TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM

Who is a teacher? As a profession ,the major task and responsibility of the teacher as well as teacher ethics and law when discharging the professional duty.
Good(1973)says ,a teacher is a person who is employed for the purpose of guiding pupils learning in an educational institution.
A person who is experienced in particular field and is able to instructs others.A teacher is a person who completed an education course and has been certificated thereto.
Analytically a teacher systematically assists others in a way of doing things.
The teacher can only be after being qualified.The main emphasis on qualification makes teaching a profession.
Profession is an occupation requiring length education ,a sense of vocation (experties) and the exercise of judgement in the interest of clients as an overiding value.
The profession is a threefold that includes length of education ,exercise of judgements and experties.
The clients are overiding value meaning to say the clients are of great importance ,as a teacher the clients are pupils,parents and community members.
Oldroyd et al (1996:54) say professionalism is,"the quality and attitude of serving one's clients to the best of one's ability." The two things emphasised quality and attitude.The teacher retains the profession because of attitude and quality.In teaching we must not satisfied with average performance(medioca).
The teacher 's task are mainly in three categories:
♣to develop knowledge appropriate to the age and capabilities of the learner.Teacher are not instilling ,but developing the knowledge.
♣help maintain certain cherished values.
♣taking knowledge and values to"dark places".
Teacher intiate learners into societal(vaskinoro)
VASKINORO means value education to develop into learners a particular vision ,values ,skills ,knowledge ,norms ,roles ,attitudes etc.
VA}values,vision
S} skills
K}knowledge
I}ideas
NO}norms
RO}roles
Effective good teacher show concern for staff ,childer and community.
The Teacher's Key Result Areas/Key Responsibility Areas are:
•Planning
•Presentation and monitoring
•Reflection and evaluation
•Participation in co-curricular activities
•Any other duty as delegated by superordinates.
The delegation must be in context with tour of duty.A teacher must have a sound knowledge of the following:
♥qualities of a good teacher inorder of frequency. Sound personality and commitment beyond call of duty.
♥Intelligence
♥Sympathy and tact ,skill must sympathise with stakeholders ie community ,parents etc.
♥Open mindedness and don't reject people on face value.
♥Have sense of humour to spise the classroom.
Pupils learn in relation to cognition ,affection and psychomotor.Motivation ,reinforcement ,gendr social class and ability.
The characteristics of effective teaching is to relate them with the key result areas.Clarity of expectations and direction.
Task oriented classroom ,variation of activities ,involve learners in a well structured lesson.
The teacher can motivating learners ,monitoring progress ,utilising questioning techniques and adequate coverage of learning objectives.
The teacher and Law.
Make reference to statutory instrument from your employer.
Teacher Ethics
The teacher must be morally good ,considering moral values of the society he/she is serving.
A morally upright teacher have the following:
Profound understanding morally ,coginition of the learner .Should have patience ,courtesy and self control.
Good appearance with regard to dress and look out.Loyalty and respect of both authority and property.Revered moral behaviour ,meaning to behave like a teacher,talk,laugh ,walk like a teacher.
Religious self restrain to appreciate different religions and to where belong only.