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Module 012: The Teacher as a Person and as a

Professional

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Cognitive: Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts about the
teacher as a Person and as a Professional
2. Affective: Enrich a successful awareness in the key concepts about the
teacher as person and a professional
3. Psychomotor: Able to discuss roles of teachers as a person and as a
professional.

The Teaching as a Profession

A professional person is one who conforms to the technical or ethical standards
of a profession.
ELEMENTS OF A
PROFESSION
1. Initial Professionals generally begin their professional lives by
Professional completing a university program in their chosen fields.
Education
2. Accredited University programs are approved by a regulatory body like
Program the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in the
Philippines to ensure that graduates from these recognized
programs start their professional lives with competence.

3. Licensing Licensing is mandatory, not voluntary and is administered

by a government authority. In the Philippines, this
government authority is the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC).

4. Professional This is an ongoing professional education that maintains or

Development improves professionals’ knowledge and skills after they
begin professional practice. In the Philippines this is
Continuing Professional Development mandated by RA
10912, otherwise known as the CPD Act of 2016.

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5. Professional Professionals see themselves as part of a community of

Societies like-minded individuals who put their professional
standards above the individual self-interest or their
employer’s
self-interest. These professional societies put dedication to
the public interest and commitment to moral and ethical
values.
6. Code of Ethics Each profession has a code of ethics to ensure that its
practitioners behave responsible. The code states what
professionals should do. Professional can be ejected from
their professional societies or lose their licenses to practice
for violating the code of ethics.

Bilbao P., et. al. (2018). The Teaching Profession. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing Inc.

Professional Attributes of a Teacher

Criterion 1 • Health and wellness
Physical Characteristics • Appearance
Criterion 2 • Cooperation
Personality Characteristics • Tactfulness
• Flexibility and patience
• Organization
• Enthusiasm
• Creativity
• Initiative and risk-taking

Criterion 3 • Responsibility
Responsibility Characteristics • Attendance and punctuality
• Maturity
Criterion 4 • Oral communication
Communication Skill • Written communication
Criterion 5 • Demeanour
Professional Relationship Skills • Rapport
• Awareness of individual
differences
Criterion 6 • Professionalism
Commitment to the Teaching • Withitness
Profession • Reflectivity
*University of Houston - College of Education, n.d.

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The Teacher as a Person

Herbert Thelen from the University of Chicago catalogued some views
teachers have of themselves and of their roles as teachers.
Model 1 SOCRATES The teacher sees himself, or behaves much like, the
side old tutor of antiquity, with a reputation based on
love of argument, debate, and deliberately provocative
statement. The style of highly individuality and
unsystematic.

Model 2 This teacher is always seeking consensus and

THE TWO-MEETING cooperation among members of the class.
MANAGER Educators who speak of the importance of the
community fall into this category, viewing their classes
as communities of independent and equal human
beings. He is more of a moderator than an expert. The
style is direct participatory democracy.

Model 3 The teacher perceives himself as genuine model for

THE students. The teacher is like an old-fashion preceptor,
MASTER/APPRENTICE and the pupil is the apprentice. He is concerned with
how the students learn to live. The teacher plays
multiple roles, as teacher, as father, mother, a friend,
colleague and boss.

Model 4 The teacher lays the law and the expertise and demands
THE GENERAL obedience. There is no room for any sort of ambiguity,
and the teacher as the owner to reward or punish. The
pupil must do exactly what he is told. When you have a
general for a teacher, it is true to say: “I am free to do so
as I please as long as I do as I am told.”

Model 5 This teacher functions as business executive, operating

THE BUSINESS a company (the classroom) and working out business
EXECUTIVE deals with the employees (the students). An air of
efficiency and crispness goes along with this image.
Detailed “production charts” may live the wall of the
classroom, and the chief executive can be normally
identified by a very tidy desk. This corporate image has
become “official” in the newest classrooms, where thick
wall carpeting is now standard equipment.

Model 6 THE COACH The teacher views his role as inspirational - desire,
dedication, and devotion are the hallmarks of team talks,
the coach is totally devoted to the task. Pupils are like
members of the team; each one is insignificant as an
individual, but as a group the students can move
mountains. The only measure of effectiveness is the
outcome, the final score. To the coach, “winning isn't
everything, it’s the only thing.”

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Model 7 This teacher bears an unmistakable resemblance to a

THE TOUR GUIDE professional guide. He clearly knows the way around, all
the facts, all the time - indeed, the teacher seems to be a
walking encyclopaedia. He also tends to be somewhat
reserved, disinterested, and laconic. Technically perfect,
the guide shows only a hint of boredom.

*Tulio, D. (2010). Foundations of Education Book 1. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store.

References and Supplementary Materials

Books and Journals

1. Bilbao P., et. al. (2018). The Teaching Profession. Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing
Inc.
2. Corpuz, B. (2010). Field study 2: Experiencing the teaching - learning process.
Quezon City: Lorimar Publishing.
3. Paez, A.R. and Serrano, E.D. (2015). Principles of Teaching 1. Cubao, Quezon City:
Adriana Publishing Co., Inc.
4. Tulio, D. (2010). Foundations of Education Book 1. Mandaluyong City: National
Book Store.
5. University of Houston - College of Education, n.d.

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