Making an Outline

 

SUMMARY OF TEACHING PROFESSION AND TEACHING ELEMENTS

Name             : Tanti Wulandari

NIM                : 1988203033

Class               : 3.2

Course           : Model dan Pendekatan Pembelajaran

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER I

TEACHING PROFESSION

What Learning and Teaching Should Be

This book is not merely another book containing a collection of teaching techniques and dos and don’ts. The first thing this book will try is to have you potential teachers read its contents with an open mind. This book finds it saddening to see that the culture of learning and teaching has not been the best it can be for many years and in many places. Chances are you have less than nice experiences during your education.

The use of this facility has not shed the most optimistic light on formal education. Some teachers could spend the majority of classroom time sitting on their desk, lecturing and going through slides, barely interacting with the students and expecting them to be able to keep up with mere commentaries. Without enforced discipline, many students could simply sit at the back of the class and spend entire hours whispering to their classmates or sleeping through class. In contrast, when students are tasked to give presentations in front of the class, some teachers have left them largely unacknowledged in favor of their own personal work or social media, giving little if no feedback to the students’ performance and the result of their research to make their PowerPoint slides.

Breaking Down the Profession of Teaching   

The division of labor due to social, economic and technological factors create what is known as professions or jobs. Teaching as a profession can be described as a professional occupation in the education sector based on a specialization on a certain field. In the mini society that is the classroom, how teachers teach can make a significant difference, for teachers are the gateway to knowledge.

The Rewards of Teaching

This profession is hard, but also bore the best fruits. This book has also asked many teachers to share what they found rewarding in their profession.

·         You're a contributing member of society.

·         You'd look around at your fellow teachers and realize you're surrounded by some of the most caring and dedicated people in the world (even if some of your colleagues not easy to work with).

·         You and other teachers share the same experiences of this emotionally draining job.

·         At some point, someone might make you cry.

What Makes a Good Teacher?

Students’ teacher’s philosophy will influence you. When you are learning, your mind is open, and whoever your teacher may be, their ideas, body language, way of speaking, etc. may affect you, the student. Ideally, learners should be able to choose their own teacher. But in conventional education, students have limited choice. Learning and teaching should not make life as a job training.

The Status Quo of Education in Indonesia

According to Ministry of Education and Culture, Indonesia recorded 169.378 public schools and 138.277 private schools, totaling to 307.655 schools in 2018. Indonesia’s population will reach its peak with about 70% of our demography as part of the working age group in 2030, but our economy is still declining because job creation is still not accelerated and youth unemployment statistics is still rising due to tight labor regulations, skill mismatches, and low education quality. Indonesia has known this for a while since 2000 and have implemented major policy reforms to improve education.

To Teach or Not to Teach?

In this modern world, if school teachers don’t teach, can children be smart?

Yes.

They have the Internet. They have books. They can self-learn all sorts of subjects, languages, skills and specific professions if they so choose. So, what are teachers for?

To give focus. To monitor. To assess.

Internet, books, all those resources are simply tools that store knowledge for children to reach. But they neither know how to reach for them yet nor the best way to grasp them.

Educational Books that May Inspire You

·        Burgess, S., & Houf, B. (2017). Lead like a pirate: Make school amazing for your students and staff. Dave Burgess Consulting, Incorporated.

·         Goldstein, D. (2015). The teacher wars: A history of America's most embattled profession. Anchor.

·         Rutherford, P. (2002). Why didn't I learn this in college? Just ASK Publications.

·         Shalaby, C. (2017). Troublemakers: Lessons in freedom from young children at school. The New Press.

·         Westover, Tara. Educated: A Memoir. Random House, 2018.

·         Wong, H. K., Wong, R. T., & Seroyer, C. (2005). The first days of school: How to be an effective teacher. Mountain View, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications.

·         Yousafzai, M. (2013). I am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban. Little, Brown.

 

SUMMARY OF CHAPTER II

TEACHING ELEMENTS

Instructional Planning

Teachers plan. Good teachers don’t simply “wing it”. Teachers have to organize their lesson plans by considering the curriculum, school resources, student motivation, student ability and other variables that will affect all instructional decisions teachers must decide before they actually teach.

You as a teacher must have a solid lesson plan not only so you will not flounder during teaching, but also so the superior evaluating your teaching performance will have a solid idea and expectation of how you will run your class. Your lesson plan is your “script” which gives you confidence and reduce the anxiety beginning teachers typically have. Below is a diagram summarizing the most important variables that you must plan for:

 

The figure above presents at least a couple of questions to prompt you to consider the 7 variables in instructional planning. In doing so, you will reflect on your role as a teacher, the role your students play, and what kind of learning you are aiming for.

Your Topic: Curriculum and Syllabus

The lesson topics you will teach is typically already determined by the school curriculum, which is a set of standardized learning goals across grades. A curriculum is the guideline of the course/program, covering the knowledge, skill, behavior, and performance that will be taught to and expected of students. In essence, a curriculum is what an educational institution offers to students.

Your Learning Objective: Taxonomy and Task Analysis

Teachers are not directly or solely responsible to create a school curriculum and syllabus, but you will be responsible to determine the goals of your classes. Specifying learning objectives is commonly difficult because schools generally have a broad spectrum of goals and individual teachers prioritize different things.

Your Learning Activities: Lesson Plan

Lesson plans focus your efforts on a specific day and class, so it is commonly personalized for each teacher. It needs to be specific enough to give you structure and a solid idea on how you will proceed with your class, but also general enough to give you room to be flexible and adapt to unexpected circumstances (e.g., interruption by other teachers, unruly students, malfunctioning technology facility, students taking too long to finish their assignment).