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Whilst you were searching for relevant articles about teaching as a profession, the newspaper article below caught your eye. Gildan No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: South African media must change the conversation about the profession Analysis of 55 000 news articles shows teacher bashing" is the norm in South African coverage. 10 August 2022 2022 GM Opinium Being a first-year pre-service teacher, you are passionate about teaching and perceive teaching as a profession. You decide to appeal to the editor-in-chief of The Guardian for an opportunity to write a short article about why you perceive teaching as a profession and to argue against the misconceptions that teaching is not a profession. After receiving a positive response from the editor- in-chief of The Guardian, you started planning your article according to the guidelines received. Write according to the OP-ED format: create a headline, include a photo (optional) and write in an article format. 2. Planning your argument - Where do you start? You will need to argue that teaching is a profession by using academic literature to dispel the misconceptions that would have led to this article being published. Reference at least five academic sources according to the APA 7 referencing style. We encourage you to use your own resources and the resources posted on ClickUP under Week 6. → Identify the common misconceptions about teaching as a profession. Briefly discuss or contextualise these misconceptions as part of an argument. Critically analyse and contextualise the term profession and measure it against the characteristics of a profession. → Critically synthesise the term profession in your own words after you have analysed and contextualised the term profession. The latter forms part of the argument you are about to formulate. Based on the conceptualisation (analysis and synthesis) of the term profession, formulate arguments against the misconceptions about teaching as a profession. Whilst you were searching for relevant articles about teaching as a profession, the newspaper article below caught your eye. Gildan No wonder no one wants to be a teacher: South African media must change the conversation about the profession Analysis of 55 000 news articles shows teacher bashing" is the norm in South African coverage. 10 August 2022 2022 GM Opinium Being a first-year pre-service teacher, you are passionate about teaching and perceive teaching as a profession. You decide to appeal to the editor-in-chief of The Guardian for an opportunity to write a short article about why you perceive teaching as a profession and to argue against the misconceptions that teaching is not a profession. After receiving a positive response from the editor- in-chief of The Guardian, you started planning your article according to the guidelines received. Write according to the OP-ED format: create a headline, include a photo (optional) and write in an article format. 2. Planning your argument - Where do you start? You will need to argue that teaching is a profession by using academic literature to dispel the misconceptions that would have led to this article being published. Reference at least five academic sources according to the APA 7 referencing style. We encourage you to use your own resources and the resources posted on ClickUP under Week 6. → Identify the common misconceptions about teaching as a profession. Briefly discuss or contextualise these misconceptions as part of an argument. Critically analyse and contextualise the term profession and measure it against the characteristics of a profession. → Critically synthesise the term profession in your own words after you have analysed and contextualised the term profession. The latter forms part of the argument you are about to formulate. Based on the conceptualisation (analysis and synthesis) of the term profession, formulate arguments against the misconceptions about teaching as a profession.

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Headline Rethinking Teaching A Noble Profession Deserving Respect and Recognition Include a relevant photo here eg a group of enthusiastic teachers engaging with students in a classroom setting Articl... View the full answer