From Secondary to Primary: Lived Experiences of Non-Elementary Education Graduates Teaching Elementary Learners

This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of non-elementary education graduates who taught elementary learners in Tibungco District, Division of Davao City.Ten teachers participated in in-depth, semistructured interviews, and the transcripts were analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis to surface shared meanings across participants.Three clusters of challenges emerged: sustained behavior management demands that required close attention and consistent routines, constant pare