Does teaching have the right to do other work in addition to the teaching profession
This is interesting, dear Saif. Thank you for your question.
Indeed, as the teaching profession is often poorly paid, we may find the need to earn more from another profession. In fact, we also spend more money than others in books and materials to keep us updated.
From my personal point of view, as I teach Medical students, I must keep my parallel medical profession, which grants me the ability to transmit some of my professional experience to my students.
Nevertheless, this can be a question of choice, because my contract with the University implies that I only gain half of my teaching wages, to allow me to accumulate with my private practice.(Paradoxically, I win some but I also loose some, but my choice is in favour of what I consider best teaching quality, from my problem-based experience)
The second paradox from my particular case, is that the Hyppocratic Oath of the Medical profession asks us, a medical practitioners, to teach others to start practicing.
Yes, Teachers are allowed by law to do consultancy work. I belong to a professional body and I possess a certificate qualify me to carry out analysis on behalf of others.
This depend on the rules of the country.
I addition to my work in the university, i do cosultation in different hospitals in addition to my center.
I my view, they should do, to be in touch with the events in the real world and stay current on happenings & not have a tunnel vision.
Does teaching have the right to do other work in addition to the teaching profession?
Letting teachers to do other works should be encouraged like what other researchers / scholars had suggested above. Reason being this can enrich their working & personal lives that can enable them to contribute better into the teaching profession. However, teachers' effort & time spent on non-teaching activities need to be scrutinized & allocated accordingly so that they don't found neglecting their teaching profession.
This is interesting, dear Saif. Thank you for your question.
Indeed, as the teaching profession is often poorly paid, we may find the need to earn more from another profession. In fact, we also spend more money than others in books and materials to keep us updated.
From my personal point of view, as I teach Medical students, I must keep my parallel medical profession, which grants me the ability to transmit some of my professional experience to my students.
Nevertheless, this can be a question of choice, because my contract with the University implies that I only gain half of my teaching wages, to allow me to accumulate with my private practice.(Paradoxically, I win some but I also loose some, but my choice is in favour of what I consider best teaching quality, from my problem-based experience)
The second paradox from my particular case, is that the Hyppocratic Oath of the Medical profession asks us, a medical practitioners, to teach others to start practicing.
Actually, in the USA it is encouraged! At my university, you can work as a consultant one day a week!
Of course, for example, a doctor can teach, perform surgeries, and give advice
The lawyer and the engineer provide consultation and many teachers practice administrative work
Teachers qualified in a certain subject can look for additional jobs in a related field.
If one considers teaching at the university level, the act of teaching students is secondary to the primary work of publishing peer-reviewed papers in accredited journals and bringing in money to the university through research grants and other sources. Frequently university students are short-changed in that their "teachers" have little time available to actually "teach."
Yes, it should be a welcome development. The teaching profession is one that is poorly paid. Part time consultancy, external examiners position among other opportunities.
As a high school teacher in the USA my son found out that wages "do not pay the bills" and he was forced to do supplementary tutoring and eventually had to abandon his favourite school teaching profession altogether is favour of a better paying job.
Normally teaching is not a job like the other but it is a noble message from a master to a generation. This master must concentrate on his noble mission. But unfortunately the salary or the economy or ... pushes a master to see a complementary work.
I engage in academic work. My books generate extra monetary revenue aside from the salary I earn from teaching.
In Mexico we also do research activities combined with teaching in almost every University, this is not mandatory, but it helps, because we are able to get access to grants and economic support for this additional research activities. We have also the option to do consultancy work and to get involve in projects inside and outside the University.
Again, it depends on the country public policy and the type of contract you have with your University.
Best regards.
Yes of course....i am a teacher ...during holiday ...i help my husband in his business...i give priority to teaching
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