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THE TEACHER

AS A PERSONIN THE

SOCIETYP.E.C 106: The TeachingProfession

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QUALITIES OF A TEACHER

There are two distinct characteristics of an effective

and efficient teacher:

Personal qualitiesrefer to the qualities that

stem from the teachers personality, interests ,

attitudes, and beliefs; and his/her behavior and

working relationships with his/her students and

peers.

Professional qualitiesrefer to the teachers

knowledge of the subject matter, his/herunderstanding of the psychological and

educational principles and his/her

understanding of the teaching profession.

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AS A PERSONInnate Qualities

Aptitude

A saying goes Teachers are born.

This refers to the inborncharacteristics of individuals such as

aptitude, often defined as a strong

inclination for some tasks together

with corresponding skills.

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Mental Ability

A mental ability that is above average

and higher equips a teacher to carry

on her multiple tasks. After hurdling

a 4 year bachelors degree, one caneasily continue to a masters degree.

Mentally gifted and bright teachers

are capable of demonstrating higher

order thinking skills.

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Personal Qualities

In the chosen career of teaching, personality couldserve as an inspiration or otherwise to the student

whom she pledge to lead by the hand.

A teacher must essentially possess the followingpersonal qualities:

Presentable appearance, good manners, courtesy,

and a pleasant voice.Intelligence, emotional stability, and self-control

Sympathy, kindness, helpfulness, and patience

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Integrity, trustworthiness, honesty and loyalty

Sociability, friendliness, and cooperativeness

Flexibility, creativity, and resourcefulness

Fairness impartiality, and toleranceSense of humor, cheerfulness, and enthusiasm

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AS A PROFESSIONAL

Professional qualities include:

A mastery of the subject matter.

An understanding of the learners. This pertains

to the teachers knowledge about the learnersand the principles of human growth and

development.

Liking and loving learners. A teacher who has

genuine and sincere love for learners can imbue

them with love for learning.

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Knowledge of the teaching principles and skills.

A teacher must know the WHATS and HOWS of

teaching including the needed skills and teaching

methods.

General understanding of the different branches

of knowledge along with their interrelationship

and interdependence to solve lifes problems.

Knowledge and background study of arts,

languages, philosophy, math, literature, and

physical science are deemed necessary. A teacher

must also be knowledgeable of information and

communications technology (ICT) as in the use ofcomputers.

An appreciation of the teaching profession.

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THE

TEACHERSPHILOSOPHI

CAL

HERITA!E

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We are heirs to a rich philosophical heritage from

the different philosophies of great thinkers in thepast. They reflected on LIFE in this planet and

search for answers about human existence.

There are 5 philosophies of education:

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ESSENTIALISMContends that teachers teach for learners to acquire

basic knowledge, skills, and values. Teachers teach not

to radically reshape society but rather to transmit the

traditional moral values and intellectual knowledge

that students need to become model citizens.The emphasis is on academic content for students to

learn basic skills or the fundamental rsreading,

riting, rithmetic, right conduct. The essentialist

curriculum includes the traditional disciplines such as

math, natural science, history, foreign language, andliterature.

Essentialist teachers emphasize mastery of subject

matter. They are expected to be intellectual and moral

models of their students.

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PROGRESSIVISMProgressivists accept the impermanence of life and

the inevitability of change. For the progressivists,

everything else changes. Change is the only thing

that does not change.

Progressivist teachers teach to develop learners intobecoming enlightened citizens of a democratic

society.

The progressivists are identified with need-based

and relevant curriculum.The subjects that are given emphasis in progressivist

school are natural and social science.

Progressivist teachers employ experiential methods.

They believe that one learns by doing.

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PERRENIALISMThe perreniaslist curriculum is a universal one

on the view that all human beings possess the

same essential nature. It is heavy on the

humanities, on general education. It is not a

specialist curriculum but rather a general one.There is less emphasis on vocational and

technical education.

The perrenialist classrooms are centered around

teachers the teachers do not allow the students'interests or experiences to substantially dictate

what they teach.

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EXISTENSIALISMThe main concern of existentialists is to help

students understand and appreciate themselves

as unique individuals who accept complete

responsibility for their thoughts, feelings and

actions. Since existence precedes essence, theexistentialist teachers role is to help students

define their own essence by exposing them to

various paths they take ion life by creating an

environment in which they freely choose theirown preferred way.

Existentialist methods focus on the individual.

Learning is self-paced, self directed.

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BEHAVIORISMConcerned with the modification and shaping of

students behavior by providing for a favorable

environment, since they believe that they are a

product of their environment. They are after

students who exhibit desirable behavior insociety

Behaviorist ought to arrange environmental

conditions so that students can make the

responses to the stimuli. They ought to provideappropriate incentives to reinforce positive

responses and weaken or eliminate negative

ones.

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