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"Scientia potentia est"  (Knowledge is power) - Francis Bacon True enough, knowledge really is power. It is very evident with today's innovation in different sectors which helps every community worldwide. On the personal level, knowledge can make you become who you want to be, it helps you to have a voice, and it gives you so much opportunity to help others. That is why I want to become a teacher; I want to empower others, especially the future generation, by instilling the proper and enough knowledge that will sharpen their minds. While the future is in the next generation's hands, the foundation in making the future good is in the hands of the teachers. Hence, I need to be equipped with certain qualities to become "that teacher." A teacher that I aspire to be. I want to carry the qualities of a globally competent, innovative, inspiring, ethical, and law-abiding teacher.  These qualities are vital to fulfilling the standards mentioned in the PPST or the Phi...

The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced educational institutions to completely move from physical or face-to-face (FTF) to online classes. Even without being prepared and equipped with materials needed to deliver quality education, the institutions, especially in the Philippines, the school year has pushed through with online platforms. Instructors now have to deal with a variety of situations. Other hurdles include learning to use new technologies quickly, creating instructional materials appropriate for the new context, offering an interactive remote learning environment, and implementing new evaluation methods techniques. But the struggles of teachers do not just end with all the external factors, but also with the maintenance of ethical standards not just before the pandemic with FTF classes but more so in today’s situation with online courses.   When the pandemic was still inexistent, ethical issues of teachers, although not usually rampant in social media, we could still see abu...