PRINCIPLES OF

TEACHING 1
THE TEACHING PROFESSION :
AN OVERVIEW
◦ Teaching as a profession produces something significant and moving
when the right ideas and beliefs are implemented effectively in the
classroom. These ideas normally accrue from various educational
experiences from where evolve a teacher's philosophy in teaching.

◦ Fortunately, the love for teaching has served as a motivating factor to

teachers who have not left behind the much-touted idealism. Despite
the problems attributed to present-day economic woes, teaching has
remained inspiring and fulfilling.
◦ The teaching profession demands a total commitment to total
transformation of the learner, a continuous development of his
potentials for a totally satisfying life as a person and as a member of
the community. This is the reason why there is so much focus on
quality. Teachers who are willing to address and meet the demands of
quality instruction can bring out the best in their pupils and students
WHAT IS TEACHING
◦ Many authors view teaching as Organized, Purposeful and deliberate efforts designed
to bring about certain desirable ends in individual. A teacher is Guided by his thorough
understanding of what teaching is. This affords a strong basis for his interpretation of
the process and consequently, in his performance as a teacher further, this identifies
the kind of direction he applies in every classroom work he engages his students in.
As claimed by Acero, Javier, and Castro (2007), the word
“ teaching” may be understood from different context , such as:

◦ Teaching is an occupation. When we say, for example, that Dr. Daniels

teaches English, teaching become an occupation. One gets to know
what Dr. Daniels does for a living . She is a teacher by profession
◦ Teaching may also mean the myriad of activities associated to teaching
like when one explains, asks, reviews, demonstrates, submits
requirements, attends official meetings, advises students, and checks
on attendance.
◦ Teaching as an act is construed as the most essential act, without
which there is no need for activities that teachers engage in outside of
classroom work, like attending seminars, meetings, and conferring with
parents. It is like saying there are activities that teachers do as part of
their job but not when they are engaged in the act of teaching.
◦ Teaching is a process or set of actions to induce learning and
eventually to succeed in learning. This definition stresses the need for
planning for teaching, the process of teaching, and the achievement
aspect, which means teaching is a deliberate process; it does not just
happen
◦ It must be noted that successful teaching, Resulting in
achievement of learning, can only be realized when teaching
is done in a manner that affords respect to the learner’s
intellectual and capacity for independent judgement.
CHAPTER 1
UNDERSTANDING TEACHING
◦ Teaching also requires effective delivery of the course content, thus, the
need for available varied strategies anchored on educational theories
relative to the "how" of teaching. There is no single definite strategy that
applies to learning. Other strategies can be integrated into each lesson
taught
◦ A teacher has become a facilitator, a far cry from what used to be
teacher- centered instruction. He simply guides and provides learners
opportunities to develop creativity and come up with their own
discoveries. This is anchored on the constructivist learning theory which
posits that students can construct their own learning in the classroom