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5 Things to Expect as a New Public School Teacher

Aside from being given the opportunity to mold the minds of the youth and be the society's
liberator from the chains of ignorance, many Filipino teachers aspire to enter public service
due to security of tenure, work benets and other incentives.
However, focusing mainly on the perks of the job might lead one to frustration once hired by the
government. Setting the right expectations is key in having a long and fruitful career as a public
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school teacher.
Here are 5 things that one can expect when hired as a public school teacher:
1.Delayed salary
Aside from the long wait of being given an Assignment Order (AO), the processing of a newlyhired teacher's paycheck can really take a long while (roughly 3 months or so). As a result,
teachers circulate jokes about "London" (loan dito, loan doon) as some are forced to borrow
money from nancial institutions due to several months without an income.
It might help a bit if one - even prior to public employment - can open a Landbank ATM account
and secure the requirements such as TIN, Philhealth and Pagibig numbers so that these
information will be available at the onset of employment.
Also given the government's slow bureaucratic process, the ideal scenario would be to allot an
emergency fund equivalent to 6 months of your present income to oset this agonizing waiting
period.

2.Collections
Many public teachers are sometimes overwhelmed when asked for contributions for various
school activities and unexpected solicitations. Many times, teachers have to shell out money
from their own pockets to cover for expenses like decorating the classroom, transportation,
payment for tickets, occasional meal or pencil for needy students, etc.
Similar to #1, it would help if teachers can nd another source of income aside from
compensation alone so as not to compromise the budget for one's household.

3. NoNannies
It's pretty normal for newly-hired teachers to ask a lot of questions about their new job but
doing this all the time can be annoying to colleagues, especially for old-timers. Just like in
college, feel free to form cliques - a kind of support group, or form ties with a trustworthy
mentor - but be sure to maintain a sense of personal responsibility to explore, learn and
accomplish things for yourself.

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4.Paper works
New teachers are typically full of enthusiasm, eager to display their eloquence and to apply the
pedagogical strategies they learned from the university. However, teaching is only one facet of
an educator's job.
Aside from preparing visual aids and powerpoint presentations, new teachers are also expected
to be ecient in accomplishing reports as these documents will also be used as proof of one's
performance inside the classroom.

5.Seniority
As with any organization, employees adhere to a certain oce culture in which veteran
employees can be a little intimidating for newbies. Although the famous adage states - respect is
earned, not demanded - it certainly wouldn't hurt if newly-hired teachers try to adjust their egos
in order to set a friendly and professional work atmosphere. Besides, more experienced
teachers have been tested by time so they surely have acquired wisdom coming from years of
being an educator.

As many people would say, teaching is such an extraordinary profession. Thus, aside from the
love for learning, teachers also need to be mindful of other challenges that the may face in
fullling their noble vocation.
Please feel to share your thoughts or add more to this list.

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