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Section 13 of Republic Act No. 4670 otherwise known as the Magna Carta for
Public School Teachers states that any teacher engaged in actual classroom instruction
shall not be required to render more than six hours of actual classroom teaching a day.
This is to give teachers ample time to prepare for the lesson and accomplish teaching
related jobs. But why is it that teachers are given 7 or 8 teaching loads in some schools?
Teachers who have 7 or teaching loads only have lunch time as their break. This
means that they have no time in school to perform other jobs like checking a number of
test papers and notebooks, constructing instructional materials and lesson planning. But
the profession requires so much but gives so little, these teachers are forced to extend
work hours at home. Instead of spending time with their families, they are compelled to
sacrifice personal and family life for the profession just for students to learn new things
the following day. They are not even given additional remuneration that is mandated by
law.
This law also has provisions for a free medical examination for teaches. It is also
stated that when medical examination show that medical treatment and/or hospitalization
is necessary, it should be provided free by the government entity paying the salary of the
teachers which is DepEd. I havent known of any case scenario wherein teachers who
have sought medical help with their expenses reimbursed. Majority of teachers are in ill-
The provisions of this law are not executed and reinforced. We have laws but these
laws serve only those people who created them. This calls for teachers to be vigilant and