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    Lesson 2: The Teacher

    “Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself”

    Objectives

    At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:


     Describe the professional teacher, his/her personal and professional attributes.

    Presentation of Content

    Who is Professional Teacher?

    The Professional teacher is the “licensed professional who possesses dignity and
    reputation with a high moral values as well as technical and professional competence… s/he
    adheres to, observes and practices a set of ethical and moral principles standards and values.”
    (Code of Ethics of Professional Teachers, 1997). The professional teacher is one who went
    through a four-to-five-year period of rigorous academic preparation in teaching and one who is
    given license to teach by the Board of Professional Teachers of the Professional Regulation
    Commission (PRC) after fulfilling requirements prescribed by the law such as passing the Board
    Licensure Examination of Professional Teacher (BLEPT). S/he is registered in the roster of
    professional teachers at the PRC and undergoes continuing professional education.

    Professional Attributes
    A professional teacher perceives him/herself as someone who can effect change or
    learning (sense of efficacy) because s/he is an expert in what s/he teaches (subject matter) and
    how s/he teaches (pedagogical knowledge).

    A professional teacher possesses the following attributes:


     Control of the knowledge base of teaching and learning and use of this knowledge to
    guide the science and art of his teaching practice.
     Repertoire of best teaching practices and can use these to instruct children in classrooms
    and to work with adults in the school setting.
     Disposition and skills to approach all aspect of his/her work in a reflective, collegial, and
    problem-solving manner.
     View of learning to teach as a life-long learning process and disposition and skill for
    working towards improving his/her own teaching as well as improving schools.

    Personal Attributes
    Personal Attributes is the sum of one’s personal characteristics. It is one’s identity.
    Teachers, more than any professional, are momentarily subjected to scrutiny to the minutest
    detail and observation by those they associate with. Teachers are judged more strictly than any
    other professionals. The personality they project determines impression they make upon students
    and colleagues. Their poise, bearing, manner of dressing and facial expressions have an impact
    on their interaction with students.
    Personalities may be described as authoritarian, weak, dynamic, or “magnetic”. Teacher’s
    personality must be natural genuine, that is, devoid pretenses and artificiality. They must be tru
    and consistent and authentic.

    Some outstanding personal characteristics that never fail to win their flock are 1. Passion,
    2. Humor, 3. Values and Attitude, 4. Patience, 5. Enthusiasm 6. Commitment

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