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Topic 3-EDU3108-PPG
Topic 3-EDU3108-PPG
Leaning Outcomes
3.0 Introduction
In the teaching profession, teachers need to communicate with each other either in
institutions or communities. Therefore, a system should be arranged as a guide to be
followed by the teachers so that teachers have a mutual respect and politeness,
concern for the profession and the ability to manage a good life. These guidelines
help to protect their respective interests involved so that they are calm, serene,
without harming its interests protected and secured so that it performs the act in
accordance with the customs of the place and is not contrary to human rights
generally. This would create an ethic teacher behavior rule, customs men in mixing
and assertions about what is right and what is bad in our society.
To protect the image of the profession, every teacher must adhere to professional
ethics, teaching ethics, ethical behavior and ethical public service (Abd. Rahim,
2007). Nevertheless, the ethical issues are also a few teachers that exist because of
certain factors that cause the teacher was guilty of unethical acts contrary to the
principles of ethical practice as a civil servant. Sometimes these acts committed as a
result of the pressures such as the importance of family, religion and race. The
teacher ethics refers to a matter concerning the behavior of the teacher thinks and
discussed openly and this issue can be a problem or normal. Among the issues to be
discussed ethics teacher is teacher politeness, caring teachers, teacher's
appearance, trade schools, financial management, time management and career
part- gum that can affect the smooth administration of the organization.
Teachers have a very significant role in building the human capital necessary to
appreciate that one man so mean when inside he has a good treatment that stems
from the heart that is pure and clean. Each teacher must exhibit courteous behavior
through his words and the ability to communicate using language rules and control
his behavior.
Procedure acting and speaking that should be done by the teacher must be in
accordance with the norms of the society in which the teacher is serving.
By understanding the local culture, the teacher will be honored by the local
community and this facilitates the implementation of daily tasks effectively.
Among courteous language that must be observed by every teacher is as follows:
(i) The words contain meaning utterance honest, sincere and true.
(ii) Use appropriate voice intonation with the purpose of avoiding rising
intonation that reflects pride and anger that unable be controlled.
(iii) Selecting the use of personal pronouns and calling system as well as
the exact address of the honor of hearing (the invited talk).
(vi) Comply with language that meets the community where the teachers
are.
As for politeness involve nonverbal behavior such as style of dress, how to sit, how
to connect with others like smiling, saying hello and greetings.
Teachers must wisely choose the style of dress to school because the style of dress
for the people of Malaysia are associated with the Malaysian culture is closely
related to cultural and religious beliefs. It is unbecoming of a teacher wearing clothes
that are too tight, or rarely reveals her body as style is not only contrary to the
religious beliefs but also effect concentration even bother students while studying. It
also has to do with the image is that teachers should not dress like an entertainer.
Teachers also need to control his behavior. A teacher should not be cruel and rude,
getting mad with students in public with vulgar words because students would not be
able to be educated with the behavior of teachers who are not courteous.
Gentle and caring attitude is the attitude that one teacher should have in themselves.
Unfortunately when there are teachers who do not successfully demonstrate the
supremacy of his character so much that not only the students unable to emulate
even society as a whole lost trust and respect for the teacher. Hence, the following
are set some etiquette teacher characteristics as a guideline:
(viii) Be grateful and thankful for the blessings and benefits derived (to say
thanks to those who do good deeds to you).
(ix) Bold, assertive and able to correct the bad things from happening.
(x) Valuing and respecting others even among the younger, disabled, poor
and less intelligent.
(xi) Using words for good things and not to hurt others.
(xii) Friendly, generous and willing to improve their weaknesses.
'Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing Himself’
‘No one cares about me.', a student’s complaint towards teachers in school. They
feel nobody care about them, both at home and at school. Thus, it is the
responsibility of teachers to know and care of their students.
What is the purpose of concern teachers? According to Hall, George and Rutherford
(1977), caring is defined as a composite representation of the feelings, thoughts and
attention given to a particular issue or task (p. 5). While Van den Berg and Ros
(1999) concept it as concern to questions, doubts and possible resistance by
teachers when facing new situations or challenging claims (p. 880). Thus, it can be
concluded that caring teacher refers to a combination of feelings, thoughts and
attention given by the teacher of the issues encountered during the execution of his
duty .
Moreover, Havelock (1995) argue that the concern is the forces that will propel a
process of change, a change that exists in some people caring about something is
not right and no one else should do something about it. He suggested that the
agents of change need to identify concern teachers when they begin a planned
change as stated by Havelock (1995:12):
'The first task of the change agent is to develop some sense of what the
concern is, a sense of where the system seems to be hurting, and where
the need for change is most pressing ... The change agent needs to look
around and to listen to what is being said by different members of the
system before determining what the real concern is.'
Turning to the concern of teachers in the school context, teachers who care will
focus their attention on the students. They do the actions to meet needs and
requirements of students who have not met. Teachers who care emphasize the
development of students in terms of physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual.
Teachers understand that they form students holistically which means students can
grow intellectually by capturing specific knowledge until they evolved into human
capital through personality revered by all. Furthermore, teachers who care about the
camaraderie with the students, as well as listen to the student concerned, creating a
conducive environment, understand their students individually; empathy, and the
academic and emotional needs of students.
In summary, the issue of concern for teachers is an aspect that is often experienced
by teachers when setting foot into the realm of teaching. All teachers will go through
the stages of concern and aspects such as the tasks of teaching, classroom
management and subject content as well as disciplinary problems will be taken care
by the classroom teacher. One of the ways that teachers deal with the problem is to
reflect on the daily caring and willing to accept feedback from other teachers as well
as mentor or supervisor about the problem.
For teachers who have to deal with different appearance suggests that teachers
need to have a level of skill -based culture, an ability to identify and recognize certain
realities created in the classroom with a variety of cultures. It was also shown that
teachers are at a comfortable level of characteristic such as race, religion and
gender. Teachers who can come in different cultural situations is a key element to be
an effective teacher and a positive influence on the lives of students. Whether male
or female students, white or black, religious or not, conservative or liberal, teachers
need to know to stand up properly to deal with the differences. The ability to stand in
the face of sensitive issues in a sincere, sensitive and meaningful yardstick of an
educator is effective. Those who are unable to do so may affect the preparation of
students to participate effectively in the world around students.
Appearance for dialogue is where teachers show passion and desire to know the
other person and this refers to the willingness to explore the similarities and
differences are between individuals. Howard (2007) identified two types of dialogue
related to the teaching profession, the professional dialogue between colleagues and
dialogue in the classroom between teachers and students.
Regular dialogue between teachers and their colleagues are able to deal with the
way in which teachers' attitudes, beliefs and practices of their colleagues. This is an
opportunity for teachers to make a comparison between them and learning from
each other through the exchange of views.
Dialogue between teachers and students is very important for giving them the
opportunity to communicate. In addition, students are given the opportunity to apply
a variety of life experiences among students so that teaching and learning process
more meaningful.
(iii)Disillusionment
Teachers are able to come to face the frustration is showing openness teachers look
outside of their own culture and the ability to examine beliefs and views beyond.
According to Howard (2007) teachers can explore and set aside the illusion delusion
is more responsive in terms of culture in various environments.
(iv) Democracy
Teachers who are effective in appearance represented those who are able to identify
the importance of democracy which is all students have an equal opportunity to
engage in all activities. Teachers are open and provide opportunities for students to
engage in the process of T & L.
Business certainly has a space anywhere in the workplace or in the staff room. Staff
room is commonly observed in the business. However, teachers are concerned
about this have expressed concern that if the situation is not controlled businesses.
Concerns and their worries are not without foundation because some teachers are
enthusiastic business to forget and neglect their responsibilities.
Teacher such actions effect the image of the noble profession in the past. The
teacher should perform his duties as an educator in the classroom instead of doing
business in school. Sometimes there are teachers who do business from car boot
and the situation actually violated the ethics of public service and teachers are bound
by the General Orders which will oversee the conduct and ethical behavior of
employees in the public service. Therefore, the authorities should play a role by
providing comments and take appropriate action against such teachers who tarnish
the image of the teaching profession.
There are teachers who consider their careers as part-time and prioritize their
activities in additional findings by conducting tuition classes in their home. They
emphasize tuition compared to their role in the school. According to the ministry
circular, prohibited teachers provide tuition and if teachers are to hold a class, he
should not teach more than six hours a week. He must get permission from the
Department of Education in advance.
Teachers who adhere to a Code of Ethics for Teachers should not accept student
tuition fees, especially if he teaches his own students. If the teacher teaches his
students, of course he does not concentrate on the teaching process in the
classroom. Monitoring by particular authority is needed to ensure that teachers can
carry out its responsibilities in the school and not the other way round.
Time management is a personal process and must be appropriate to the style and
condition of oneself. Time management is a discipline for the teacher. Effective time
management depends on the person, which is the extent to which a firm is in
managing to achieve desired.
Time management involves two dimensions, which are time management for
teachers themselves and instill the importance of time management aspects in the
minds of students. Quality teacher is the teacher who is willing to systematic
planning time and will perform the duties prescribed time schedule.
In terms of time management for oneself, a teacher needs to plan the T & L over the
period of time well in order not to waste student’s time. Teachers also need to be
punctual when entering the classroom so that students can acquire the knowledge
and skills fully. Teachers should not squander student’s precious time. This is
because, every minute allocated only to be meaningful if the students are able to
gain knowledge and skills given. Fulfilling the time required by the school,
productivity will increase, while if the teacher late coming into the class, the teacher
is accountable to its work. Students will face a loss of valuable time and wastage of
time if not managed properly. The timeliness of entering the classroom, teachers can
avoid mishaps, such as students who do noisy and naughty behavior in the
classroom. Students will respect the teachers who has never been late in the
classroom.
Turning to self-management of time, think about your time management too. Ask
yourself, how much time do you spend doing tasks that are not important and the
things that do not contribute to the success of your career? Do you know how much
time you have to use to read your mail, chatting with colleagues, making coffee and
lunch? Sometimes we think, 'I wish I had the extra half an hour a day and how many
things I can do. Do you have long-term plans?
In order to self- managing time well, all teachers should use the following activity log.
By keeping this log for a few days will help you understand how you use your time
and the time when you did a good job?
Based on the completed activity logs, you will aware of time management in your life.
You will find out just how productive you in time management as a potential teacher.
Log activity is a useful tool for auditing the way we use our time. Log activities also
help us to determine changes in the energy and effectiveness of our all day. By
examining the log, one can identify and reduce waste of time to produce something
that is beneficial. A person can also outline the most effective time for him so he can
do the important tasks at that time.
Case study:
A history teacher enter the classroom twenty minutes late. He taught in haste
because he wants to finish a topic that has been planned. Due to time constraints,
he does not give students the opportunity to ask questions or make discussion on
the topic being taught. Sometimes, he had to take the following period as necessary
to complete the work and finish the syllabus.
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3.7 Financial Management
Financial management can be discussed from two aspects: first; how to manage
finances while on the job at the school where the teacher is a teacher and second;
ways a teacher himself and family financial management so as not plagued
complexity in financial matters.
This is a clear violation of the financial and principals have the right to refuse
payment (Affandi Abdul Rahim, 2003 in Shahril @ Chahril, 2005).
In addition, there is also form teachers who collect special fees from students but not
handing over the proceeds to the school. Instead, the teacher spends the money
involved and it is only known to the school when a student complains of not receiving
a receipt. Hence, there is also a classroom teacher who handed over the collection
of special fees to the school a few weeks or months then it stands to reason to wait
until all students have paid the fees (Wan Azman Wan Idris, 2002). This situation
complicates the case of financial management by the school.
Teachers should always practice virtues and wisdom moderate severity prudent
financial management of self and family. Teachers need to be cautious when
shopping, not practicing extravagant lifestyle and love to boast. Teachers should
know the difference between needs and luxuries, spend wisely according to yourself
and family. Teachers should know to save for future self and family.
3.8 Summary
This chapter has discussed the ethical issues that are constantly raised in the
education field. Among them are courteous and concern teachers, teacher's
appearance, business in school, part-time career, time management and financial
management. The role of the teacher profession is tested when an image tarnished
by a handful of teachers in terms of their behavior. Therefore, teachers must adhere
to the Teachers Code of Ethics in order to protect the image of the teaching
profession. On the issue of teacher politeness, he should exhibit politeness in terms
of how to dress, how to act, how to talk and how to speak. In addition, concern
teacher which is a combination of feelings, thoughts and attention given by the
teacher of issues affecting the performance of his duties should be given attention.
Teachers need to reflect on the daily caring and ready to receive feedback from
other teachers as well as mentor or supervisor about the problem. As a competent
teacher, his appearance in the classroom need to be addressed because teachers
who exhibit the characteristics of a suitable appearance will be a role model to the
students. .
In the teaching field, teachers must adhere to a code of ethics as a public servant
when to run part-time work, in school and manage business finances either for
school or himself. Teachers should be held accountable and have accountability
based on his work to preserve and enhance the teaching profession. They have to
manage time wisely so as to improve the performance and productivity of the
organization.
Join activities
Teacher responsible with its own time management and emphasize the important of
time management among students. Conduct research on your time management.
What is the importance of managing time wisely?
References
Abd. Rahim Abd. Rashid (2007), Profesionalistne Keguruan: Prospek dan
Cabaran, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Noran Fauziah Yaakub & Ahmad Mahdzan Ayob (1993), Guru dan
Perguruan, Edisi Ke-2, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Van den Berg, R., & Ros, A. (1999), 'The Permanent Importance of The
Subjective Reality ff Teachers During Educational Innovation: A
Concerns-Based Approach', American Educational Research
Journal, 36, Hal. 879-906.