What Is Teacher Professionalism?
1.Provides an essential service that no other group can provide.
2.Requires unique knowledge and skills acquired through extensiveinitial and ongoing study/training.
3.Involves intellectual work in the performance o duties.
4.Individual practitioners are committed to service and continualcompetence.
5.Identified performance standards guide practice.
6.Self-governance in admitting, policing, and excluding members.
7.Allows for a considerable amount of autonomy and decision-making authority.
8.Members accept individual responsibility for actions and decisions.
9.Enjoys prestige, public trust.
10.Granted higher-than-average financial rewards.