Professionals?

Doctors, lawyers... They have their boards to ensure proficiency to a certain extent, to maintain their recognition of professionalism in the society. Few could question them because few may have the access to the knowledge they have.

Question: What about teachers? Do you think the parents would understand fully the reason behind the paradigm shift? Do you think the parents really understand the structural and progressive learning we have to give to our students? Do you think they understand the logic and rationale behind whatever we teach?

I may say "Yes" to a certain extent. After all, parents have been through the education system more or less, but they would not understand from the eyes and mind of a teacher planning the lesson. Not even some tuition teachers would understand as well. Not me as well if you were to ask if I understand fully. However, of course, there are those who are good in this.

I hear those colleagues who question why we are still not TRULY recognised as professionals. I am still struggling to improve myself here. There are also a few others who still have their misconceptions about the paradigm shift and the new pedagogies.

I can say it is a never-ending learning journey for all of us. Standards are changing with the era and the society. We are attempting to teach students the skills to solve problems we may not know they might exist in the future. We are SUPER humans, but yet not professionals.

Cheers.