Boundaries Between a Teacher and a Professional Role
Explain the boundaries between the teaching role and other professional roles.
Professionalism requires us to maintain appropriate standards and fulfil our responsibilities to learners, institutions and colleagues. This is achieved by setting professional and personal boundaries which will enable us to be clear about what our limits are and what our professional role involves.
A role boundary is a clear definition of the duties, rights and limitations of a teacher/professional.
Boundaries are all about knowing your own limits and knowing what your professional role involves.
Boundaries of a teacher include:
Making telephone calls to learners but not harassing them. (For example you can call your student once if he was absent, but calling him ten times would be inappropriate.)
Getting overfriendly with learners and getting personal with learners.(For example joining learners on social websites.)
Getting emotionally involved.
Teacher should always keep contact only on a professional level.
You should avoid touching students inappropriately and showing more attention to some students than the others.
You need to remain in control, fair and ethical with all students.
You shouldn’t demonstrate any favoritism towards any particular students.
Healthy boundaries for teachers:
Professional behaviour is a priority: your personal/professional values, rights, and responsibilities are more important than any sense of needing to be liked by others, needing to please others, or needing to make a "good impression."
Use caution with self-disclosure: as a teacher/professional, discretion is required regarding what, where, and to whom you disclose personal information.
Beware of boundary violations; take time to respond: When other people (colleagues, students) illustrate inappropriate boundaries by asking questions or making remarks about which you feel uncomfortable, look to your own boundaries, values, and responsibilities for support and guidance. It’s okay
Professionalism requires us to maintain appropriate standards and fulfil our responsibilities to learners, institutions and colleagues. This is achieved by setting professional and personal boundaries which will enable us to be clear about what our limits are and what our professional role involves.
A role boundary is a clear definition of the duties, rights and limitations of a teacher/professional.
Boundaries are all about knowing your own limits and knowing what your professional role involves.
Boundaries of a teacher include:
Making telephone calls to learners but not harassing them. (For example you can call your student once if he was absent, but calling him ten times would be inappropriate.)
Getting overfriendly with learners and getting personal with learners.(For example joining learners on social websites.)
Getting emotionally involved.
Teacher should always keep contact only on a professional level.
You should avoid touching students inappropriately and showing more attention to some students than the others.
You need to remain in control, fair and ethical with all students.
You shouldn’t demonstrate any favoritism towards any particular students.
Healthy boundaries for teachers:
Professional behaviour is a priority: your personal/professional values, rights, and responsibilities are more important than any sense of needing to be liked by others, needing to please others, or needing to make a "good impression."
Use caution with self-disclosure: as a teacher/professional, discretion is required regarding what, where, and to whom you disclose personal information.
Beware of boundary violations; take time to respond: When other people (colleagues, students) illustrate inappropriate boundaries by asking questions or making remarks about which you feel uncomfortable, look to your own boundaries, values, and responsibilities for support and guidance. It’s okay