must be a decision maker able to translate the body of knowledge about
teaching into increased student learning.
1.2. Professional
A professional person is an individual doing his job with sincerity who maintains
accepted etiquette and ethics while performing quality work he has a very specialized
knowledgebase and commitment to work.
Following are the Characteristics of professionals
1: Putting recipient satisfaction first
2: Making expertise a specialty
He becomes an expert in the skills and tools necessary to do your job.
Always performs to the best of his abilities.
Keeps his knowledge up to date.
3: Doing more than expected
Professionals are not working looking at the clock and don‟t see to the job chart for
restricting him to limit the work at the cost of quality
4: Does what he say and says what he can do
5: Communicates effectively
6: Praises his peers not himself
7: Shares his knowledge
8: Says thanks
9: Keeps a smile on the face and the right attitude in the heart
1.3. Teacher as a professional should take care of following things
a) Appearance
A professional is neat in appearance.
b) Reliability
As a professional, you will be counted on to find a way to get the job done.
c) Competence
This mean continuing education by taking courses, attending seminars and
attaining any related professional designations.
d) Ethics
Professionals must adhere to a strict code of ethics.
e) Etiquette
Etiquette is also an important component of professional behaviour.