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Teaching as a Profession

Teaching as a Profession. Characteristics of any profession A. Professional autonomy B. Highly developed, theoretical knowledge base C. Control of training, certification, and licensing of new entrants

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Teaching as a Profession

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  1. Teaching as a Profession • Characteristics of any profession • A. Professional autonomy • B. Highly developed, theoretical knowledge base • C. Control of training, certification, and licensing of new entrants • D. Self-governing and self policing authority, especially with regard to professional ethics

  2. Factors/concerns in teaching as a quasi-profession • Low pay • Teachers’ lack of control over workplace • Predominance of women • Many stakeholders in schools • Multiplicity of teacher roles and responsibilities • Teacher training/retraining • Teacher morale

  3. How North Carolina is meeting the demand for higher standards • Teacher accountability through the ABC’s testing program • Student accountability through the Gateways in grades 3,5,8 and 12 • Encouraging teachers to attain National Board Certification by paying for their testing • Increasing Praxis scores for teachers • Statewide report card of schools of education

  4. How are students affected by these changes? • “Lose Control, Lose Your License” law • Increased testing • Various graduation tracks • Career Preparation • College Technical Preparation • College Preparation • Increased technology requirements • Zero tolerance for weapons

  5. How teachers are affected • Increased technology requirements for certification • Increased salaries • Increased accountability and incentives for students’ performances • Site based management in some schools • Increase in Lateral Entry teachers

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