Ma. Elaine P.

Trinidad Professor Cresencia Santiano

BEED
EDUC 3
Explain the following:

Teaching as a Vocation.

Teaching is like being a follower of Christ. Despite our feelings that we are undeserving of
the title, He chose us. I, too, did not want to become a teacher, but here I am, writing this for
you, and soon, I will graduate from this pre-service teacher program and begin teaching
students who are deserving of free education. But I believe there is a reason I am studying to
be a professional teacher and serving as a Christian disciple. I don’t want it, but I believe I
need it, and someone needs my teaching abilities.
Teaching as a Mission.
Teaching is like planting, with the classroom serving as the garden. Our mission as
teachers is to impart information to our students. Our students are seedlings, and this
knowledge is the fertilizer we gave them, as well as knowing the strategies on how we cared
for them. The instructor should be compassionate with the seedlings because, regardless of
how much or how little sunlight they get, they are all unique individuals that develop at their
own pace and in their own unique way; no two are alike. Some students bloom early, while
others do not; some need more attention, while others develop on their own; and every now
and then, some refuse to grow. However, in the case of our students, even though we are
ready to teach and encourage them, they refuse to pursue their studies, and this is the
challenge of becoming a teacher we will need the patience to persuade them to do so. Our
mission is to look after them and be their guide as they grow, allowing them to discover who
they are.

Teaching as a Profession.
Teaching is a never-ending process of self-improvement. We provide our students
with expertise and high-quality education, and as professionals, we are required to learn new
things every day and at all stages of our lives. This may be daunting, but understanding the
sense of professionalism and becoming a teacher would serve as inspiration to continue our
education. Also, technology and teaching methods vary according to the needs of our
students, so we must adapt and be versatile because change is the only constant in the world.
Every year and decade brings something new to learn and adapt to; if we do not, we would
have failed as professional educators.