Teaching as a Profession

General Methods of Teaching

Lecture No 2
Misconceptions in teaching,
Criteria for professionals
And
Moral obligations of professionals
 Misconception:

A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on

faulty thinking or understanding.
 Misconceptions in teaching:

1. Schools are isolated places.

2. Education is about learning of
different subjects.
3. Silence promote learning.
4. Learning is exploring different facts.
5. Traditional Schooling Prepares Students for Life
Listening to teachers and studying for tests has little to do
with life in the world of work. People in the work world
create, manage, evaluate, communicate, and collaborate.

According to Friere:
“ In fact knowledge is created, when we act and reflect”
Paulo Friere was born in 1921 in Brazil.

He was an educator, philosopher, and

influential theorist of critical pedagogy.

He devised a philosophy or social

theory of education that is widely
known as Popular Education.
5. Drama or debates are extra or co-
curricular activities.

• Holistic development.
It means complete development, a child
needs to develop physically, intellectually,
ethically, socially and spiritually.
Co-curricular activities.
Co-curricular activities (CCAs), previously known as
Extracurricular Activities (ECA) are activities that
educational organizations in some parts of the world
create for school students.
They believe that extra activities for school students are a
means to enhance social interaction, leadership, healthy
recreation, self-discipline and self-confidence.
The extra curriculum made its first appearance in
American colleges in the nineteenth century.
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/cocurricu
lar+activities
“Teaching is an Art and
Science”
 Professionalism

The term Professionalism embraces a set of attitudes,

skills and behaviours, attributes and values which are
expected from those to whom society has extended the
privilege of being considered a Professional.
Characteristics of professionals:
Professionals are responsive

Professionals care about what they do

Professionals are Knowledgeable

Professionals teach you something

 Criterion:
A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or
decision can be based.

OR

A principle or standard by which something may be

judged or decided:
Criteria for being professionals:
Learning a profession involves learning
many concepts and principles of that
profession.

A profession has a body of techniques

and they may be transmitted
Cont..
A profession is internally organized and
self-disciplined

A profession has a social function

A profession allows independence or

Autonomy
How can teaching be considered as profession?

Concepts and principles in teaching profession

The techniques learnt by teachers

Is teaching internally organized and self-

disciplined

Teaching as a social function

Teacher in Pakistan have individual autonomy or

not?
What future teachers need to learn?
Teachers must upgrade their knowledge

Teachers need to acquire the knowledge of:

 Foundations of education
 Pedagogical knowledge
 Pedagogical content knowledge
 Assessment and Evaluation
 Teaching techniques and skills
General teaching skills:
Planning lessons

Classroom management

Assessing pupils learning

Motivating pupils

Managing pupils’ behavior

Professional values for teachers:
Committment

Honesty

Intellectual honesty

Reflection in action, Reflection on action

 Moral obligation:
moral obligation - an obligation arising out of
considerations of right and wrong.

the social force that binds you to the courses of action

demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of
duty in our children"; "every right implies a
responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every
possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr
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