If society treats the work of teachers as unimportant and does not require special qualifications, then there will also be a feeling of uncertainty in classrooms. Students will be unsure whether it is essential to study and explore things. Nevertheless, future teachers can change this trend by actively spreading ideas about how vital this profession is. As noted in the lecture so far, teaching is associated with “low pay and low status”. However, through gradual actions to reinforce the importance of educators, it will be possible to achieve an increase in their role in society.
I think that for those who have doubts about the value of teaching, the online article by Mary Dowd, in which the author describes the advantages of this profession, will be helpful. I suppose that this source will be appropriate in the context of reading chapter 4. The same issues are discussed: teachers’ loss of motivation and abandonment of this work in favor of another. In the context of this discussion, it will be appropriate to ask why society still treats the teaching profession with disdain.