The purpose for students to go through so many stages to reach their goal of becoming a teacher is to make them more informed and experienced about their career. The professional dispositions allow the students to know how to behave professionally, be ethically professional towards their students as well as colleagues, personally develop their skills as a preservice candidate, and successfully go through the all the stages to become a teacher. In my experiences from K-12, I have never considered a teacher to be unprofessional to my peers or myself. A teacher who comes to school dressed accordingly for work is considered professional. An example of a woman dressed unprofessionally would be a see-through blouse, or a skirt shorter than three inches. Professional women would instead wear dresses or skirts that are no shorter than three inches above the knee, slacks and capri pants, and blouses that are not see-through that also cover shoulders and midriffs. Professionally dressed men would wear a dress shirt and tie, along with slacks or casual dress pants. Teachers who do not follow this dress code could distract the students from learning. Dressing unprofessionally can also lead the students to think the teacher has a sexual interest in them. Interacting with students in a seductive or flirting …show more content…
The students are assessed on five dispositions: legal and ethical conduct, professional conduct, be aware and sensitive to diversity, commitment to effective communication and acceptance of feedback, and being committed to the profession and improving teaching skills. The five dispositions allow the students to learn from their mistakes from the constructive feedback they will receive, and be able to improve on what they were lacking on