EDUC 101 – THE TEACHING

PROFESSION
Chapter 1

You, the Teacher, as a

Person in Society
MRS. MARIA FE BUSCANO - DOONG
First Semester, Academic Year 2020 - 2021
 No Man Is an Island
Artist(Band): Joan Baez
No man is an island,
No man stands alone, No man is an island,
Each man's joy is joy to me, Way out in the blue,
Each man's grief is my own. We all look to the one above,
For our strength to renew.
We need one another,
So I will defend, When I help my brother,
Each man as my brother, Then I know that I,
Each man as my friend. Plant the seed of friendship,
That will never die.
I saw the people gather,
I heard the music start,
The song that they were singing,
Is ringing in my heart.
 Lesson learned…
✔ We don’t live in a vacuum
✔ We live in a society. We are part of
society. Our thoughts, values, and
actions are somehow shaped by
events and people we come in
contact with.
✔ We, in turn, help shape society-its
events, its people, and its destiny.
 Lesson learned…
✔ In the context of your life as a
teacher, we would say: “No
teacher is an island. No teacher
stands alone”

Indeed, YOU can’t become a

TEACHER alone!
⚫ John Donne said in Meditation XVII: No
man is an island...
"All mankind is of one author, and is one
volume; when one man dies, one
chapter is not torn out of the book, but
translated into a better language; and
every chapter must be so
translated...As therefore the bell that
rings to a sermon, calls not upon the
preacher only, but upon the
congregation to come: so this bell calls
us all:
 but how much more me, who am
brought so near the door by this
sickness....
No man is an island, entire of itself...
any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind; and
therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
The idea that people are not isolated
from one another, but that mankind is
interconnected.
It is therefore, no joke to become a
TEACHER.
Why? Many a time the teacher is
blamed for the many ills in society.
There are lot of demands and much
is expected from you.
Your influences on your students and
on other people with whom you work
and live are greater.
Teachers are expected to . . .
✔ CARE

x not to SCARE
Teachers are expected to . . .
✔ CARE

⚫ look straight in the eyes

⚫ gentle touch/pat on the back
⚫ acknowledgement
x not to SCARE

⚫ name calling
⚫ ignoring one’s capacity
⚫ belittling students
But these influences depend greatly
on your Philosophy as a Person and as
a Teacher.

Thus, Your Philosophy of Life and your

Philosophy of Education serve as your
“window” to the world and “compass”
in the sea of life.
Within your personal Philosophy are
your Principles and Values that will
determine how you regard people,
how you look at life as a whole. They
govern and direct your lifestyle, your
thoughts, decisions, actions and your
relationships with people and things.
 TYPES OF TEACHERS
Some teachers are teachers by:
❖ Choice
❖ Chance
❖ Accident
❖ Force
THE TEACHING PROFESSION
can be regarded in three
ways:
✔ Teaching as a profession

✔ Teaching as a mission

✔ Teaching as a vocation
 TEACHING AS A PROFESSION
“Teaching is a noble profession”
The word “profession” is
synonymous to:
• Occupation, job, career,
work
The word “professional” means long &
arduous years of preparation, a striving
for excellence, a dedication to public
interest and commitment to moral &
ethical values.
If you consider teaching as a profession
then:
✔ You must be willing to go through a
long period of preparation.
✔ You must be willing to go through
continuing education.
✔ You must strive for excellence ( not
“pwede na” mentality ).
✔ You commit yourself to moral, ethical
and religious values & dedicate
yourself to service.
Teachers should be knowledgeable on:
1. The students and the learning process;
2. Environment and learning conditions,
3. Knowledge of the profession and of
curriculum;
4. Knowledge of subject methodology;
5. Planning;
6. Assessment and evaluation;
7. Professional development, and
8. Leadership/ initiative and cooperation.
 Students &
the Assessment &
Learning Evaluation
Process

Knowledge of
the Profession
& of the
Curriculum
THE
TEACHER

Leadership Professional
Development

Knowledge
of the Planning
Methodology
 TEACHING AS A MISSION

The word mission is derived from

the Latin word “misio” which
means “to send”.
The Webster’s Dictionary defines
“mission” as “task assigned”.
If you consider teaching as a mission,
then:
✔ It is the “task” entrusted to you in
this world.
✔ It is your assigned task thus you’ve
got to prepare for it!
✔ It calls for a continuing
professional education.
“Once a teacher, forever a student”
“The teaching profession now faces
rapidly changing demands, which
require a new set of competences.”
The evidence and argument above
establishes the centrality of high
quality teaching to successful
learning and this in turn requires
skilled and well-educated teachers
who continue to grow and develop
professionally throughout their
careers.
 TEACHING AS A
VOCATION

The word vocation comes from the

Latin word “vocare” which means
“to call”, thus vocation is a call.
The caller may be God Himself or a
man calling for another man.
If teaching is your vocation, then it
means:
✔ You said YES to your call to teach.
✔ You commit yourself in the total
transformation of the learner.
✔ You consider teaching as a
lifetime commitment, thus aim
through the years towards quality
teaching.
“Teaching may not guarantee financial
security but love of teaching has served
as a motivating factor to many teachers
through the years”. Teaching has
remained inspiring & fulfilling.
What is Morality?
⚫ The quality of human acts by which
we call them right or wrong, good or
evil. Your human action is RIGHT
when it conforms with the norm, rule,
or law of morality. Otherwise, it is
WRONG.
⚫ Example: When Juan gets the pencil of Pedro
without the latter’s permission, Juan’s action is
wrong because it is contrary to the norm .
STEALING IS WRONG.
MEANING OF FOUNDATIONAL MORAL
PRINCIPLE
⚫ Principle – is from the Latin word princeps,
which means a beginning or a source.
⚫ A principle is that on which something is
based, founded, originated, initiated.
⚫ A FOUNDATIONAL MORAL PRINCIPLE is,
therefore, the universal norm upon which
other principles on the rightness and/ or
wrongness of an action are based.
⚫ It is the source of morality.
WHERE is this FOUNDATIONAL MORAL
PRINCIPLE?

⚫ It is contained in the NATURAL LAW

⚫ Many moralists and authors and

philosophers may have referred to the
FOUNDATIONAL MORAL PRINCIPLE in
different terms but it may be acceptable
to all (believers and non-believers) to refer
to it as NATURAL LAW.
WHAT IS THE NATURAL LAW?
⚫ The law written in the hearts of man
(Romans 2:15)
⚫ It is man’s share in the Eternal Law of God
⚫ It is the light of natural reason, whereby we
discern what is good and what is evil… an
imprint on us of the Divine light… (St.
Thomas Aquinas)
⚫ It is the law that says “Do good and avoid
evil”
⚫ This is the fundamental or foundational
moral principle.
⚫ All men regardless of race and belief have a
sense of the foundational moral principle…
WHY?
⚫ It is ingrained in man’s nature and woven
into the fabric of the normal human mind.
⚫ We are inclined to do what we recognize as
good and avoid that which we recognize as
evil.
⚫ Writings, customs, monuments of the past
and present generations point out to this
conclusion: that peoples on earth, no
matter how savage and illiterate, have
recognized a supreme law of Divine origin,
commanding good and forbidding evil.
 VERSIONS OF THE NATURAL LAW

1) Kung –fu-tsu (Confucius)

“Do not do unto others

what you do not want others
to do unto you.”
2) Christianity
“Do to others what you like others do to
you.”

- Ten Commandments
and the 8 Beatitudes

Matthew 5:3-10 describes Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount,

which contained what are known as the Beatitudes. ...
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be
comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the
land.
3) Immanuel Kant

“Act in such a way that your maxim can

be the maxim for all .”
4) Buddhist
- 8 fold path
- Hatred does not cease by hatred, hatred
ceases only by love.
5) IslamicKoran
> Five Pillars of Islam
TEACHER AS A PERSON OF GOOD
MORAL CHARACTER

Duly licensed professionals who possess

dignity and reputation with high moral
values as well as technical and professional
competence. In the practice of their noble
profession, they strictly adhere to observe,
and practice this set of ethical and moral
principles, standard and values.
(Preamble, Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers)
When are you of good moral
character?
1. Being fully human – you have realized
substantially your potential as a human
person
2. Being a loving person – you are caring in an
unselfish and mature manner with yourself,
other people and God
3. Being a virtuous person – you have
acquired good habits and attitudes and
you practice them consistently in your daily
life
4. Being a morally mature person – you have
reached a level of development emotionally,
socially, mentally, spiritually appropriate to your
developmental stage

TEACHERS AS ROLE MODELS

(Teaching character and moral virtues)
⚫ INTEGRITY
Teachers model integrity by choosing to
do the right thing even when no one is
looking.
⚫ HONESTY
Teachers display honesty by telling the
truth and acting in an honorable way.

⚫ TRUST
An honest person can be trusted. Trust is
the belief in others that develops
whenever people fulfill their promises
and commitments.
⚫ FAIRNESS

Fairness is closely linked with trust as

students quickly learn whether or not
teachers discriminate against them or
treat them disparately. Fairness requires
that all students have the same
opportunity to meet the standards.
⚫ RESPECT

Real respect requires that teachers care

for those students toward whom they
might not have a positive feeling.
Teachers who model respect will always
appreciate each individual students,
even when the behavior of some may be
less than worthy of this respect.
⚫ RESPONSIBILITY

Responsible teachers are those who are

accountable for their actions and fulfill
their duties. Responsible teachers are
always well –prepared for each class
and provide constructive feedback to
students.
 YOUR
✔ sCARE PHILOSOPHICAL
HERITAGE
⚫ name calling
⚫ ignoring one’s capacity
⚫ belittling students
 THE EXISTENTIAL QUESTION
We are heirs to a rich philosophical heritage from the
different philosophies of great thinkers in the past. They
reflected on LIFE in this planet and search for answers
about human existence.
❖ What is life?
❖ Who am I?
❖ Why am I here?
❖ What am I living for?
❖ What is reality?
❖ Is the universe clear?
❖ What is good todo?
❖ How should I live life meaningfully? and the like.

In the context of school, these are the possible

existential questions:

❖ Why doI teach?

❖ What should I teach
❖ How should I teach?
❖ What is the nature of the learner?
❖ How do we learn?, etc...
1) EXISTENTIALISM
 

✔ more concern in helping students

appreciate themselves as unique
individuals who accept responsibility over
their thoughts, actions and life
✔ concerned with the education of the
whole person, not just the mind
✔ encourages individual creativity and
imagination more than copying and
imitating established models.
✔ students are given the chance to
 

develop their interests and potentials

✔ learning is self – paced, self - directed
✔ that man has no universal nature; that
man can choose what he can become
✔ that man first exists, then defines himself
✔ “Man is nothing else but what he makes
of himself.” – Sartre
✔ “Existence precedes essence.” – Sartre
✔ Life is what you make it.” – William
Thackeray
✔ Teacher’s role is to help students define
their own essence
 

to be continued...