Teaching as a Profession

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.

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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.

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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

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What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do – National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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Inspiring High Student Performance Through an Integrated
Philosophy of Education – Peter M. Collins

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Resistance as a Component of Educator Professionalism –
Michael G. Gunzenhauser