Professionalism

What a big word that seems so hard to define! I think it is a whole concept that is including the relationship that you have with your school, students, parents, collegues, community, division... As a teacher you have responsabilities towards all of those people at various levels, your students being the first one! Trough standards, values, codes of conducts we have to be at our best to fill up our mission of teaching. We have a commitment as a teacher.The hardest thing is that we pretty much have to act as professional all the times, like a police officer would, I guess. We are teachers 24/7 and especially in small communities. I liked your example Jacky of cleaning up the snow in your lane way wearing pyjamas! That is what I am talking about here. It is only a detail some would say but when you are becoming a teacher you have to realize that it comes in a package and being professional 24/7 is included in it! They are some grey areas where you would have to use your own judgement, that's all!