TEACHING AS YOUR VOCATION,

MISSION and PROFESSION

“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers,

but with gratitude to those who touched our human
feelings…”
– Carl Jung
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TEACHING AS YOUR
VOCATION.
 TEACHING AS YOUR
VOCATION.
E

It comes the Latin word “vocare” which

from means “to
call”.

Teaching is more than a noble profession. It is a

vocation…a
calling.
 “If there’s a call there must be a and
caller
who is There must be a someone
called. also response.”

Christia • caller is GOD

ns
• caller is
Musli ALLAH
• ms
Believers in the SUPREME BEING will look at his voiceless call to have a vertical
dimension.
• Non-believers. The call is experienced but viewed solely along a horizontal
dimension . It is
like man calling another man, never a Superior being calling man.
Vocation is a strong feeling of suitability for a
particular
career or occupation.

Unlike any other profession, teaching requires

dedication and
service in order for an individual to be
considered as a real
teacher.
EXAMPLE

Teacher Mark is treated as a teacher for th

teaching his students e
lessons every day. He teaches everything he hi
knows, showing
student toward off topics On
difficul othe hand, voluntee s
s
mastery
named Joysof the t
subject,
is addressed .but a the
as not r for teaching
a
even considering
teacher r and hi
the
feelings
serving of a far rural community. She travels almost 20 s
children the
of
everyday kilometers
for the sake of her students learning and
development.
What is the difference between the teaching practices of Teacher
Mark and Joy?
– The main difference lies in their dedication to the
service.
 When someone practices teaching as a vocation, they
teach with
dedication.
 In summary, Vocation is only for some who are really
dedicated
not just to work but also to serve other people.
TEACHING AS YOUR
MISSION.

It comes the Latin word “misio” which

from means
“to send”.

We are sent into the world to accomplish an

mission.
TEACHING AS YOUR
MISSION.
• Teaching is your mission means it is the
task entrusted to you in this world.

• Every teacher has its own unique mission,

purpose, or
objective that they need to accomplish.
• We are expected to contribute to the betterment
of this
world in your own unique way.
 “What exactly is the to
mission teach?”
• Alfred North
Whitehead
Is it to help the child the “man culture and
become of of
expertise”?
•
Bertrand Russell
Is it to provide for the child’s growth
opportunities
remove influenceand to
hampering s?
• To teach is to influence every
child entrusted in your care to
become better an happier
because life becomes more
meaningful.
• To teach is to help child
become more human.
Dear Teacher:
I am a survivor of a
concentration
My camp.
eyes saw what no man should
witness.
− Gas chambers built by learned
− engineers.
− Children poisoned by educated
− physicians. schoo
Infants killed by trained nurses. l
Woman and babies shot and
So burned by high
I am suspicious of education.
Myand college
request is: graduates.
Help your students
become human.
Your efforts must never produce
learned monsters,
skilled psychopaths,
Reading, and are
writing, arithmetic Eichmann’s.
important
only if
they serve to make our children
more human.
Some teachers regard teaching a
asjob.
just see as their
Others it mission.

What’ th differenc
s e e?
 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,
If you quit because it’s
your a mission.
boss or colleague criticized you,
it’s a job;

If you keep on teaching out of love,

If you teach becauseit’s a mission.
it does not interfere with your other
activities, it’s a job.
a
If you are committed to teaching even if it means letting go
of other activities, it’s
missio
 If you quit because no one praises or thanks you for what you do,
it’s a job. teaching even though nobody recognizes your
If youremain a mission
efforts, it’s .
It’s hard to get excited about a
teaching job;
Its almost impossible not to get
excited about aismission.
If our concern success, it’s
a job;
If our concern is success plus
faithfulness,
An average school isit’s a mission.
filled by teachers doing their
teaching job;
A great school is filled with teachers involved in
mission of teaching.
So what exactly is our
mission?
It is to an effectiv educator facilitat of
be impartin
learnin e knowledg
or tha is not
or just
g,
writte ingbooks e als in t Our missio whatis to
n but and mind
touch hearts o while
life. leading
n children
to be aindividu who hav a stron desir to
bette
rcontribut
al to th betterme
e of gth societ
e an
e
serve the e nt e y d
country.
“ TEACHING AS
YOU
PR R
PROFESSIO ”
N.
 TEACHING AS YOUR
PROFESSION.
ELEMENTS OF A PROFESSION:
The element a Profession “The term professional is of
of mos exalteone
th in th Englis languag denotin a it does
e
longt and d e of
years h preparation,
e, a gstriving for
s ,
arduous excellence, a
dedication to public interest, and commitment to
the ethical moral and – Hon. Hermogenes P.
values.” Pobre
• Why does a profession require “long and year
arduous
of preparation” and a “striving for s
excellence”?
 For us to able to be able to give more
be (service),
which is end goal of a profession,
the continuing
professio education is a must.
“We
nalcannot give what we do not have - do mor
more, have e
in order to be more.”
• You must strive for excellence, commit to
yourself
ethic an religiou value an moral,to
dedicat yoursel
al
public d s s d e f
service
• If you take teaching as profession, this means
youyour that
mus be willin to go throug a lon perio of
t
preparation g a continuing
and h professional
g d
development.
• End goal profession is
of service
“PWEDE NA” mentality vs.
EXCELLENCE
• Striving for excellence – another professio
element of n.
• This element brings us to the “pwede
issue of na”
•
“Pwede na” is inimical to
• It is expressed in other ways like “talagang
excellence
ganyan ‘yan”,
“wala na tayong magagawa”, etc.
• All of these are indicators of defeatism and
mediocrity.
• If we stick to this complacent mentality, excellence
would not be
within
reach.

“DON’T SETTLE FOR LESS! STRIVE FOR

EXCELLENCE!”
TEACHING AND A LIFE OF MEANING

TEACHING may not be a lucrative position.

It can not guarantee financial security.
It even means investing your personal time , energy, and
resources.
But Sometimes it means
touching the hearts ofdisappointments,
people and openingheartaches,
the minds ofand pains.
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 in

Teaching award