Am I an IT Professional?

A simple question yet hard for me to answer that question..;-) Since, they said that IT Professionals work in areas such as Programming, Engineering, Database Administration, Networking, Web development and E-Commerce. IT professionals create, operate, maintain and program computers. An IT professional must have the skills and knowledge required to carry out specialized tasks in a recognized field of IT. This is the minimum requirement.

Well, for me I want to consider myself as an IT professional though am connected in the academe (e-force b namn ang sarili,hehehe). It is our duty and responsibility as an IT instructor to help the students understand the significance and uniqueness of computers because being an IT professional isn't simply about being a skilled expert. Just as professionalism is about skills and knowledge, it is also about responsibility and duty. It is about using your skills and knowledge in a responsible and humane manner. It is about using your privileged status to bring about positive change in society...in some ways I can be....hope so, they can consider me as one! ;-)