Form Belief to Profession:A Reflection on Teacher Specialization
Cao Yong-guo
Abstract
Cao Yong-guo
Abstract
As a holy belief and promise,a teacher profession aims to explore justice and truth,guard spiritual freedom,and care for the rational growth of self and others unconditionally.It exists through expression/communication,by which hope,possibility and the future may emerge,develop and be ensured.However,such belief has been de-constructed in current society;a spirit of self-protection makes the teacher profession serve for pragmatic purpose and be subject to the bureaucratic education system.The instrumentalist teacher training,therefore,becomes the top priority.It is characterized by professionalization and specialization,which becomes the blind faith of teacher education.A teacher becomes an executor who does/practises and completes the pragmatic task and ensures the utility.The consequence of such transformation could be evildoing led by the loss of faith,thoughts,resistance,and self.
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As a holy belief and promise,a teacher profession aims to explore justice and truth,guard spiritual freedom,and care for the rational growth of self and others unconditionally.It exists through expression/communication,by which hope,possibility and the future may emerge,develop and be ensured.However,such belief has been de-constructed in current society;a spirit of self-protection makes the teacher profession serve for pragmatic purpose and be subject to the bureaucratic education system.The instrumentalist teacher training,therefore,becomes the top priority.It is characterized by professionalization and specialization,which becomes the blind faith of teacher education.A teacher becomes an executor who does/practises and completes the pragmatic task and ensures the utility.The consequence of such transformation could be evildoing led by the loss of faith,thoughts,resistance,and self.
Key concepts: Faith, Executor, Instrumentalism, Professionalization, Sociology, Bureaucracy, Pedagogy, Epistemology