ORIENTATION TO TEACHER EDUCATION TALK at

ORIENTATION TO TEACHER EDUCATION

TALK

2 pm MONDAY 02/12/2013

PROFESSIONALISM IN TEACHING

IS TEACHING AN ART OR SCIENCE

Activity 1 (Small Group)- List out the special qualities of  one’s beloved teacher

Song for my teacher -Video

Make a Difference Movie

List three Special qualities of your favourite teacher

In small group, make a list comprising all the special qualities of favourite teachers

Prepare a presentation about the special qualities of favourite teachers in the whole group

Activity 2 (Small Group) List out our expectations of of the B.Ed. program

                Write individually three expectations of the B Ed program.

                Collate them and prepare a list of five.

                Make presentation

Is teaching an art, science or craft?

What is a profession?

What is a "profession"?

The Cambridge Essential Dictionary describes "profession" as:

"a type of work that needs special training or education:
He's a teacher by profession (= he trained to be a teacher).

The Oxford Dictionary defines "profession" as:

"a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification: 

a body of people engaged in a particular profession: the legal profession has become increasingly business-conscious.

Wikipedia's entry for "profession" includes:

"A profession is a vocation founded upon specialized high educational training, the purpose of which is to supply objective counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain." (New Statesman, 21 April 1917, article by Sidney Webb and Beatrice Webb quoted with approval … report by the UK Competition Commission, dated 8 November 1977).

"The main milestones which mark an occupation being identified as a profession are:

1.       It became a full-time occupation;

2.      The first training school was established;

3.      The first university school was established;

4.      The first local association was established;

5.      The first national association was established;

6.      The codes of professional ethics were introduced;

7.      State licensing laws were established."

"Although professions enjoy high status and public prestige, not all professionals earn high salaries, and even within specific professions there exist significant inequalities of compensation."

The fundamental Characteristics of a Profession

Question for further enquiry

Is teaching a profession or Vocation?

Whole Group Discussion