Teaching as your vocation, mission and
profession
TEACHING AS YOUR VOCATION,
MISSION AND PROFESSION
Everyone who deserves to be called a professional
teacher has made one of the most
important dreams of a lifetime come true. Anyone who is engaged in teaching is motivated to pursue achieving a purpose,
to provide opportunities for self-fulfillment
and most importantly, to express love, care and compassion for children
Teaching is more than a noble profession. The teacher is the mostimportant person in any civilization, as on him depends the molding of the nation.There are not many born teachers, but there are those who love teaching, andthere are those who enter it as an occupation. The chief qualification for ateacher is his or her love for children; from there can follow the training by goodteachers and professors of techniques and principles. Good teacher-pupilrelationship is very important.
Teaching is a vocation, a calling. It is not a profession that you train for much as you learn how to train a dog. It is a job that many feel driven to do andone that can be edifying and, as the voices in Teachers Who Change Livesattest, deeply satisfying. The enduring, memorable pedagogues - those whohave changed your life just a little bit - take risks.
Great teachers, those who have the X factor, are not beholden to theconventions of the classroom. They do not have to power dress or slog away athigher degrees to shinny up promotion's slippery pole. They instruct but they alsotouch hearts and minds while leading children to believe they can see things andgo places they've never experienced before.
Unlike any other profession, teaching requires
dedication and service in order for an individual to be considered as a real
teacher. That’s the
reason why
teaching should not just be treated as a simple profession but also a
serious vocation where other people and service is over self and salary.
Teaching
is also mission, an assigned task. We are expected to write our “accomplishment
report” at the end of our mission.
Teaching is also a profession. It is our way of
rendering service tohumanity. The quality of our professional service is
determined to a very greatextent on our long and arduous period of preparation,
continuing professionaleducation, and our commitment to ethical and moral
values. If we giveprofessional quality service, then mediocrity has no place.
If we live up to our name as a professional teacher, a meaningful and
fulfilled life will not be far behind.
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