Teaching as Your

Vocation, Mission and

Profession (lesson 6)

Prof. Monera Salic- Hairulla

 Etymology of the word “ vocation”

Vocation comes from a Latin word

“vocare” which means to call.

If there is a call, there must be a caller and

someone who is called, there must also
be a response.
Teaching as Your Vocation
 Etymology of the word “mission”

Teaching is also a mission. The word

mission comes from the Latin word
“misio” which means to send.

You are called to be a teacher and you

are sent into the world to accomplish a
mission, to teach.
 Teaching as Your Mission

Teaching as your mission means it is the

task entrusted to you in this world. If it
is your assigned task then naturally
you’ve got to prepare yourself for it.
 The Elements of a Profession

Teaching like engineering, nursing,

accounting and the like is a
profession.

A teacher like a n engineer, a nurse or an

accountant is a professional.
 Teaching as your Profession
Why does a profession require “ long and
arduous years of preparation” and “a
striving for excellence”?
Because the end goal of a profession is a
service and as we have heard many times
“we cannot give what we do not have”. We
can give more if we have more.
 The “pwede na” mentality VS.
excellence

The “striving for excellence” as another

element of a profession brings us to our
“pwede na” mentality, which is inimical
to excellence.
 Teaching and a Life of Meaning
Want to give your life a meaning?
Want to live a purpose driven life?

…spend it passionately in teaching,

the most noble profession