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In education, teachers are those who help students or pupils
learn, often in a school. The objective is typically a course of
study, lesson plan, or a practical skill, including learning and
thinking skills. The different ways to teach are often referred
to as the teacher's pedagogy. When deciding what teaching method
to use, a teacher will need to consider students' background
knowledge, environment, and their learning goals as well as
standardized curriculum as determined by their school district.
A teacher who registers a student, or who is positioned to help
the student in a particular subject, is called a "tutor". A
teacher or trainer from whom a student learns a great deal may
be called a "mentor". (this term is used, in this context, in
the UK.) An "educationalist" is an educational theorist, writer
or researcher. In traditional China, the model teacher,
Confucius, is greatly revered. A Chinese term for teacher is
shifu, (sifu) (teacher-father) or laoshi(old teacher). Other
terms are rabbi, guru, etc.
Primary school teachers
Perhaps the most significant difference between primary and
secondary teaching in the UK is the relationship between
teachers and children. In primary schools each class has a
teacher who stays with them for most of the week and will teach
them the whole curriculum. In secondary schools they will be
taught by different subject specialists each session during the
week and may have up to 10 or more different teachers. The
relationship between children and their teachers tends to be
closer in the primary school where they act as form tutor,
specialist teacher and surrogate parent during the course of the
day.
This is true throughout most of the United States as well.
However, alternative approaches for primary education do exist.
One of these, sometimes referred to as a "platoon" system,
involves placing a group of students together in one class that
moves from one specialist to another for every subject. The
advantage here is that students learn from teachers who
specialize in one subject and who tend to be more knowledgeable
in that one area than a teacher who teaches many subjects.
Students still derive a strong sense of security by staying with
the same group of peers for all classes.
University teachers
Teachers in college are called instructors or lecturers. In the
United States, the term "professor" is usually applied to
college or University teachers that have received tenure;
although, there are rankings from Assistant Professor through
Full Professor that may be defined differently at various
institutions. The rank of American university instructors
depends in part on the amount of relevant and publishable
research completed over time.
An "assistant professor" is typically required to have completed
extensive research seminars at the post-graduate level and have
written and defended the dissertation. The Ph.D. is almost
always required. Assistant professors are similar to lecturers
or readers in the United Kingdom. Their initial preparation for
the profession takes between eight and twelve years.
An "associate professor" must typically have completed five or
more years of additional research, published articles in
national and international journals, developed syllabi for the
teaching of various courses, provided services to the University
(i.e., committee member, faculty senate member, etc.), and in
most cases have published refereed books.
The "full professor" in the United States would be the
equivalent of the "Professor" in the United Kingdom and
elsewhere. It is not typical to achieve the title of "full
professor" within the first fifteen to twenty years as an
educator and researcher at a university in the United States. It
requires dedication to the discipline and eminent, original
scholarship, as shown through published works and a diverse
curriculum vitae.
In the United Kingdom the title 'Professor' is restricted to
teachers that have been granted a 'chair'. Others are known as
lecturers or readers. |
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