The Teaching Profession PDF

**Mariel;** **A pleasant day to everyone especially to you Professor Tandag. Before we proceed to our presentation or report, we would like to introduce ourselves first. I am (tagsa tagsa). Going back, our topics are all about the introduction of teaching profession and historical and philosophical...

**Mariel;** **A pleasant day to everyone especially to you Professor Tandag. Before we proceed to our presentation or report, we would like to introduce ourselves first. I am (tagsa tagsa). Going back, our topics are all about the introduction of teaching profession and historical and philosophical foundations of education.** **We will tackle it 1 by 1 and let's start with the Introduction of Teaching Profession. So, what do you mean by teaching profession? Or what comes on your mind when we say teaching profession?** **WHAT IS TEACHING PROFESSION?** **So let's have an overview of what teaching profession is all about** **OVERVIEW** **Teaching profession is an occupational field in education that is directly responsible for the formation of young minds and hearts.** - **This means a teacher ends up playing several roles simultaneously. A teacher has to have a personality that sincerely welcomes a learner into the journey of life long learning.** **Teaching Profession has been established to be not a job but a calling, a mission and a form of great service.** - **We have to understand that teaching is not just a job or a profession but rather a calling and a mission. You need to be deserving, you have to be committed and dedicated because as a teacher, it is your mission to serve and touch the lives of the students not just to be prepared but also to become a better individual and eventually rightful citizens of the country.** **CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE TEACHERS** **You don't need to have a specific personality type to be an inspiring and effective teacher. However, there are some useful traits you should work on developing or strengthening if your goal is to be a more engaging and successful educator. So what are these characteristics?** **According to the research study that was conducted by Professor Robert J. Walker on 2008, he identified 12 Characteristics or Qualities to become an effective teacher. These characteristics are based on the summary of his students' memories of their mosy effective teachers** **12 Characteristics of an Effective Teacher** 1. **Prepared** **The most effective teachers come to class each day ready to teach that day's lesson. They:** **Jump right into the lesson with enthusiasm.** **Avoid wasting instructional time. They start class on time, teach for the entire class period, and time flies in their classes.** 2. **Positive** **The most effective teachers have optimistic attitudes about teaching and their students. They always:** **Look on the bright side of every situation.** **Communicate with students about their progress.** **Praise and recognize students for hard work.** **Help students act kindly toward one another.** 3. **Hold High Expectations** **The most effective teachers believe every student can be successful. They:** **Hold students to the highest standards.** **Consistently challenge their students to realize their potential.** **Build students' confidence and teach them to believe in themselves.** 4. **Creative** **The most effective teachers are resourceful and inventive in their teaching methods. They:** **Might wear a clown suit if the class reaches its academic goal.** **Agree to participate in the school talent show.** **Use technology effectively in the classroom.** 5. **Fair** **The most effective teachers handle students and grading fairly. They:** **Allow all students equal opportunities and privileges.** **Provide clear requirements.** **Recognize that "fair" means giving every student an opportunity to succeed.** **Understand that not all students learn in the same way and at the same rate.** 6. **Display a Personal Touch** **The most effective teachers are approachable and friendly. They:** **Connect with students personally.** **Are genuinely interested in who their students are as people.** **Visit the students' world. For instance, they sit with them in the cafeteria; they attend sporting events, plays, and other events outside normal school hours.** 7. **Cultivate a Sense of Belonging** **The most effective teachers have a way of making students feel welcome and comfortable in their classrooms.** **Have a warm, welcoming attitude that helps students know they belong in your classroom.** **Communicate how much they love teaching and prefer it to other occupations.** 8. **Compassionate** **The most effective teachers are concerned about students' personal problems and can relate to them. Numerous stories established how the sensitivity and compassion of caring teachers affected them in profound and lasting ways. They:** **Understand when students are having a difficult time and act accordingly.** **Remember that students are people with lives outside of the classroom, just like teachers.** 9. **Have a Sense of Humor** **The most effective teachers do not take everything seriously and make learning fun. They:** **Use humor to break the ice in difficult situations.** **Bring humor into the everyday classroom.** **Laugh with the class but never at the expense of any particular student.** 10. **Respect Students** **The most effective teachers do not deliberately embarrass students. Teachers who give the highest respect get the highest respect. They:** **Respect students' privacy when returning test papers.** **Speak to students in private concerning grades or conduct.** **Always avoid situations that unnecessarily embarrass students.** 11. **Forgiving** **The most effective teachers do not hold grudges. They:** **Forgive the students.** **Start each day with a clean slate.** **Understand that disruptive or antisocial behavior can quickly turn a teacher against a student, but that refusing to give up on a difficult student can produce success.** 12. **Admit Mistakes** **The most effective teachers are quick to admit it when they're wrong. They:** **Apologize to mistakenly accused students.** **Make adjustments when students point out errors and oversights.** **Ghia** **THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN SOCIETY** **The truth is quite simple -- just like the importance of education, the role of teachers in society is also crucial.** **- teachers provide the power of education to today's youth, thereby giving them the possibility for a better future** **- Teachers simplify the complex or make things more accesible and understandble** **- Without a good education and effective teachers, there is no progress in any of the key areas important for societal development** **- EDUCATOR** **- MENTOR** **- FACILITATOR OR CRITICAL THINKING picking apart ideas, forming their own thoughts about them, and owning material through self-exploration and dialogue.** **- COUNSELOR** **- COMMUNITY BUILDER** **- PROMOTER OF LIFELONG LEARNING** **- CULTURAL PRESERVER** **- INNOVATOR** **- ADVOCATE** **- SAFETY MONITOR** **- BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE** **THE ROLES OF TEACHERS IN THE SOCIETY** **The truth is quite simple -- just like the importance of education, the role of teachers in society is also crucial.** **EDUCATOR** - **Imparts knowledge and skills to students** **MENTOR** - **Serves as mentors and guide students (personal and social development)** **ROLE MODEL** - **Serves as role models to students by demonstrating important values** **FACILITATOR OR CRITICAL THINKING** - **Guide and assist students in learning for themselves** **COUNSELOR** - **Help with academic and personal issues** **COMMUNITY BUILDER** - **Contribute to building a sense of community within a school** **PROMOTER OF LIFELONG LEARNING** - **Instill a love of learning on their students** **CULTURAL PRESERVER** - **Help preserve and transmit cultural and historical knowledge** **INNOVATOR** - **Often at the forefront of educational innovation** **ADVOCATE** - **Advocate for the needs of their students (individually and collectively)** **SAFETY MONITOR** - **Insure the safety and well being of the students** **BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE** - **Prepare students for the future** - **Karen** **Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education** **Philosophy -- LOVE OF WISDOM** **"Philo" -- love, "Sophia" -- Wisdom** **It is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.** **Historical -- of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events:** **Education -- Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.** **KEY HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION** **PRE-HISPANIC PERIOD/PRE-COLONIAL ERA (900-1521)** **- no established formal schooling** **- vocational** **- parents or tribal leaders -- served as a teacher at home (babaylan or katalonan)** ** livelihood/household chores/how to be a good husband/wife.** **- preserve culture and cater the needs of survival and production** **- teachers were parents and tribal tutors such as the babylans and katalonans** **Girls were taught housekeeping, weaving, and other agriculture- related activities** **Boys were taught hunting, carpentry, and meaning** **Pre-colonial era to Spanish period** **From babylans / katalonans to religious orders ( augustinians, fransiscans, dominicians, and Jesuits)** **SPANISH PERIOD (1565-1898)** - **Formal and organized but authoritarian.** - **Teacher training institutions** ** Elementary, secondary and college levels** - **Education heavily focuses on Christianity, Spanish language, and Spanish culture** **Highly religion -- centered (song, doctrine, confession, Communion).** - **Spanish missionaries (teachers)** **Free public scholl system -established** - **Discriminatory** **Boys and girls -- separate schools (educational decree of 1863)** **Education was mainly for the Spaniards, the elities, and men.** **- Normal schools for women teachers were only established in 1875.** **- from 1866 to 1892:** **+ 1087 schools for boys + 1050 schools for girls** **1898: enrolees exceeded 200, 000 students** **Spanish Period to American Period** **Education no longer focuses heavily on religion** **AMERICAN PERIOD (1898-1946)** **- American prompted democratic ideals and Democratic way of life.** **- university of the Philippines -- first state school of university status.** **- established the department of public instruction set up a three level school:** **1. seven year elementary curri (3 primary, 4 intermediate)** **2. 4 level Junior college** **3. 4 year college program** **Free and compulsory elementary education was established (malolos constitution) & students were given free materials** **- Medium of instruction: English** **- American Curriculum** ** Thomasites** - **American teachers who were tasked to build schools in the Philippines** **Especially in areas that do not have one** **Filipinos with leadership qualities were offered to study in the US** **American Period to Japanese Occupation** **Use of Nippongo Instead of English language.** **THE COMMONWEALTH PERIOD (1935-1946)** **Education act 1940 provided...** - **Reduction of elementary year to 6 years.** **Fixing the school entrance age ate 7** **National support for elementary education.** **Compulsory attendance of primary children enrolled in grade 1.** - **Adoption of double -single session in the primary grade with one eacher one class assignment of intermediate teachers.** **JAPANESE OCCUPATION (1942-1945)** ** eradication of the idea of reliance upon western states. Fostering a new Filipino cultures based on the consciousness of the people as orientals.** ** striving the diffusion of the Japanese language in the Philippines and the termination of the use of English in school** **POST COLONIAL PHILIPPINES** **- education aimed at the realization of Democratic ideals and way of life.** **- the civil service eligibility of teachers was made permanent in pursuant tp RA 1079 in june 5, 1954.** **- a daily flag ceremony was made compulsory in all schools (RA 1265 -- june 11, 1955).** **LEAH** **MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES** **Within the epistemological frame that focuses on the nature of knowledge and how we come to know, there are four major educational philosophies, each related to one or more of the general or world philosophies just discussed. These educational philosophies are currently used in classrooms the world over. They are Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivism, and Reconstructionism. These educational philosophies focus heavily on WHAT we should teach aspect of the curriculum.** **PERENNIALISM -- focus on teaching/learning enduring truths and principles that have stood the test of time** **It believes the great ideas of history are timeless and essential for developing a well-rounded mind.** **They believe these ideas are just as relevant today as when they were first written.** **Example:** **Imagine a classroom where students study the works of Plato, Shakespeare, or Einstein.** **Or** **Think of a class where you analyze the works of great thinkers and writers, learning about philosophy, literature, or scientific principles.** **ESSENTIALISM -- focuses on providing students with a strong foundation of essential knowledge and skills, preparing them to become responsible citizens.** **Example:** **Think of a class where students learn the basics of English grammar in English 101, then apply those skills in English 102.** **Imagine a classroom where students learn the fundamentals of math, science, history, and language, all while being taught values like respect, hard work, and discipline.** **- values a structured learning environment where teachers act as guides and role models, focusing on delivering a set curriculum and ensuring students master the material.** **- It emphasizes mastering a core curriculum in traditional subjects and developing good character.** **PROGRESSIVISM -- emphasizing active learning, collaboration, student-driven projects, real-world problem solving, and individual development** **EXAMPLE:** **Imagine a classroom where students work in groups, discuss their ideas, and learn by doing.** **It believes that learning should be engaging, relevant, and hands-on.** **- They believe that learning should be active and involve problem-solving, critical thinking, and real-world applications.** **- Progressivism emphasizes active learning, collaboration, and student-driven projects. Teachers act as guides and facilitators, encouraging students to explore their own questions and discover knowledge through experience.** **RECONSTRUCTIONISM/CRITICAL THEROY -- asserting that schools, teachers, and students should take the lead in addressing social problems and improving society** - **These educators believe that education is a tool for social change, empowering students to challenge oppression and create a more equitable world.** **EXAMPLE:** **Think of a class where students analyze social issues like poverty or environmental injustice, learn about different perspectives, and work together to develop solutions.** **MARIEL** **THE INFLUENCE OF PHILOSOPHY ON TEACHING PRACTICES** **Philosophy, the pursuit of wisdom and fundamental truths, has a profound and enduring impact on teaching practices. It shapes educators' understanding of knowledge, learning, and the purpose of education itself.** **The influence of philosophy on teaching practices is undeniable. By understanding the various philosophical perspectives and their implications for education, teachers can create more engaging, meaningful, and effective learning environments for their students. Engaging in ongoing philosophical reflection allows educators to continually refine their teaching practices and ensure that they are providing the best possible educational experience for all learners.**