CASPER || REAL Teachers' Pledge

Teaching is a professional endeavor. As professionals, we have moral and ethical responsibilities. Just as doctors and nurses take an oath when they enter their profession in order to remind them of their moral obligations, teachers need a similar reminder and pledge of their commitments. The following pledge is such a reminder. It is used in in teacher education programs during graduate commencement ceremonies, but can be taken at any time by professionals who want to commit, or reaffirm their commitment to being REAL teachers.

Once you have taken the REAL teachers' pledge click here to enter your personal information so that you can be recognized on the CASPER site. Your cantact information will not be made public or shared with other organiations. The only information that will be posted on the CASPER website is your name, school, city, and the date you took the pledge. We would also like you to check out our administrators' pledge and parents' pledge.

REAL Physical Education Teachers' Pledge:

I solemnly pledge to what I hold most dearly,
that as a teacher I will practice my profession
with honor and integrity.

I will abstain from using teaching practices considered inappropriate
and I will follow the standards and guidelines for my profession
to the utmost of my power.

Always reaching for excellence,
I will continue to learn and enhance my teaching skills
throughout my career.

I will be a positive role model for children and youth
and do all that I can to help them
acquire the skills, knowledge and desire they need
in order to enjoy
a lifetime of physical activity.

Written by Cathrine Himberg, January, 2003. Inspired by the Hippocratic Oath and the Florence Nightingale pledge.

Show your colleagues that you took the pledge. Click here for a PDF version of our pledge certificate. Print it out and show your colleagues, students, parents and administrators that you have pledge to be a REAL Teacher.