TP WK 2 New

College of Arts, Sciences and Education
Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion

The School of the Archdiocese of Capiz
Roxas city
INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING KIT/MODULE
Teaching Profession
WEEK 2
Unit Topic: 1. Teaching as a Vocation and Mission

2. Foundational Principle of Morality
a. Teaching as a Vocation
b. Teaching as a Mission
c. Teaching and a life of meaning
Intended learning outcomes:

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. distinguish teaching as a mission from a vocation
2. describe when is teaching a mission and become simply as a job
3. explain how mission and vocation are related
Introduction:
“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers with gratitude to those who touched
our human feelings. “
Inputs:
“There are very few real teachers. Teaching is not a job; it is a vocation. To be a great
one many qualities must be combined: love of truth, knowledge, reverence, loving concern for
one’s students, clarity, and patience.” - Alice von Hildebrand
TEACHING AS A MISSION.
Teaching is also a mission. It comes from the Latin word “misio” which means “to send”.
The Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines mission as “task assigned.” You are sent to
accomplish a task.
Teaching as a mission helps students learn (more) complex tasks and become engaged
learners; and. Improve student performance. When we do this as teachers, we help children
and young people become satisfied with what they need to feel successful and to do so with
friends.
Teaching may be a job or a mission If: you quit because your boss or colleague criticized
you, it's a job; If you keep on teaching out of love, it's a mission. If you teach because it does not
interfere with your other activities, it's a job. If you are committed to teaching even if it means
letting go of other activities, it's a mission.
The greatest mission of a teacher. is to instill the belief in my students that they can
achieve anything. ... I will treat students as individuals and try to meet their intellectual and
emotional needs.
Vocation
- a strong desire to spend your life doing a certain kind of work (such as religious work)
- the work that a person does or should be doing.
- from the Latin word “vocare” which means to call.
- teaching is a calling
- there must be a caller and a responder
- it was God who called you here for you to teach
Vocation is a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. Unlike any
other profession, teaching requires dedication and service in order for an individual to be
considered as a real teacher.
Vocation is different from a mission. Vocation is literally your "calling", what you are good
for or destined for. It usually is a property/talent/predisposition of your person. A mission, in
contrast, is a particular task given to you.If you take as an example biblical prophets, usually
their vocation was being a prophet.
Vocation is generally a job that requires a particular set of skills acquired through
experience or through training but not necessarily dependent on a college degree.
Profession refers to the career that one opts for, getting extensive training and acquiring
special skills to become eligible for a job in it.
The Foundational Principles of Morality
“Even in your worst day on the job, you are still some children’s best hope”
“A teacher affects eternity; He can never tell where his influences stop.”
Principle
- from the Latin word “princeps” which means a beginning, a source.
- on which something is based, founded, originated, or initiated.
- foundation of a building upon which all other parts stand.
Meaning of Foundational Moral Principle

The universal norm upon which all other principles on the rightness or wrongness of an
action are based. It is the source of morality. It is contained in the natural law.
Morality
- the quality of human acts by which we call them right or wrong, good or evil.
- Your human action is right when it conforms with the norm, rule, or law of morality.
Otherwise it is said to be wrong.
Natural Law
- written in the hearts of men (Romans 2:15)
- man’s share in the Eternal Law of God (Theist, 1964)
- the light of natural reason, whereby we discern what is good and what is evil. An imprint
of the Divine light. (St. Thomas)
- It is a law that says: Do good and avoid evil. And this is the Fundamental or
Foundational Moral Principle.
- Built into the design of human nature and woven into the fabric of the normal human
mind.
The Teacher as a Person of Good Moral Character

Teachers are duly licensed professionals who possess dignity and reputation with high
moral values as well as technical and professional competence. In the practice of their
profession, They strictly adhere to, observe and practice this set of ethical and moral principles,
standards and values.
Characteristics of Good Moral Character

1. Being fully human - you have realized substantially your potential as a human person.
2. Being a loving person - you are caring in an unselfish and mature manner with
yourself, other people, and God.
3. Being a virtuous person - you have acquired good habits and attitudes and you practice
them consistently in your daily life.
4. Being a morally mature person - you have reached a level of development emotionally,
socially, mentally, spiritually appropriate to your developmental stage.
The natural law is engraved in the heart of every man and woman. Our act is moral when it is in
accordance with our human nature. Our intellect and free will make us different from and above
the beast.
You are a person of good moral character when you are: human, loving, virtuous, and mature.
Your unique and most significant contribution to the humanization of life on earth is in the field
where you are prepared for --- teaching. To teach is to influence every child entrusted in your
care to become better and happier because life becomes more meaningful. To teach is to help
the child become more human
Teaching : a mission and/or job?

If you are doing it only because you are paid for it, it’s a job.
If you are doing it not only for the pay but also for service, it’s a mission.
If you quit because your boss or colleague criticized you, it's a job.
If you keep on teaching out of love, it's a mission.
If you teach because it does not interfere with other activities, it's a job.
If you are committed to teaching even if it means letting go of other activities, it's a mission.
If you quit because no one phrases you or thanks you for what you do, it's a job.
If you remain teaching even though nobody recognizes your efforts, it's a mission.
It’s hard to get excited about a teaching job;
It’s almost impossible not to get excited about a mission.
If our concern is success, it’s a job;
If our concern is success plus faithfulness, it’s a mission.
An average school is filled by teachers doing their teaching job;
A great school is filled with teachers involved in the mission of teaching.
“All men have a mind which cannot bear to see the suffering of others. If men suddenly
see a child about to fall into a well, they will without exception experience a feeling of alarm and
distress. From this case we may perceive that he who lacks the feeling of commiseration is not
a man; that he who lacks a feeling of shame and dislike is not a man; he who lacks a feeling of
modesty and yielding is not a man; and that he who lacks a sense of right and wrong is not a
man. Man has these four beginnings.” --Mencius, A Chinese philosopher
Kung-fu-tsu
“Do not do to others what you do not like others to do to you.”
Golden Rule of Christianity

“Do to others what you like others do to you.”
Immanuel Kant
“Act in such a great way that your maxim can be the maxim for all.”
Two Great Commandments for Christians:

1. Love God with all your heart, with all your mind, with all your strengths.
2. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.
Buddhist’s Eightfold Path

1. Strive to know the truth.
2. Resolve to resist evil.
3. Say nothing to hurt others.
4. Respect life, morality, and property.
5. Engage in a job that does not injure others.
6. Strive to free their mind of evil.
7. Control their feelings and thoughts.
8. Practice proper forms of concentration.
“Hatred does not cease by hatred; Hatred ceases only by love.” --Buddha
“Forbids lying, stealing, adultery, and murder”
Islamic Koran
“Honor for parents, kindness to slaves, protection for the orphaned and the widowed, and
charity to the poor. It teaches the virtues of faith in God, patience, kindness, honesty, industry,
honor, courage, and generosity. It condemns mistrust, impatience, and cruelty.”
Five Pillars of Islam

1. Prayer
2. Self-Purification by fasting
3. Fasting
4. Alms giving
5. Pilgrim to Mecca for those who can afford
“Teaching may not be a lucrative position. It cannot guarantee financial security. It even means
investing your personal time, energy and resources. Sometimes it means disappointments,
heartaches and pains. But touching the hearts of people and opening the minds of children can
give you joy and contentment which money cannot buy. These are the moments I teach for.
These are the moments I live for.”
--Dr. Josette T. Biyo (1st Asian Teacher, Intel Excellence in Teaching award)
Involvement
1. Differentiate vocation from mission.

2. Give 4 characteristics of having good moral character
Reflection
If you say yes to the call and mission to teach in this life, reflect on how you grow to prepare in
this four year teacher education course.
Individual Check: Quiz is sent to you through Google Form
Interventions: Read any research related to teaching as a vocation and mission.
1. Problem
2. Research Methodology
3. Findings
4. Conclusion
5. Source Bibliographical entry Format
References:
Textbooks: Bilbao,Purita P. EhD, Corpuz, Brenda B. EhD, Llegas, Avelina L. EhD,

Salandan,Gloria G. EhD (2018)The Teaching Profession
References (R) (with Legends) Corpuz, Brenda B. , Salandanan, Gloria G. Teaching Profession
(OBE&PPST-BASED)
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College of Arts, Sciences and Education

Colegio De La Purisima Concepcion

INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING KIT/MODULE

Unit Topic: 1. Teaching as a Vocation and Mission

Intended learning outcomes:

The Foundational Principles of Morality

Meaning of Foundational Moral Principle

The Teacher as a Person of Good Moral Character

Characteristics of Good Moral Character

Teaching : a mission and/or job?

Golden Rule of Christianity

Two Great Commandments for Christians:

Buddhist’s Eightfold Path

Five Pillars of Islam

1. Differentiate vocation from mission.

Individual Check: Quiz is sent to you through Google Form

Interventions: Read any research related to teaching as a vocation and mission.

Textbooks: Bilbao,Purita P. EhD, Corpuz, Brenda B. EhD, Llegas, Avelina L. EhD,

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