What is Teacher?
{{Infobox Occupation | name = Teacher | image = [[Image:Classroom at a seconday school in Pendembu Sierra Leone.jpg|250px]] | caption = A teacher in a classroom at a secondary school in [[Pendembu]], [[Sierra Leone]] | official_names = Teacher, educator, schoolteacher | type = [[Profession]] | activity_sector = [[Education]] | competencies = [[Pedagogy]], subject knowledge; competence in teaching the subject, in curriculum, in learner assessment; psychology; planning; leadership.<ref name=competence>Williamson McDiarmid, G. & Clevenger-Bright M. (2008), 'Rethinking Teacher Capacity', in Cochran-Smith, M., Feiman-Nemser, S. & Mc Intyre, D. (Eds.): Handbook of Research on Teacher Education. Enduring questions in changing contexts. New York/Abingdon: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.</ref> | formation= (varies by country) [[Certified teacher|Teaching certification]] | employment_field = [[School]]s | related_occupation = [[Professor]], [[academic]], [[lecturer]], [[tutor]] }} A '''teacher''' is a person who helps people to [[learning|learn]]. A teacher often works in a classroom. There are many different kinds of teachers. Some teachers teach young [[child]]ren in [[kindergarten]] or [[primary school]]s. Others teach older children in [[middle school|middle]], junior high and [[high school]]s. Some teachers teach adults in colleges and universities. Some teachers are called [[professor]]s. Teachers are usually professionals. They have been to college and got qualifications. They use various methods to teach. Teachers explain new [[knowledge]], write on a [[blackboard]] or [[whiteboard]], sit behind their [[desk]]s on [[chair]]s, help students with their work and mark students' work. They may also use a [[computer]] to write tests, assignments or report cards for the class. Teachers are not always professionals. Parents usually do a lot of teaching before children ever get to school. == Related pages == *[[Education]] *[[Pedagogy]] *[[School]] *[[Training]] ==Reference