The Teaching Profession: A Critical Analysis on the Reflective Experience of a Classroom Teacher
Louie P. Gula
Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to describe the common situations happening in an actual classroom encounter in a Philippine school. It also points out the external expectations of the fresh graduates of education from the training to the actual real teaching. This article used an auto-ethnographical study that highlights the personal experience of the author to highlight the events of most teachers. It was noted that teaching is not only all about the subject matter but more about building a relationship with the students as well. Therefore, building relationships with students requires approaches to be used, reflective stage, observation, and personal encounters as the best way to start learning. Because this is the time when you will start to understand and learn their nature when they are on the verge of a non-threatening atmosphere.
KEYWORDS: Reflection, Teaching experience, Motivational encounter, Teacher, Critical Analysis
HOW TO CITE:
Gula, L. P. (2023). The Teaching Profession: A Critical Analysis on the Reflective Experience of a Classroom Teacher. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2(2), 160-167.
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