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teacher

Also known as schoolmaster, schoolmistress, educator, professor

170px|thumb|A teacher of a Latin school and two students, 1487 A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.

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A teacher is a person who helps students learn knowledge, skills, and good character by teaching them. Teachers matter because they play a fundamental role in education, directly supporting how students develop intellectually and personally.

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Occupation.name: Teacher
Occupation.image: 250px
Occupation.caption: A teacher in a classroom at a secondary school in Pendembu, Sierra Leone
Occupation.official_names: Teacher, educator, schoolteacher
Occupation.type: Profession
Occupation.activity_sector: Education
Occupation.competencies: Pedagogy, subject knowledge; competence in teaching the subject, in curriculum, in learner assessment; psychology; planning; leadership.
Occupation.formation: (varies by country) Teaching certification
Occupation.employment_field: Schools
Occupation.related_occupation: Professor, academic, lecturer, tutor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: position
Subclass of: academic
Image: Phoenix Magnet School, Alexandria, Louisiana.jpg
Field of occupation: education

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female form of label: enseignante
opposite of: student
Commons category: Educators
male form of label: nauczyciel
P8168: Demotic Egyptian
ISCO-08 occupation class: 23
topic's main category: Category:Teachers
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
hashtag: teacher
Unicode character: 👩‍🏫

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Duties and functions
Competences and qualities required by teachers
Competences
Qualities
Enthusiasm
Interaction with learners
Neutrality
Teaching qualifications
Professional standards
Professional misconduct
Pedagogy and teaching
Classroom management
Teachers and school discipline
Obligation to honor students rights
Occupational hazards
Teaching around the world{{anchor|By country}}
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
India
Ireland
Philippines
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Wales
United States
Assistant teachers
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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).

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