The Profession of Teaching Teaching is a profession of critical interactions, of working with others in a calling where theory and practice go hand in hand. At the base of it all are my contentions that teaching is a profession, not a job, and that teachers have great influence on the lives of their students.
Students see how their teachers speak, dress, and act.
They notice their teachers' commitment to learning, to their community, and to their profession. They watch their teachers for fairness and honesty. And while students may appear to be harsh judges, they are also impressionable, and are busy modelling themselves as future adults. Besides subject matter, the students are learning about living life. Colonel Craig's Eleven Guidelines for Teachers My Eleven Guidelines for Teachers , which follow, have been developed through careful and systematic observation of successful, respected, dedicated and memorable role models.