THE DEMANDS FROM THE TEACHER AS A PROFESSIONAL

        The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers spells out the demands of the state, community, higher authorities and school officials and parents from teachers. You will discuss them in detail in the Chapter solely devoted to the Code of Ethics. In this lesson, we shall focus on society's demand of good teaching from the professional teacher. In the first place, the word "teacher" suggests that the main responsibility of the professional teachers is to teach. The teacher's primary customer is the learner. So let us concentrate on effective teaching, the professional teacher's primary responsibility.