EDU 536: The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership
Module #7 Student Activity Sheet
Name:______________________________________________________ Class number: _______
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Lesson title: Roles of the Teacher in Society Materials:
Learning Targets: SAS
At the end of the module, students will be able to:
1. get acquainted with the roles of the teacher in the society References:
2. synthesize the roles of teacher in the society The Teacher and the Community,
School Culture, and Organizational
Leadership by Erlinda D. Serrano
et al., 2019
A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW
Introduction
Have you ever considered the many roles of teachers in our society? Sometimes it dawns on us that the
primary role of teacher is to teach, instruct, or facilitate learning. However, the responsibilities of teachers are
countless and overwhelming. Why is this so? According to Helen Calcidott (2009), the teachers are the most
responsible and important members of the society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.
Our present and future teachers are responsible for the development of our young ones. They are molding our
future leaders into the best individuals that they can be.
B.MAIN LESSON
I. Content Notes
Read carefully the content notes and try to highlight or underline the key terms for greater level
of understanding.
Roles of the Teacher in the Society
1. Prime Mover of Change
Change is a lifelong process it in order to survive in this very dynamic society, we need to adapt on the
many changes that confront us. We need to swim with the current. The prime movers of change are the ones
who start to make a difference in this world. In optical physics there is a project called Kaleidoscope Telescope.
It is a telescope that when you look at it you will see colorful radial patterns that is reflected in the mirrors because
of the light. Applying this to teachers, they are our light. The school on the other hand is our telescope and the
mirrors reflect the changes made by our teachers’ day in and day out as they interact with the students interested
in their care. It is always a collaborative effort to produce beautiful patterns of changes that can inspire the wave
of positive emotions in our society.
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EDU 536: The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership
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2. Second Parent by virtue of Loco Parentis
The Latin doctrine, in loco parentis means when the parents entrust their child in an educational
institutions, the teachers, alongside with the administrators, take some of the responsibility, and some authority
of the parents. In short, they are accountable to their own actions and decisions that concerned their students.
In the absence of the parents in school, the teachers assume the roles of apparent substitute. What a beautiful
role of the teachers! Such role must be performed with commitment and utmost concern for the students’ welfare.
And above all, assuming the role of a second parent is sort of injecting enthusiasm to whatever teachers do
beyond their oath.
3. Motivator
It will be of great help to refresh our minds on the two types of motivation in order to shed more light on
this role of the teacher as a motivator. The first type of motivation is the intrinsic one. It is the type of motivation
where our behavior is driven by internal rewards. There is an internal satisfaction. In this type of motivation, the
activities provided by the teachers may not carry physical rewards; rather the learners receive a sense of
fulfillment in doing things that make their heart smile. On the other side of the coin, is the extrinsic motivation.
This refers to the behavior that is driven with external rewards. The person is being motivated by gaining physical
rewards upon doing things that creates significance in their own self and to the society (Cherry, 2019).
Both types of motivation are being performed by our teachers. The rule of thumb is for the teachers to encourage
intrinsic motivation so that it will be inculcated in the young mind of the learners that they work not just to be
applauded by the world; but they work for a higher goal of accomplishing any task out of their own labor which
at the end will benefit others.
4. Presenter of Information
Despite the overflowing of knowledge and facts around us, this age of information cannot ignore the fact
that teachers are still the credible persons to provide us with true and honest information. Teachers should
present factual information. It is the most common but crucial role of the teacher. The information they present
is being quoted by their students and seldom is being doubted by the public since it came from the teachers who
belong to the noblest of all professions.
5. Innovator
Innovators are not just confined in the field of technology and sciences. Let us be proud of it and raise
our chins for the innovators who are also our very own teachers. Like the fourth role cited, teachers are always
challenged to provide their students novel resources in order for the learners to go out of the box and further
inspire them to build their own box. In so doing, settling for the bare minimum essentials is discouraged instead
the learners’ potential is maximized to the fullest.
Even in their very own community, teachers must pave the way to see what is beneficial to the majority
who might be deprived and underprivileged. This unsolicited effort of the teachers opens the door of opportunities
to the neighborhood as new and useful ideas are introduced. Teachers do not need fancy technology to come
out with novel ideas that would help alleviate the plight of the community.
6. Role Model
Do you think of your teachers as role models? Without knowing it, teachers are being modeled by their
students. Students spend a great deal of time with their teachers and the teachers whom they admire and love
become their role model. Teachers are there not only to instruct the children, but also to emotionally support
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their students in their learning journey. Since teachers are looked up to by the people in their community, they
become role models both to parents and the students. Why should teachers be at all times mindful of their
conduct? They belong to the noblest profession in the world. So they must see to it that they live the Code of
Ethics for Professional Teachers, otherwise they will be tarnishing the image of the teaching profession if they
violate the code.
7. Leader
Leadership is one of the attributes of teachers. As a leader, they can inspire others in their own simple
way to act positively in solving the problems confronting the community. Since they are experts in their own field,
they capitalize on this to make a difference in the community to improve. For example, if a teacher is competent
in the English language, he or she may initiate to help the non-readers in the neighborhood to organize a reading
class even twice a month. The teacher earns the right to lead since he or she knows his or her craft by moving
the people into action, soon the neighborhood will be awakened to lift their fingers to do something for their non-
reading and slow readers children.
8. Trainer
A teacher as a trainer is one whose expertise is aligned with his or her area of specialization. It is in this
context that common sense must be employed. While the application of lesson is commendable, good teaching
in one’s specialization cannot be divorced from common sense and as such finds a way of instilling among the
students and his or her colleagues the relevance of continually developing one’s craft. This role of the teacher
as a trainer can be related with apprenticeship.
In this context, the students are the apprentice. They performed the tasks according to the direction and
guidance of the teacher. An effective trainer knows his or her crafts and enables others to excel in their tasks so
that later they will also train others to a specific skill that would help them in their life. That is why, a community
looks after the teacher as both a trainer and a concerned citizen who is always ready to extend a helping hand
beyond his or her call.
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