Teaching

In education , teachers are those who teach students , often a course of study or a practical skill. There are many different ways toteach and help students learn . When deciding what teaching method to use, a teacher willneed to consider students' background knowledge, environment, and their learning goals. See education for more.

Teachers in college are called instructors or lecturers. A teacher who registers astudent, or who is positioned to help the student in particular subject, is called a "tutor." A teacher or trainer from whom astudent learns a great deal may be called a "mentor."

In the United States, the term " professor " is usually applied to college or university teachers that have received tenure ; although, there are rankings from Associate Professor through Full Professor that may be defined differentlyat various institutions .

Teachers who look after the whole school are called headteachers or principals. The equivalent in colleges and universities iscalled the dean. Teachers of this status rarely teach students. A teacher in a grammar or public school in Britain may also be aHead of House . Houses were also used in secondary and comprehensiveschools.

A teacher may be replaced by another teacher if they are absent due to an illness or planned absence. In the United States,replacement teachers are known as substitute teachers (or more informally as "subs"); in Australia and New Zealand, they areknown as emergency or relieving teachers. Temporary, substitute teachers in universities are usually in forms of multipleguest lecturers.

Teachers are usually educated in universities or colleges, and must be certified by a government body to teach in public (U.S.) schools. One such institute is a normal school . In the UK, teachers in state schools must have Qualified Teacher Status. They get this throughhaving completed a first degree program (such as a BA , BSc or BEd ) After they have completed a first degree they can then complete a PGCE or train to be a teacher through on-the-job training at aschool.

In traditional China , the model teacher, Confucius , is greatly revered. A Chinese term for teacher is shifu. Taiwan also officially celebrates Teacher's Day .

An educationalist is an educational theorist, writer or researcher.

Readings

Burks, M.P., 'Requirements for Certification, Fifty-first Edition, 1986-87. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,1986.

Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy, Task Force on Teaching as a Profession. A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the21st Century. 1986. ED 268 120.

Feistritzer, C.E. The Condition of Teaching, A State by State Analysis. Laurenceville, NJ: Princeton UniversityPress, 1985.

Holmes Group. Tomorrow's Teachers: A Report of the Holmes Group. 1986. ED 270 454.

Roth, R.R. and R. Mastain (Eds.). Manual on Certification and Preperation of Educational Personel in the UnitedStates. Sacramento: National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification, 1984.

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SoYou Want To Be a Teacher
The secret diary of a teacher basedin Shropshire , UK (An abridged version may befound here: [1] )A typical experience of a teacher, as seen in comprehensiveschool classrooms across Britain from about 1979 onwards.

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