SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS BY ACKNOWLEDGING

THEM AS PROFESSIONALSJustine Garcia

CEO, Founder, and President of

Roseland Educational Foundation

Purpose

Teacher’s deserve the respect of being considered a

professional. Parents and citizens would start to look at

teachers in a different light if the title of professional was

attached to their job title. With the title, the teacher will

feel appreciated in a way they have not felt and work with

a sense of pride they have not seen before.

Definition of Professional

Definition of Professional as per the merriam-webster dictionary

: relating to a job that requires special education, training, or skill

: done or given by a person who works in a particular profession

: paid to participate in a sport or activity

Previously

In the past, a teacher taught at age 16 and only needed to pass a test.

In the past, a teacher had to be single and female.

In the past, a teacher did not need any college course to become a teacher.

In the past, a teacher had to be of high morality and up standing citizen.

In the past, a teacher had to quit teaching once they married.

Teaching has come a long way.

Currently

Currently teachers hold a Bachelor's degree or higher.

Currently teachers are certified and tested in order to

teach.

Currently teachers and educators alike are not

considered professionals like lawyers, doctors, and

engineers.

There are roughly 6.2 million teachers in America.(Microsoft PowerPoint, 2014)

The Duties of a Teacher

Teaching to multiple learning styles

Creating lesson plans and grading papers

Evaluating the students progress

Developing teaching techniques as per the interest and abilities of

students

Be available to students and parents

(Microsoft PowerPoint, 2014)

Duties of Teachers(continued)

Maintain the confidentiality of students and their records

Adhere to school procedures and rules

Attend and participate in faculty meeting

Enforce regulations concerning student conduct and discipline

Implement the designated curriculum

Models the correct use of language, oral, and written

Acts in a professional manner and assumes responsibility

Duties outside of Teaching

Bureaucrat

Roles in the community

Community leader

Agent of social change

Scholar and research specialist

(Microsoft PowerPoint, 2014)

Certification/Education

No Child Left Behind requires that school districts only employee

teachers who are highly qualified

Public elementary and secondary teachers must be fully licensed or

certified by the state and must not have any certification or licensure

requirements waived on an emergency, temporary, or provisional basis.

New public elementary teachers must have at least a bachelors degree

and pass a rigorous state test demonstrating subject knowledge and

teaching skills.

Accountability

Teachers are held accountable

for their teaching.

School Boards can remove a

teacher from their position.

Certifications can be removed.

(Microsoft PowerPoint, 2014)

Fiction /Facts

Fiction

“Public school teachers have no

specific duty to their students beyond

assuring their safety” (edbizbuzz,

2008).

Teachers are in it for the vacations.

Teachers get off of work at 3:15 pm.

Fact

Professionals of all kinds can be in the

job for a pay check or other perks.

Summer vacation is only one month and

the teacher has to set up the classroom, do

teacher prep, and start lesson planning.

Teachers copy papers, grade, and take

work home with them often grading

papers over the weekend.

Bad Professionals

Those who have been against teachers being

acknowledged as professionals have stated

that there are bad teachers.

There are bad professionals in every

profession.

Teachers are role models; there is a high

expectation for teachers beyond what is

expected in other professions.

Teachers are held to a higher stander.

(Microsoft PowerPoint, 2014)

References

Edbizbuzz.com. (2008). Teacher should be legally-recognized profession, but it’s not. Retrieved fromhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edbizbuzz/2008/04/

teaching_should_ be_a_legallyre.html

Meriam-webster.com (2014). Professional. Retrieved fromhttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/professional

Microsoft PowerPoint. (2014). Clip Art. Retrieved from Microsoft PowerPoint clip art.