VIC C.

LAURIO
1ST YEAR; BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
OUTPUT FOR: THE TEACHING PROFESSION

REFLECTION: “Nature of Teaching and Teaching as a Profession”

When I first entered the University and when I decided that I wanted to take up
Physical Education, I thought that it would be simple. I thought that it would only
involve sports and aspects of physical fitness, and since playing different kinds of sports
is one of my strengths, I went into this thinking it would be easy.
To my surprise, when I read the first module for the subject “The Teaching
Profession,” I found out that there was actually more to it. When I read “Nature of
Teaching and Teaching as a Profession,” I found out that there is so much more to
teaching than what I normally see from my own teachers and professors. It turned out
that the things I thought I knew about teaching, were only surface knowledge.
I know now that being a teacher means that you are equipped with a lot of
knowledge and skills suited for your profession, as these will become your tools once
you actually set out and teach your students. We must also always strive to expand our
knowledge through attending seminars and skills workshops, to ensure that we are
always delivering good quality education to our students. There are also codes of
conduct and bylaws that teachers must abide by, so as to always imbibe our sense of
professionalism, since we must set an example to all of our students and other
constituents. Our students are also put into our care once we are teaching them, so we
have the duty and responsibility to ensure that the students are getting the kind of
education that they deserve. It must also be one of our missions to see our students
succeed academically, since we are basically shaping these students’ futures.
We must not teach just for the sake of teaching, or because of the salary. There
is so much more that our profession entails us to do. We adjust our instruction methods
based on our students’ needs, we plan and select evaluation processes to promote
learning, we cultivate conducive learning environments so as to help our students learn
more, we have to learn how to interact professionally, and we must always ensure that
we are providing the best quality care and education for all of our students.
I know now that there is so much more that goes into this profession, but that
does not dishearten me, and instead, I am continually inspired and motivated, because
being a teacher means that you contribute to the development of your students’
futures, in more ways than one.