DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF TEACHERS

HERMIDA R. MARTIN

³2nce a teacher, forever a learner´²This is a sa\ing for others EXt a realit\ for man\ EecaXse Eeing a teacher is not an eas\ tasN :e need to consider man\ things in order for Xs to Serform oXr MoE effectivel\ There are instances that Ze are alread\ sacrificing oXr Sersonal life MXst to oEe\ oXr dXties as edXcators /iNeZise, Ze need to stXd\ fXrther for Xs to gain additional NnoZledge Zhich can Ee aSSlied in oXr teaching Srofession +ence, teaching is not MXst a Srofession, it is a vocation

$s teachers, Ze have man\ dXties to consider To Ee familiari]ed Zith these, it is Eetter for Xs to revisit %atas 3amEansa , 6ection This states that Ze need to assXme oXr resSonsiEilit\ in maintaining and sXstaining SroSer Eehavior at all times EecaXse in the e\es of oXr stXdents, Ze are heroes :e also need to SarticiSate as an agent of constrXctive social, economic, moral, intellectXal, cXltXral, and Solitical change in the commXnit\ Zithin the conte[t of national Solicies )Xrthermore, it¶s oXr dXt\ to continXe edXcation to edXcate learners in order to eradicate illiterac\

$side from oXr dXties, Ze also have the rights that Ze shoXld enMo\ and consider as Elessings :e have the rights to choose oXr career Sath line $s stated in 6ection of %atas 3amEansa , teachers have the freedom to e[Sress ones¶ oSinions and sXgges tions considering the SroSer channel of commXnication :e can also seeN for legal assis tance from the government if Ze Eecome involved in an\ investigation :e have oXr rights in oXr intellectXal SroSert\, inventions or creations 0oreover, the rights to associate Zith oth ers, sa\ing no to an\ involXntar\ collections are given to Xs e[ceSt those imSosed E\ oXr oZn organi]ation :e have also sSecial rights that are mentioned in 6ection ,, of the same laZ

$s teachers, Ze need to Ee a role model in an\ asSect of oXr Sersonalit\ :e need to Sractice SroSer ethics not MXst in oXr classroom EXt also in the Zhole societ\ EecaXse SeoSle have high e[Sectations from Xs :e need to Sossess and to aSSl\ oXr &ode of (thics for Teachers Xnder 5 $ or also NnoZn as the &ode of &ondXct and (thical 6tandards for *overnment 2fficials and (mSlo\ees