A New Normal for Practice Teaching Challenges and Difficulties of Students from the Fourth District of Iloilo Province

Practice teaching is essential to the teacher-education curriculum because it helps student-teachers learn to become full-fledged educators. Through this, student-teachers experience becoming true teachers. Not only is this important in the teacher-education program because of the first-hand experiences it provides to student-teachers, but it is also an excellent opportunity for them to apply what they have learned regarding their profession and field of specialization. This phenomenological research study determines the challenges and difficulties of students engaged in practice teaching coming from various higher educational institutions from the fourth district of Iloilo province. Four themes have emerged during the phenomenological analysis of the data: Impressions of Face to Face Practice Teaching, Deployment of Student Teachers, Challenges and Difficulties of Student Teachers, Roles/Assignments Experienced, and Compliance during Practice Teaching.