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A Teacher’s Obligation
The concept of continued study in the area of one’s professional discipline is both a simple, yet radical idea. However, as recent as forty years ago, it was common practice for a professional to receive a degree and literally work in his field until the age of retirement without ever desiring or being mandated to take additional classes to update his knowledge base.
The twenty-first century, however, presents a very different scenario. In this milieu of exponential change, we are forced to deal with the nuances of multiculturalism, globalization, a changing economic environment, scarcity of world resources, and technology, to name a few. Therefore, if “education is the key…”, teachers (and administrators) must open their minds to the inevitability of having to acquire those updated skills that will allow them to be successful conveyors of knowledge to present and future generations of learners.
Most school districts offer a myriad of opportunities for its employees to take advantage of such as : on-going professional development, paid graduate and post graduate coursework, mentoring, on-line classes, and by reading educational publications that are delivered right to one’s door!
Yes, teachers are expected to model what they teach, a love for learning. When teachers fail to meet this sacred obligation the results can be seen in schools and in news outlets across the country that reflect back to us in statistics that report low academic achievement, illiteracy, increasing dropout rates among teens, and later still may have some correlation to drug abuse, crime, wanton violence, and/or indifference to life.
If American students are to have a real chance of developing to their full potential, we need obligated teachers who will honor “A Teacher’s Obligation”.
By Jacqueline Littlejohn
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