THE TEACHING AS A VOCATION

AND MISSION
MARBEN A. OROGO
Instructor
 TEACHING AS A VOCATION

Vocation - a strong desire to spend your life doing a

certain kind of “work” (such as religious work)

 the work that a person does or should be doing

 from the Latin word “vocare” – to call
 teaching is a call
 there must be a caller and a responder
 it was God who called you here for you to teach
 TEACHING AS A MISSION
Mission - any important task or duty that is
assigned, allotted, or self- imposed

 an important goal or purpose that is

accompanied by strong conviction
 from the Latin word “Misio” – To send
 you are called to be a teacher and you are
sent to the world to accomplish a mission, to
teach.
“Once a teacher, forever a student”
 You have a mission that calls for a
continuing professional education.
 How is your preparation?
 Your unique and most significant
contribution to the humanization of life
on earth is in the field where you are
prepared for – teaching.
 To teach is to influence every child
entrusted in your care to become better
and happier because life becomes more
meaningful .
 To teach is to help the child become more
human.
 A LETTER GIVEN BY A PRIVATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Dear Teachers:
I am a survivor of a concentration camp.
My eyes saw what no man should witness:
- Gas chambers built by learned engineers.
- Children poisoned by educated physician.
- Infants killed by trained nurses.
- Woman and babies shot and burned by high school and
college graduates
So I am suspicious of education. My request is: help your
student become human. Your efforts must never produce
learned monster, skilled psychopaths, and Eichmann’s.
Reading, writing, arithmetic are important only if they
serve to make our children more human.
TEACHING: MISSION AND/OR JOB?
• If you are doing it only because you are paid
for it, it’s a job.
• If you are doing it not only for the pay but also
for service, it’s a mission.
• If you quit because your boss or colleague
criticized you, it’s a job;
• If you keep on teaching out of love, it’s a
mission.
• If you teach because it does not interfere with
your other activities, it’s a job.
• If you are committed to teaching even if it
means letting go of other activities, it’s a
mission.
• If you quit because no one praises or thanks
you for what you do, it’s a job.
• If you remain teaching even though nobody
recognizes your efforts, it’s a mission.
• It’s hard to get excited about a teaching job;
• Its almost impossible not to get excited about
a mission.
• If our concern is success, it’s a job;
• If our concern is success plus faithfulness, it’s a
mission.
• An average school is filled by teachers doing
their teaching job;
• A great school is filled with teachers involved
in mission of teaching.
 TEACHING may not be a lucrative position.
It can not guarantee financial security. It even
means investing your personal time , energy, and
resources Sometimes it means disappointments,
heartaches, and pains.
But touching the hearts of people and
opening the minds of children can give you joy
and contentment which money could not buy.
These are the moments I teach for. These
are the moments I live for.

-Dr. JosetteT. Biyo

1st Asian Teacher, Intel Excellence inTeaching award
END OF PRESENTATION.
 ASSIGNMENT
1. With 5 qualities of a professional teacher in
mind, cite other Filipino traits that work against
the making of a true Filipino professional.
Propose some remediation.
2. Once more, read the letter to the teacher given
by a private school principal, then state the
mission of the professional teacher.
3. Research on the meaning of Eichmann as used
in the letter to the teacher found in this lesson.
4. Create a multiple choice test about this topic.
The test should be at least 10 items with four
choices, A, B, C, and D.
5. Indicate also the correct answer on a separate
sheet.

Take Note:

You have to submit your answers in MS Word

format. Upload your answer in the VLP on the
indicated deadline….