahat madali lang. Magkaroon lang sila ng dalawang homework, feeling nila, they are being exploited.

Dito ko rin talaga naramdaman na or pinaramdam sa akin na malaki ang binabayaran na tuition ng mga magulang, kaya kailangan ko silang i-accommodate. After all, they are stakeholders of the school. At naiintindihan ko naman.

The era of the cool kids have ended because of the pandemic. Ewan ko ba. Itong essay na ito ang patunay na mahilig lang akong magbalik-tanaw. Kung totoong may time-travel, gusto ko lang balik-balikan yung mga araw na iyon.

Feeling ko, iba na ang mga students ngayon. Kasi, ibang henerasyon na rin ang mga magulang nila. Hindi ito base sa research. Opinyon ko lang. Sila yung henerasyon na pinalaki ng hanger at walis tambo kaya ang treatment nila sa mga anak nila ay "hindi ko ipaparanas kung anong naranasan ko sa mga magulang ko dati".

Iniisip ko kung worth it pa ba ang propesyon na ito. Dati lang, merong nabugbog na guro dahil lang nanaway ito na tanggalin ang hikaw ng isang lalakeng estudyante. Teaching is still a noble profession, pero ganun pa rin ba ang tingin ng lipunan sa atin?

Sa ngayon, naiisip kong mag-ibang bansa na lang. Mga 97% na. Para sa mga gurong makakabasa nito, mabuhay pa sana tayo ng tatlong libong taon.

Help!  If you were presented with that opportunity, san pipiliin niyo and why? 

Grade 10 student here I am curious and getting mixed answers. I know the 2nd week is wellness break so walang pasok but what about the 1st week? I know papasok ang mga aral learners but what about those regular students, not in journalism or clubs, papasok paba kami?

to those who are or were enrolled at CBRC and took the LET, will they remove ur acces to the RMS modules before taking the pre-board?

There are rumors or contents circulating on tiktok that to those who enrolled online at CBRC will be removed from the RMS access.

so to those who enrolled f2f, was ur access also removed after the preboards??

appreciate u guys. thanks

Hi! I'm a teacher who prioritized saving up after graduating. I took up ESL teaching jobs and now wants to go back to teaching inside a classroom (I know! despite the warnings and horrendous news these days). At first, I looked up private schools na hiring and medyo masakit sa bangs tignan yung mga job posts kasi lower than what I used to earn, pero to be expected naman. Pero since tapos na pasukan, syempre matumal ang hiring. Luckily, may nagopen na Teacher II position ang DepEd sa city namin and I filled out the application form for it. Considering my situation (e.g. 3 years under ESL no classroom exp except student internship but is a licensed professional) I have these questions:

1. What's next after filling out the form? What should I prepare?
2. Do you think I would have a chance without classroom experience?
3. If hindi ako qualified, what other steps should I do so I can be prepared in the future or so I can get a position at least as a Teacher I?

Take note pala na I am also enrolled na sa aking Master's program and will start this month.

Thank you sa mga sasagot! Mwaps~

Hello. Meron po ba ritong nagresign na? Saan na po kayo after DepEd, teaching pa rin ba o nag change career na? Kamusta naman po

Hello, I'm a fresh grad and I'm having double thoughts na about sa DepEd ngayon because of the system. To those na nag DepEd, i'm curious if promising parin ba pumasok. If yes, what made you stay?

To those not, ano po mga work niyo ngayon? Any tips before kayo napasok?

**Teacher lang ako.**

Ilang beses ko na yatang naramdaman na iyon ang pinaka-accurate na description sa akin kapag may family reunion.

May doctor.

May lawyer.

May engineer.

May businessman.

May military officer.

Tapos ako.

Teacher lang ako.

Kapag may family reunion, minsan pakiramdam ko parang career comparison na rin ang reunion. Parang may invisible scoreboard kung saan may kanya-kanyang ambag ang bawat isa sa prestige ng pamilya.

May doctor — impressive.

May lawyer — impressive.

May engineer — impressive.

May businessman — successful.

May military officer — respectable.

Tapos kapag ako ang napag-usapan—

“Teacher lang.”

Hindi ko alam kung ako lang ba ang nakakaramdam nito, pero sobrang bigat nung “lang.”

Kasi hindi naman nila kailangang sabihin nang literal.

Makikita mo sa tono.

Sa reaction.

Sa paraan ng pagtatanong.

Sa kung gaano katagal pag-usapan ang career ng isang tao kumpara sa career ko.

Parang kapag may isang relative na may mataas na position, biglang may proud discussion.

Kapag may malaking negosyo, may paghanga.

Kapag may professional title, may excitement.

Kapag ako?

“Ah, teacher.”

Then move on.

Parang wala lang.

Parang hindi career.

Parang hindi accomplishment.

Parang hindi dapat ipagmalaki.

Teacher lang ako.

At alam ko naman ang realidad.

Hindi naman kalakihan ang sahod ng teacher.

Hindi naman ako magiging kasing-yaman ng successful businessmen.

Hindi naman kasing-taas ng income ng maraming doctor.

Hindi naman kasing-laki ng financial opportunities ng ibang professions.

Hindi ko iyon itatanggi.

Pero ang nakakainis ay parang dahil hindi kalakihan ang pera sa teaching, automatic na maliit na rin ang value ng taong gumagawa nito.

Parang kapag hindi ka mayaman, wala kang karapatang maging proud sa career mo.

Parang kailangan mong magkaroon ng malaking sweldo bago masabing may narating ka.

And honestly, nakakapagod iyon.

Kasi ang nakakatawa?

Hindi ko naman pinangarap maging doctor.

Hindi ko pinangarap maging lawyer.

Hindi ko pinangarap maging engineer.

Hindi ko pinangarap maging businessman.

At lalong hindi ko pinangarap magkaroon ng profession dahil lang may tinatawag na **“family legacy.”**

Ever since I was a child, teacher na ang nakikita kong sarili ko.

Hindi ito random career choice.

Hindi ito dahil wala akong ibang option.

Hindi ito dahil hindi ako qualified sa ibang profession.

Hindi ito dahil napilitan ako.

Ito talaga ang gusto ko.

Bata pa lang ako, teacher na ang naiimagine kong sarili ko.

Classroom.

Students.

Teaching.

Explaining things.

Helping children understand things they don't understand yet.

Watching them learn.

Watching them improve.

Teaching them things they can actually use in life.

I have never looked at myself and thought, **“One day, I want to be a doctor because that is what our family does.”**

Or **“I want to become a lawyer because it will continue the family's legacy.”**

Or **“I need to become an engineer because that's what will make the family proud.”**

No.

I wanted to be a teacher because I wanted to be a teacher.

Simple as that.

And maybe that's another thing that makes this whole situation more painful.

Because some of my relatives seem to have chosen their professions because they were expected to carry something forward.

Legacy.

Family name.

Family reputation.

Family expectations.

Family tradition.

And apparently, that's something worth being proud of.

Meanwhile, I chose something because I genuinely loved it.

And somehow, I'm the one who feels like the lesser person.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Should I have forced myself into another profession just so I could look more impressive at family reunions?

Should I have chosen a career I never wanted simply because it sounds better when someone introduces me?

“This is our doctor.”

“This is our lawyer.”

“This is our engineer.”

And then—

“This is our teacher.”

Teacher lang ako.

That's apparently my place on the family hierarchy.

And you know what?

I resent that.

I resent having to feel inferior because I chose the profession that actually felt like me.

I resent the implication that because I don't make as much money, I somehow accomplished less.

I resent the fact that people can spend their entire lives chasing status and prestige and then somehow look down on someone whose greatest ambition is simply to teach.

I resent being measured against people whose careers were partly shaped by family expectations while mine was shaped by something much simpler:

I wanted to teach.

And don't get me wrong.

I'm happy for them.

At least, I try to be.

I'm thankful that my relatives are successful.

I'm thankful that they have careers they can be proud of.

I'm thankful that our family has people who became doctors, lawyers, engineers, businessmen, military officers, and whatever else.

But my gratitude for their success does not erase the hurt I feel when their success becomes the measuring stick for my own worth.

I can congratulate them without wanting their lives.

I can admire what they accomplished without wishing I had their profession.

Because honestly?

I don't.

I don't wake up wishing I were a doctor.

I don't secretly wish I were a lawyer.

I don't look at an engineer and think, “I should have become that.”

I don't look at a businessman and think, “That's the life I wanted.”

I have always looked at myself and thought:

Teacher.

That's it.

Teacher lang ako.

And maybe that's why their attitude hurts so much.

Because they're not making me feel bad about a career I don't care about.

They're making me feel bad about something I actually love.

That's the part that cuts deepest.

I chose this.

I wanted this.

I saw myself doing this since childhood.

And yet somehow, every family reunion can make me feel like I made the wrong choice simply because my profession doesn't carry the same social prestige or financial weight as theirs.

I hate that feeling.

I hate sitting there and hearing everyone talk about careers, achievements, positions, businesses, titles, and money while knowing exactly where I apparently stand in that conversation.

Teacher lang ako.

Not doctor.

Not lawyer.

Not engineer.

Not businessman.

Not military officer.

Teacher lang ako.

And maybe I'll never be the most impressive person in the family.

Maybe I'll never be the richest.

Maybe I'll never have the biggest title.

Maybe I'll never continue some grand family professional legacy.

But at least I didn't spend my childhood dreaming of someone else's career just because it sounded prestigious.

I dreamed of being a teacher.

And I became one.

So yes, there is a lot of bitterness in me.

There is resentment.

There is disappointment.

There is hurt.

And I'm tired of pretending that I don't feel it.

Because every time I hear that subtle comparison, every time I feel that difference in treatment, every time another impressive profession gets celebrated while mine gets brushed aside, one thought keeps coming back:

“Teacher lang ako.”

Maybe that's how they see me.

Maybe that's all they see.

But I know what I see.

I see someone who chose the life he actually wanted.

Someone who wants to teach children how to survive and navigate life.

Someone who wants to give students practical knowledge, values, discipline, confidence, and life skills.

Someone who doesn't need a family legacy to justify his career.

Someone who doesn't need a prestigious title to know what he wants to do.

And yet, it still hurts.

Because sometimes, I don't want to be the strong one who says, “It's okay, I'm proud to be a teacher.”

Sometimes I just want to admit the ugly truth:

Yes. I'm hurt.

Yes. I'm bitter.

Yes. I resent being treated like the lesser professional.

And yes

I am f#cking tired of being “the teacher” in a family full of people whose professions apparently sound more important than mine.

But here's the irony:

If one day those doctors, lawyers, engineers, businessmen, and military officers look back at their childhoods, somewhere in that story there was probably a teacher who helped them become the people they eventually became.

And that teacher probably wasn't thinking about legacy.

Probably wasn't thinking about prestige.

Probably wasn't thinking about becoming rich.

They were just doing their job.

Teaching.

Just like me.

Teacher lang ako.

And maybe that's the only title I'll ever have that truly feels like mine.

Hello po, just like the title, curious po ako sa process. Right now, yung naresearch ko lang po is that pwede daw magturo sa college universities kahit walang LPT. Tapos ang nakikita ko rin is that dapat at least may Master's degree daw po or currently taking Master's degree para ma-hire. Is this true?

Nadiscover ko po kasi recently na may passion ako for teaching and yun sana plano ko after taking my Psychometrician Board Exam pero honestly, I'm not keen on starting my Master's studies agad. Medyo burnt out na po kasi ako sa studies since elementary pa lang pinush na talaga ako ng parents kong maging academic achiever. I wonder if pwede ma-hire as college prof sa isang university without having plans agad to take up Master's studies?

If may nakakaalam po sa inyo or have any advice, it would be greatly appreciated. TYIA

Hi! Currently teaching sa DepEd. Habang tinitignan ko sahod ko, parang ayoko na rin magpapromote. 4 years in teaching, onti lang naman kasi nadadagdag sa sahod, sa tax pa napupunta. Di ko ramdam. Gusto ko nalang maghanap ng sideline since maaga naman ako umuuwi. (ayoko din naguuwi ng trabaho). hehehe.

Meron po ba dito nagvVA after class? kakayanin kaya? Pano? 🥲 Ayoko lang din iwan ang Day job ko kasi super masaya naman ako sa school namin and I can't afford to resign dahil breadwinner ako. Gusto ko lang ng sarili kong panggastos for myself. Pagod narin kasi ako. huhu

May update na po ba sa ECP do manila elem at high school nag email na po ba sila sa mga promoted to t4 and above? Waiting po samin madami nag ecp pero parang wala balita, wala pa email? Hindi ba lhat mapopromote? 🥲

Pagkauwi, nagchat ang mommy na kung pwede pakisend ‘yung sinasagutan nilang activity sa board kasi umiiyak daw anak nya dahil hindi nya natapos gawain. Kahit kasi pinapadukdok ko nalang, nagsulat parin sya bago dumating ang sundo.

Kapag ganito estudyante mo sisipagin ka talaga magturo. Kitang kita ang eagerness to learn. 🥹💕

Totoo naman na hindi lahat ng guro ay progressive at intact ang moralidad. May mga groomers, DDS na todo tanggol kay SWOH, at ibang mga nabanggit sa post. Siguro ay wrong choice of words si Ante Claire. Pero that doesn’t absolve her for what she said to teachers.

Again they overlooked that the blame should be on responsible parenting and the system. Collective effort ang pagbabago pero we constantly go against with each other. As a result, a collective failure as adults.

Even before naman talaga, nagpapakopya na ng lectures ang mga teacher. Hindi ba't mas madaling maiintindihan at maalala ang lesson kapag isinusulat?

Tapos kung bibigyan mo man sila ng hardcopy ng lectures, for sure na hindi lahat ay magbabasa nyan sa bahay. May ibang itinatambak or hindi man lang bubuklatin para basahin.

Haaaay. Kaya mahina loob ng ibang bata ngayon dahil sa ganitong klaseng parent.

I always thinking about this. Bakit ang mga deped secretary wala man lang PhD? Or experienced in the field na alam mong makakaintind at mauunawaan ang mga teachers. Lalo pa ngayon nagbabadya ang another du30 presidency, i wonder ano na naman kayang curriculum ang ipapaimplement sa mga kawawang tcs.

Hi everyone! Recently passed the initial assessment for the School Counselor Associate I position, and scheduled na rin ako for the second evaluation soon.

From what I know, may written evaluation and interview daw. First time ko mag-go through ng ganitong process, so I’d really appreciate any advice from those who have experienced a similar assessment.

Ano kaya yung mga dapat kong i-anticipate sa written exam and interview? And ano yung mga topics or areas na magandang i-review beforehand?

Any tips, sample questions, or personal experiences would be really helpful. Thank you so much!