College of Teacher Education: "I Wish I Could Persuade Every Teacher To Be Proud of His Occupation"
College of Teacher Education: "I Wish I Could Persuade Every Teacher To Be Proud of His Occupation"
College of Teacher Education: "I Wish I Could Persuade Every Teacher To Be Proud of His Occupation"
Education
I. Learning Outcomes
1. Explain how a professional teacher should conduct herself as a person in the teaching
profession and in business.
II. The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers: His Person, Profession and Business
III. Activities
A. Read Article IV-The Teacher and the Profession
1. Analyze the given quotation. Identify which section of Article IV does each quotation
refer.
a) “I wish I could persuade every teacher to be proud of his occupation”.
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b) “Good better best. Never let it rest until your good is better and your better is
best” Tim Duncan
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c) “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning
from failure”. -Colin Powell
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d) “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet”-Bobby Unser
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e) “Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity goes with the ability to say no
to oneself”-Abraham Joshua Heschel
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f) “There are 2 kinds of pride both good and bad. Good pride presents our dignity and self-
respect. Bad pride is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance”-
John C. Maxwell
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2. Do you see the teaching profession as a noble calling? Why do you see it a noble calling?
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Example:
Teacher.
Caring, compassionate
Questioning, listening, responding
I love her dearly.
Idol.
4. Interview teachers who have taught for at least 5 years (5 females & 5 males). What do
they consider to be the biggest challenge in their life as teachers?
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College of Teacher
Education
1. With teachers borrowing habits, which section of Article X do teachers fail to observe?
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2. When do professional teachers violate Section 3 of Article X?
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3. Cite 2 proverbs in Mother Tongue that can serve as reminders for professional teachers
not to live beyond their means.
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