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Notes (2) Towards Pfofession: It shall be our primary duty to be sincere and honest to our work and to
go thoroughly prepared to the class, to endeavor to maintain our efficiency by study and other
means; not to do or say anything which may lower our prestige in the eyes of our student; not to
write or encourage the use of help-books; not to exert any pressure upon our students or their
parents to engage private tuition, not to act as an agent or accept commissions and other
compensation for recommending books.
(3) Towards Society: It shall be our primary duty to set an example in citizenship, to endeavor to
promote the public good, to hold the dignity of our calling on all occasions, to size up the
demands and aspirations of the society, to be dynamic leaders when required and to be ideal
followers when desired.
(4) Teacher's Union: Teacher's unions can also play a very significant role in creating an atmosphere
in which shirkers and other people with doubtful insertions may to find a congenial environment.
Unions should cre3ate a public opinion which should serve as an adequate sanction against such
unsocial acts. Now teachers unions are merely used as a forum for ventilating their grievances
and otherwise trying to promote service conditions. In addition, these unions should also take
steps which may help the teachers in projecting their proper image among the people.
Self Assessment
3. Multiple choice questions:
Choose the correct option:
(i) The values are developed through-
(a) Inculcating (b) Training (c) Instruction (d) Teaching
(ii) The main pillar of teaching is the-
(a) Teaching is to known
(b) Teaching is to do and to be
(c) Teaching is to live together
(d) All the above
(iii) Professional norms of teaching are developed by -
(a) NCTE (b) MHRD (c) UGC (d) NCERT
(iv) Professional ethics is the constant of-
(a) Teaching technology (b) Pedagogy
(c) Educational Psychology (d) Training technology

What is difference between professionalnorms and professional ethics?

32.6 Summary

• Teaching as a profession implies that a candidate who have joined teaching, he should take
it as vocation that he has the aptitude of teaching.
• Teaching as profession consists of teaching aptitude, teaching skills, social responsibility
programme these factors should be included and awareness can be provided about the
teaching profession.
• The importance of the quality of teachers cannot be overemphasized because the strength
and success of an educational system depends on them whether they teach in schools, colleges
or universities.
• The education of a teacher is not complete on receiving a degree or diploma from a college
or university. Pre-service education or joining a college or university department is only
the first stage in the continuous growth of a teacher in his profession.

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