1. THE TEACHER’S PERSONALITYTHE TEACHER’S PERSONALITY
Author: Prof . Maria VulcuAuthor: Prof . Maria Vulcu
Translator: Dorin-Nicolae TecuceanuTranslator: Dorin-Nicolae Tecuceanu

2. The job of a teacher, as any other job, is the result of a professional culture
and of several specific qualities presumably needed for this profession.
The culture of the teacher is the result of his/her education. Its components
are general culture, specialty culture and psycho - pedagogical structure.
The role that a teacher must fulfill in school and society impose, as a first
coordinate of its research, a wide cultural horizon, various knowledge from
the fields of science, technology and culture, and additionally a philosophical
base meant to assure a wide vision of the world and its evolution.
Every teacher is a specialist in his/ her domain. The teacher must be aware
of the latest discoveries, the discussions and controversies taking place in
that particular domain.

3. The psycho - pedagogical structure refers to those knowledge, work techniques
and ways of action that facilitate the pedagogical communication.
Without the development of a resonance in the psychic of those to whom the
communication addresses, it is neutral from an educational point of view. The
psycho - pedagogical training allows the teacher to transform the cultural –
scientific information in educational messages.
•The teacher’s personality implies a series of qualities, determined by the specific
and complexity of the work he/she is doing.
•The specific characteristic qualities of a moral nature; several elements from this
category would be: the spirit of justice and objectivity, honor, courage, honesty,
dignity, modesty, patience, optimism, self – control, etc.
•The teacher must be aware of his/her responsibility towards the national and
universal cultural values created in time.
•The teacher has the ability to know and understand the student’s psychic, an
intuitive capacity to penetrate and realize the psychological particularities of an
individual. The knowing of the student’s inner world implies psychological
intuition.
In his entire activity as a teacher, his spirit to organize manifests in: the planning
of one’s own work, the preparation and development of the lessons, mentoring
the students’ teamwork, etc.

4. A consequence of all the qualities and aptitudes a teacher possesses is his
pedagogical mastery, his full development of all the components of his
personality, along with their integration in a unified whole. It is a synthesis of all
the general-human characteristics, the sturdy preparation, the effort made for the
consolidation if his qualities as a human and servant of a profession.
At the same time, it requires dedication and passion, openness towards new,
creative spirit, inventiveness, and skill to act in accordance with the requirements
of specific situations.
Mastery is acting differently from one situation to another, depending on
factors, that can occur, some of them having an unprecedented and
unpredictable character. A teacher who possesses pedagogical mastery is more
than a professional; he is an artist in his job.