Teaching as a Profession
For a long time, there has been a debate over whether teaching can be considered a profession. Some argue that teaching is a profession with a growing research base and professional organizations that provide standards for performance. Others contend that teaching is not a profession because key decisions which professionals would ordinarily make are left to others.
Point. Teaching has earned full status as a profession in American society.
· How do your learning in this course and your experiences provide evidence for this point?
Counterpoint. Teaching is still trying to earn full status as a profession in American society.
· How do your learning in this course and your experiences provide evidence for this counterpoint?
Use course readings and sources from outside the course to support your thinking
Course Readings
· What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do – National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
· Inspiring High Student Performance Through an Integrated Philosophy of Education – Peter M. Collins
· Resistance as a Component of Educator Professionalism – Michael G. Gunzenhauser
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