Teacher's Commitment

Philippines

 We teachers are constantly faced with challenges of how to improve student achievement. Further complicating the issue is the fact that the student population is now more heterogeneous than ever before (year 2000). So we teachers and school leaders become the focal point of the discussion.

Teachers are being asked to assume responsibilities which we are not equipped to handle and the consequences of failure are high for everyone, especially high for our children. (With the kind of tools needed, it will be the cutting edge for us and our pupils).

Not equipped, Why? The tools we are using against the schools outside outside our country are far more advanced. So globally competitive, is way beyond our capacity. (For now)

To address these challenges, we are engaging in various restructuring and reforms ultimately designed to improve student achievement.

We, teachers inspire others to attempt to accomplish goals that represent the values, motivations, wants, needs, aspirations, and expectations of both the leaders and the children.

We are committed to:
a. Exists within the social relationships and serves social ends;
b. Involves purpose and directions;
c. Influence process;
d. function; and
e. contextual and contingent

Therefore, we teachers involve those " who work with others to provide direction and who exert influence on persons and in order to achieve the school's goals"

We commit ourselves to achieve a common goal.

We are committed to:

* Challenge the process by having a willingness to take risks,
* Inspire a shared vision that becomes the driving force that creates the future,
* Enable others to act by creating a sense of ownership,
* Be a model the way through personal example and execution, and
* Encourage the hearts others and themselves during difficult times.

We teachers find a way to make others want what he or she wants, not through coercion but by articulating a vision and persuading others so they would want to become a part of it. Emphasize the importance of having a certain set of traits critical to effective learning. Thus, bent to certain not possessed by others. We must capture the extraordinary abilities.

I believe teachers have extraordinary abilities and so be it.....

God bless you all...