LEARNING TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A TEACHER (TODAY) IN TIMES OF CRISIS IN MORAL AND CIVIC VALUES

Abstract

This research was framed around the following starting question: What factors lead future professionals to choose a teaching career? The general objective of this article is to analyze the factors that lead many to choose a teaching career, despite the challenges in times of crisis in moral and civic values. The specific objectives were: (i) to identify the factors that lead many to choose a teaching career today, despite the challenges in times of crisis in moral and civic values; (ii) to demonstrate the sacrifices and risks faced by teachers today in times of crisis in moral and civic values; (iii) to propose some indicators of professional ethical and deontological values as pillars. The research is conducted using a qualitative-quantitative approach. We present the results of the research developed with the teachers of ISCED - Cabinda through interviews as a data collection instrument. The results obtained by applying the structured interview research with the informants reveal the following: length of service; academic level; area of training; reasons for choosing the career; motivation and the role of the teacher in society are indispensable factors for being an excellent education professional, always keeping in mind the four pillars of knowledge: learning to know; learning to do; learning to live together and learning to be. Let's see: motivation - (8) teachers state that they are motivated by love for people. They state that despite the poor remuneration that teachers suffer, they should not lose their ethics and professional deontology.