TEACHER: A MULTI-LAYERED PROFESSION

PHOEBELYN Y. PASION

An examination of what it takes to be a teacher.

Instead of lecturing in rows of desk-bound children who are obediently listening and taking notes, instruction offers each child a rich, fulfilling, and individual learning experience. It does not limit educational settings to the classroom but also includes the home, the neighborhood, and the rest of the world. The information contains in books; instead, it exists everywhere as bits and bytes.

Schools are not only physical buildings but hubs for lifelong learning. A country's social, cultural, and economic wellbeing depends on teaching, which is one of the most demanding and respected professions. The foundations for such a radical change in education lie today. Schools across the country are quietly but steadily reorganizing themselves in response to many revolutions in knowledge, information technology, and public demand for more significant learning.

Teaching imparts knowledge, watches over young children, and separates academically motivated students from the rest. What, when, and how to education prescribe to educate teachers? Every child will teach the same way, yet we held them accountable when many students did not learn. They expect to instruct students using the same techniques as earlier generations. Administrators prohibited no change from custom and by many laws and rules controlling education. As a result, many professors just stood in front of the class and delivered the same lectures year after year, getting old and needing help to change their ways.

However, many teachers nowadays urge adapting to and embracing new practices that consider both the art and science of learning. They understand that the most important aspect of teaching is building a relationship of trust between themselves and their students. They understand that their first and most important job is to get to know each child as an individual, learning about their unique strengths, weaknesses, interests, and passions. It is their responsibility to guide students as they develop and mature.

To assist them in integrating their social, emotional, and intellectual growth so that the union of these occasionally disparate dimensions results in the ability to seek, comprehend, and use knowledge to make wiser decisions in their personal lives and to value contributing to society.

The best teachers have figured out how to engage pupils in learning by including project-based, interactive learning experiences. They know that for children to take ownership of their education fully, the curriculum must apply to their daily lives, learning activities must pique students' natural curiosities, and assessments must accurately reflect their learning progress.

New technology is one of the most potent influences influencing how teachers and students interact in the classroom. Information scarcity was the foundation of the previous instructional paradigm. For a populace with few alternative options for learning, teachers and their books served as information oracles, disseminating knowledge. With this, abundant knowledge is available today from print and internet sources. The primary goal of teachers today is to assist students in understanding how to use facts by fostering their capacity for critical thought, problem-solving, sound judgment, and knowledge creation that benefits the students and the larger community.

-oOoTHE AUTHOR IS TEACHER I AT MINALUNGAO ELEMENTARY SCHOO