TEACHING AS YOUR VOCATION,

MISSION AND PROFESSION

GAYTANO, ARA ANGELA O.

BSED-MATHEMATICS II
WHAT IS VOCATION?
THE WORD “ VOCATION”

It comes from the Latin word “vocare” which means to call. If there
is a call, there must be a response.

For theist, it is calling from God worthy For atheist, it is calling without a
of our response. vertical dimension.

Supreme Being to Man Man to Man

eg.
God and Allah
 TEACHING AS YOUR VOCATION

TEACHING
How did it happen?
From the eyes of those who believe, it was God who called you here for you to teach.
Eg.
Abraham, Moses and Mary Mary said,
“ Behold the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me
according to your word”
WHAT IS YOUR
MISSION?
THE WORD “MISSION”

It comes from the Latin word “misio” which means to send. You are
called to be a teacher and you are sent into the world to accomplish a
mission.

“TASK ASSIGNED”
The Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary
TEACHING AS YOUR MISSION

Teaching is your mission means it is the task entrusted to

you in this world. Your four-years of pre-service will equip
you with the knowledge, skills and attitude to become an
effective teacher.

“ONCE A TEACHER, ALWAYS A STUDENT”

A LETTER FROM A PUBLIC TEACHER PRINCIPAL TO HER TEACHERS
ON THE FIRST DAY OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR
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 physicians.
-Woman and babies shot and burned by high school and college graduates.

So I am suspicious of education
My request is: Help your students become human. Your efforts must never produced monsters,
skilled psychopaths and Eichmann’s.
Reading, writing and arithmetic are important only if they serve to make our children more
human.
 WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
JOB AND MISSION?
TEACHING: MISSION AND/OR A JOB?

JOB MISSION
If you are doing it only because you If you are doing it not only for the
are paid for it. pay but also for service.
If you quit because your boss or If you keep on teaching out of love.
colleague criticized you.
If you teach because it does not If you are committed to teaching even
interfere with your other activities. if it means letting go of other
activities.
If you quit because no one praise or If you remain teaching even though
thanks you for what you do. nobody recognizes your efforts.
THE WORD “PROFESSION”

The term professional is one of the most exalted in the English

language denoting as it does, long and arduous years of
preparation, a striving for excellence, a dedication to the
public interest, and commitment to moral and ethical values.
-Hon. Hermogenes P. Porbe
(Former Chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission)
TEACHING AS YOUR PROFESSION

The end goal of a profession is service. His Holiness Pope Paul VI

affirmed this thought when he said: “Do more, have more in order
to give more!”. For us, teachers continuing professional education
is explicit in our professionalization law and our Code of
Professional Ethics.

If you take teaching as your profession, this means that you must
be willing to go through a long period of preparation and a
continuing professional development.
 THE “PWEDE NA” MENTALITY VS. EXCELLENCE

All these indicators of defeatism and PWEDE NA

resignation to mediocrity. If we stick to
this complacent mentality, excellence
eludes us. If we remain true to our
calling and mission as a professional TALAGANG GANYAN ‘YAN
teacher. We have no choice but to take
the endless and the “less traveled
road” to excellence. WALA NA TAYONG
MAGAGAWA
TEACHING AND A LIFE OF MEANING

“Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It cannot 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. Josette T. Biyo
(the first Asian who wins Intel Excellence in Teaching Award)