What is Teachers: Definition and 79 Discussions

A teacher (also called a schoolteacher or formally, an educator) is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence or virtue.
Informally the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. when showing a colleague how to perform a specific task).
In some countries, teaching young people of school age may be carried out in an informal setting, such as within the family (homeschooling), rather than in a formal setting such as a school or college.
Some other professions may involve a significant amount of teaching (e.g. youth worker, pastor).
In most countries, formal teaching of students is usually carried out by paid professional teachers. This article focuses on those who are employed, as their main role, to teach others in a formal education context, such as at a school or other place of initial formal education or training.

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  1. D

    Engaging Your Class with Fun Puzzles: Tips for Teachers

    Should I challenge my class with interesting puzzles, or drone on and crank out answers to standard problems? Any tips?
  2. F

    Focus on courses or work with high school teachers

    I have my BA in physics and two years of graduate work at Auburn. I had an excellent experience there as a TA, but my own courses suffered. Quite a bit of my time was spent messing around in the intro lab. I am currently accepted at University of Alabama Huntsville to start up with their...
  3. Ivan Seeking

    Teachers who shouldn't be teachers

    http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/43493427.html
  4. ZapperZ

    Preparing High School Physics Teachers

    In case you missed it, here's an informative article from this month's Physics Today. http://ptonline.aip.org/journals/doc/PHTOAD-ft/vol_62/iss_2/40_1.shtml Zz.
  5. Astronuc

    Math and Science Teachers in Demand

    Wanted: More science and math teachers in the US http://www.yahoo.com/s/1008327 A few science teachers at the local high school are career-changers, and at least one choose a change in career after his company downsized and he was let go. Students need strong and effective teachers as...
  6. TheStatutoryApe

    Court Ruling on Student Teacher's MySpace Photo: Justified or Unjustified?

    Be Careful Student Teachers! Rather outlandish court decision... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/court_rules_against_teacher_in.html?nav=rss_blog
  7. Saladsamurai

    Any Teachers? What is wrong/right with the design of your Classroom?

    Hey there guys. I know there are plenty of teachers here, so I was hoping for some input: For one of my classes, I am supposed to redesign the "typical university classroom" (though I am sure the the idea extends to the high-school level too). The objectives are as follows: So far we...
  8. Greg Bernhardt

    What Are the Top Math Resources for Teachers Online?

    Please post good resources you've found! Here are a few I like: http://www.math.com/teachers.html http://www.pbs.org/teachers/math/ PF Insights Blog https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/postindex/
  9. ZapperZ

    Resources for Physics Teachers

    Please post in this thread links and other resources for Physics Teachers and the teaching of physics. The links that I have listed below will be updated and added whenever I have new resources. http://arxiv.org/list/physics.ed-ph/recent" https://journals.aps.org/prper/...
  10. D

    Will Teachers Be Allowed to Carry Guns in Schools?

    Finally, a school is taking the initiative: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,404721,00.html" After common sense trumps political correctness, I expect this will catch on over the years.
  11. C

    Teachers: Double Their Salary and Quantity

    Teachers: Double Their Salary and Quantity Few things are more important to our national longevity, wellbeing, and security than well educated citizens. Nothing of such importance is so misunderstood and ignored in America. I suspect that this important matter lacks sophisticated...
  12. T

    Teachers Salaries: Math & Physics BSc, Postgrad in UK, USA, Canada, Australia

    What would the average Math and/or Physics Teacher with a Bachelor of Science (double major in Math and Phys with a post grad diploma in secondary school teaching) start out earning in UK?? USA?? Canada?? Australia??
  13. G

    2007, year of the craddle robbing teachers?

    Emily Streb Student's age: 16 http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9212/strebzd3.jpg http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258043,00.html Lauren Kathleen Palmer Student's age: 16 [girl] http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1881/palmerri0.jpg...
  14. W

    Music The Musician's Channel: Pro Musicians & Teachers Teach Music

    What do you think about creating a commercial free channel which plays nothing but pro musicians and teachers giving video lessons. You could have a channel for each instrument if you wanted. Maybe have one program that covers like 4 or 5 instruments: drums, bass, guitar, piano, voice. Then...
  15. M

    Schools What schools have the best physics _teachers_.

    I'm sure similar questions have been asked before, but all the threads Google and the search seem to find are the standard lists of ivy league schools. If you know of a good thread or two please drop a link. I'm transferring out of a community college, and I was planning to transfer directly...
  16. I

    What actions should you take when faced with a grossly incompetent teacher?

    what if a teacher sucks yet i still am expected to do well in their class obviously? no specific complaints here just curious what some people think about this.
  17. mattmns

    How many hours do teachers work per week?

    My intuition is wrong on many things, so I thought I would throw this question out there to see what everyone thinks. And hopefully some people with teaching experience will respond (of course everyone is welcome to respond). On average how many hours do full-time teachers (high school or...
  18. N

    Physics teachers: do you grade to motivate, or punish?

    I think there's nothing quite like a good solid F to send the message "you're not working hard enough" to a student. I've received this message several times, and each time I react by doing whatever it is I need to do to do well in the class. In all the aforementioned classes which I have...
  19. B

    Teachers are trying to brainwash us

    Doesn't matter if they're right or wrong, it's the authority that counts T_T http://hewasmymathteacher.ytmnd.com/ (Actual occurance, FYI) It's old, yes, but still, I'm affected ._.
  20. J

    OFSTED criticises UK maths teachers for teaching for tests

    Just heard on the radio that the schools inspector OFSTED has criticised UK maths teachers for teaching kids how to pass exams, ie. not teaching them the basic theory behind the maths they're doing. This is a major problem in education these days, especially in exam based subjects. Kids are...
  21. brewnog

    Any school teachers in the house?

    Ok, so it's like this. I've signed up to be a dude in industry who helps out at a local school with their engineering club. It's a voluntary thing, but some of these kids will be 18 year olds who have a fair idea of what's going on, and I've only just really come out of uni, so the potential...
  22. G

    Lowest SAT Scores by Major: Impact on US Education System

    No wonder the educational system in the US is in trouble, our teachers seem be, well… not very bright! Only Public affairs and Services majors have lower SAT scores than Education majors. The Math guys are the brainiest, as a group scoring almost as well as President Bush followed by...
  23. K

    Grade Iterated Möbius Transformations Essay | Any University

    Alright, this is my case. I am now a former International Baccalaureate Diploma programme student that wrote my extended essay in mathematics. As far as it seems, I was incredibly unlucky when they corrected my essay, cause as it seem, the word count was too much, so they kind of didn't read my...
  24. z-component

    Showing Appreciation for Influential Teachers

    My high school physics teacher is such a great teacher and an even greater person. All of his students absolutely love him and he loves teaching us. In a few weeks, it will be time to become seniors, and sadly, we'll have to plan days where we can only visit our old teachers just to say hello. I...
  25. jma2001

    Why are so many teachers struggling with mental health issues?

    May 3 is National Teacher Day in the United States. Even though I am not in school any more, I consider myself a lifelong learner, so I would like to thank all of the teachers, in our public schools, our universities, and on these forums, who are helping all of us to learn...
  26. D

    Mass vs. Gravity and what our teachers have told us

    It seems that I have uncovered a great contradiction in modern thoughts on gravity. First, 2 statements that teachers have often used: 1) Gravity is dependent on the mass of an object. The higher the mass the stronger the gravitation field. 2)...
  27. 1

    Tips & Resources for Aspiring Secondary Math Teachers

    I am an aspiring secondary mathematics teacher here in the states. what i want to know is are there any posts/discussions on things that deal with the classroom? i am putting this post here, since this is HW help K-12. can anyone tell me? also, does anyone here belong to NCTM (National...
  28. Loren Booda

    What Were the First Teachers Like and How Did They Share Their Knowledge?

    Who were the first teachers, and what field of knowledge did they impart? Could they be called scientists in some regard? How was their understanding communicated? What changes initially brought upon the conditions needed for this sharing of comprehension?
  29. G

    Free Samples of our product Graph Patch for Math and Science Teachers

    Graph Patch, makers of the self-adhesive graph labels for Math and Science is offering free samples of our product. Graph Patch is an innovative product utilizing self-adhesive graph labels for use in and out of the classroom. What can Graph Patch do for you? Rather than taking the time to...
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