THE TEACHING PROFESSION - REVIEWER

TEACHING CAN BE REGARDED IN THREE (3) WAYS

The Nature of Teaching
Teaching as a Profession
• Teaching is a process that facilitates learning.
• Teaching is a specialized application of “Teaching is a noble profession”
knowledge, skills and attributes designed to
• The word “Profession” is a synonym to;
provide unique service to meet the educational
Occupation, Job, Career, Work and Line of
needs of the individual and the society.
Work.
• Teaching emphasizes the development of values
• The word “Professional” means long and
and guides students in their social relationships. arduous years of preparation, a striving for
What is Profession? excellence, a dedication to public interest and
commitment to moral and ethical values.
• is an occupation that involves specialized
training and formal qualification before one is If you consider teaching as a profession then:
allowed to practice or work.
• you must be willing to go through a long period
What is Professional? of preparation.
• You must be willing to go through continuing
• a formal qualification (degree, college diploma)
education
gained over time.
• You must strive for excellence
• Specialized knowledge (teaching
• You commit yourself to moral, ethical and
secondary math)
religious values and dedication yourself to
• License or permission to practice service
• Exhibits high agreed standards of behavior and
practice Teaching as a Mission
• Someone with high personal standards and • The word “mission” is derived from the latin
values word “misio” which means “to send”.
Teachers as Professionals • The webster’s dictionary defines “mission” as
“task assigned”.
• The certified teacher is the essential element in
the delivery of instruction to students, If teaching is your mission, then it means:
regardless of the mode of instruction.
• It is the task and trusted to you in this world
• A teacher has professional knowledge and skills
• It is your assigned task thus you've got to
gained through formal preparation and
prepare for it
experience.
• It calls for a continuing professional education
• Teachers provide personal, caring service to
students by diagnosing their needs and by “Once a teacher, forever a student “
planning, selecting and using methods and Teaching as a Vocation
evaluation procedures designed to promote
learning. • The word “vocation” comes from the Latin word
“vocare” which means “to call” thus vocation is
Four (4) beliefs of an effective teachers
a call.
1. It is the teacher who makes the differences in the • For Catholics the caller is God himself
classroom • For a non-believers the caller might be a man
2. By far the most important factor in school calling another man “Many are called but few
learning is the ability of the teacher
are chosen “
3. There is an extensive body of knowledge about
teaching that must be known by the teacher. If teaching is your vocation then it means :
4. The teacher must be a decision maker able to
• You said yes to your call to teach
translate the body of knowledge about teaching
• You commit yourself in the total transformation
into increased student learning.
of the learner
• You consider teaching as a lifestyle commitment Metaphors of Teaching
thus aim through the years towards quality
Teaching has been conceived with a
teaching.
number of metaphors. A metaphor makes a
comparison between two unrelated things in
order to show their resemblance. Teaching as an
“Teaching may not guarantee financial security but
activity has been compared to many things.
love of teaching has served as a motivating factor
to many teachers through the years”. Teaching has Teaching as an Art
remained inspiring and fulfilling.
Teachers are considered artists.
Dimensions of the Teaching Profession They demonstrate creativity, reflection and
innovation in their work. Teachers use teaching as a
According to the book of Tamayo (2019),
medium to express themselves.
Embracing Teaching Profession, the scope of the
teaching profession is enormous and this makes According to Elliott Eisner (2005), there are four (4)
teaching as a multi- dimensional profession. The reasons that make teaching as an art
different dimensions are:
1. Teaching is an art because it can be
1. The Why of Teaching (Entering the Profession) performed with such skill and grace that, for
learners as for the teacher, the experience can
The reasons for choosing teaching as a
be justifiably characterized as aesthetic
career are diverse, ranging from the most inspiring
to the most superfluous. 2. Teaching is an art because the teachers
make judgments based on qualities that unfold
2. The Who of Teaching (Learners)
during the course of action.
Learners are the reasons for the existence
3. Teaching is an art because the teacher's
of teachers, school and school administrators.
activity is not dominated by prescriptions or
Without learners, none of these would exist.
routine, but is influenced by qualities and
contingencies that are unpredicted.
3. The When of Teaching (Evolution of Teacher 4. Teaching is an art in the sense that the ends
Education in the Philippines) it achieves are often created in the process.

Teaching is an evolving profession. It has its Teaching as a Science

early beginning and it is continually changing
Teaching is a science because it is done in
across time.
systematic and orderly manner. Like science, it
4. The How of Teaching (Pedagogy) entails a deep knowledge and application of
effective techniques emanating from empirical
Teachers are required to find means and
studies. The content (theories and principles) and
ways to enhance learners learning. Applying
process (pedagogical approaches) of teaching are
different teaching strategies is the professional
not products of hit and miss.
identity of teachers.
Teaching as a Craft
5. The What of Teaching (Curriculum)
Teaching is a craft-profession because
The curriculum constitutes the educational
teachers possess specialized techniques in applying
content, goals and intended outcomes as well as
rules governing the application of the theories of
competencies to be taught and developed among
knowledge and the psychology of learning and
the learners.
teaching.
6. The Where of Teaching (Field Placement)
Teaching as a Mission
The place for teaching and learning is
Teaching is also a mission. To perform this
evolving. Teaching no longer takes place under one
task, they need to render their commitment, obtain
roof or done through a face-to-face encounter
adequate preparation or training, and pursue
between teachers and learners.
continuing professional education.
Teaching is indeed your mission:
 • If you are doing it not only for the pay but grounded on theory. Characteristics of a
also for service. Professional
• If you keep on teaching out of love, it's a 1. A specialized knowledge base (technical culture)
mission. 2. A commitment to meeting client needs (service
• If you are committed to teaching even if it ethics)
means letting go of other activities, it's a 3. A strong collective identity
mission (professional commitment)
• If you remain teaching even though nobody 4. A collegial as against bureaucratic control
recognizes your efforts, it's al mission over practice and professional standards
• It's almost impossible not to get excited (professional
about a mission. autonomy)
• If your concern in teaching is success plus
faithfulness, it's a mission. Characteristics of a Profession
• A great school is filled with teachers
involved in a mission of teaching. 1. Professional autonomy
Professional autonomy is defined as "the
Teaching as a Vocation right and privilege provided by a governmental
Teachers are summoned to teach because entity to a class of professionals and to each
they have a strong inclination in partaking in the qualified licensed caregiver within that profession,
total formation and transformation of young to provide services independent of supervision".
people.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Defining a Profession declares teaching as a profession in the Philippines.
The term "profession” comes from the root The basis is that teachers satisfy the basic requisites
word "profess" which means to show, of being a professional as follows:
demonstrate or manifest.
1. They passed the licensure examination for
the profession called Board Licensure Examination
Sociology professor, Andrew Abbott, for Professional Teachers (BLEPT)
defines a profession as an exclusive occupational 2. They are members of an Accredited
group that applies abstract knowledge to Professional Organization (APO) in the country.
particular cases and has expertise and influence to Specifically, teachers are members of the National
practice in a given domain or field. Organization of Professional Teachers (NOPT)
Anyone who holds a profession is called 3. Teachers undergo Continuing Professional
"professional" who is able to profess expertise or Development (CPD) by attending or participating in
specialization and a determination for excellence professional development activities like seminars,
in the field. For a deeper explanation, the following workshops, conferences and other activities that
definitions are put forth: enhance their skills and knowledge in their
1. A profession as a vocation or occupation profession; and
requiring advanced education and training and 4. Teachers abide by the code of ethics of their
involving intellectual skills. The work is based on profession called the Code of Ethics for Professional
unique knowledge and skills grounded in research Teachers.
and practice in the field. Customarily, professions
and professionals are answerable to a written code 5. University programs are approved by a
of ethics like the Code of Ethics for Professional regulatory body like the Commission on Higher
Teachers. (John Goodland 1984) Education (CHED) in the Philippines to ensure that
graduates from these recognized programs start
2. A profession is an occupation which their professional lives with competence.
performs a crucial social function. Accomplishing
this function requires a considerable degree of Types of Teachers
skills and a body of systematic knowledge that is • By chance
• By choice
 • By force 1. Philosophy of Education
• By accident 2. National Goals of Education
3. Ends of Education stated in Organic Laws and
Educational Acts
4. Institutional Aims and Objectives
5. Syllabi Formulation and Lesson Planning
TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHIES
Hallmarks of Teaching Profession
Content- Centered Philosophies
1. Ability to make a difference in the life of the
learners 1. Idealism
2. Joy of working with learners The root word of idealism is “idea” and not ideal. It
3. Watching learners rise to the challenge claims that reality is not physical rather it is
4. The joy of working with people in general essentially mental or mentally constructed.
and youth in the particular
5. Love of the subject matter “Textbook knowledge”
Luring Factors - Hall and Langton 2006
Teachers act as “sages on the stage” serving as
1. By influence dispensers of knowledge.
2. Job security
3. Wider job opportunity offers The learner’s primary role is to receive ideas. They
4. Diversity of activities act as passive receivers of knowledge because
5. Long holidays teachers perceive them like empty receptacles.
6. Shorter hour of work
Negative Status of Teaching in the Phil. 2. REALISM
- A science and mathematics friendly
1. Low pay philosophy which believes that the real world
2. Lack of authority / learner behavior problem exists independently from any human
3. Lack of control over workplace experience.
4. Interference of other stakeholders in school - The preferred methods of realists are
5. Stress inductive process (concrete to abstract) and
6. Multiplicity of teacher roles those that involve teaching for the mastery of
and responsibility facts. Experimentation, drills, and exercises
7. Teacher morale are the best examples of these methods.
- Science and mathematics are at the heart of
realist curriculum.
Lesson 3 Philosophical Orientations of Teachers
The preferred assessment tools for realism
in their Profession
standardized testing where teachers obtain test results
“The only thing we require to be good philosopher that can prove that learners are learning the material.
is the faculty of wonder” - Jostein Gaarder
-Realism proposes an education that is scientific,
Philosophy means perspective or views about
technical, and vocational. This focus of realism is a
education.
great advantage because learners ought to master
Philosophy of education refers to the wide competencies that are useful, practical, and
range of application of various philosophical beneficial.
ideas and methods in addressing educational -Realism is always criticized for its failure to
issues, problems, and concerns. consider the whole person in the learning process.
Contrary to idealism, it neglects the importance of
Philosophy of Education – Elements of ideals and values which can be best learned from
Education history, arts, language, philosophy, and literature. It
TEACHING de-emphasizes feelings, socialization, and other
LEARNING PHILOSOPHY TEACHING personal factors in learning since everything is
STUDENTS OF EDUCATION BEHAVIOR viewed rationally and empirically.

KNOWLEDGE
3. Pragmatism – Philosophy of action
Pragma- action, practice, to do
Operationalization of Philosophy of Education in
Teaching
4. Existentialism – reality is subjective in every journal.
individual. To know your learners more; diary,
Promote self-actualization