Behind closed doors, the children drive her to total desperation. All the while she is nonchalant to the outside. Pedagogy concentrates on this area, whereas the school buildings and grounds are regarded as the janitors' territory, their world. Personal instruction stays private, split off from the rest of the school. Every profession is based on ideas of how it should be performed.
Ideals serve as a point of orientation and define the field of operation.
A hotel owner either sees himself responsible for the well-being of his guests or limits his efforts to changing beds and making breakfast. The focus of the work is defined by the ideal in the profession. The professional ideal directs the professional efforts and defines the place where the work will occur. For the teacher, class work is central. The sounding of the school bell becomes the prelude to a personal mission in front of a group of children, the lesson a medium of influence, and the subject matter, a legitimization.