Why do people think teachers are so smart?

Question

mine arnt

Answer 1

nice spelling btw

Answer 2

Teachers that go into the profession because they're in love with teaching, education, learning, and their subject matter generally ARE pretty smart. They spend most of their free time reading, continuing their OWN education, attend national conferences, etc. I've even known a couple high school teachers who have published their own books.

On the flip side of the coin, some teachers go into the profession because it seems like a steady career, long vacations, etc. It's a "fall back" career, hence the old old cliche "Those than can, do. Those that can't do, teach." Someone that fails in their traditional private profession (ie. say, an engineer), can always go back to school for a year or less, get some teaching credentials and teach high school math and not exactly be geniuses or anything.

Some say perhaps attaining a teaching license is not strict and rigorous enough. Some places allow you to graduate and get a license with a minimum GPA of 2.0. That's right, that means you may have someone teaching you something that they only managed to get all C's in themselves. :(

Answer 3

Some teachers are smart and intelligent, others are not the sharpest out there. It is like any other job field. The difference is that teacher have to be a lot more than smart. They have to be managers, have content knowledge and handle so many roles in the classroom and somehow try to impact each different child who has unique strengths and weaknesses. It is a unique job that offers incredible opportunities to make an impact in our world through the students. Smart is a good thing, but it is a lot more than that.

Answer 4

BIG THUMBS DOWN to the person above me who commented on a teacher's personal life. The most important thing is the degree of professionalism that the teacher applies to his/her work and students. We don't judge the personal lives of engineers or chefs, so why do we judge teachers? [This is coming from someone who doesn't drink and has never smoked or taken drugs, and who always tries to behave with dignity in her own personal life. I still don't want to see my colleagues judged for the choices they make that don't affect their ability to teach well.]

A lot of people in my Bachelor of Education program pride themselves on having a low GPA in their undergraduate studies. They think this makes them more empathetic towards the low-achieving students. I think that's a load of poop. I had a 94% average in high school and a 3.65 GPA when I finished my undergraduate degree. I also have real-world smarts, having lived on my own since I was eighteen, paid my way through university and traveled independently through Europe and North Africa. Unfortunately, the best and brightest minds are often drawn towards better-paying jobs. Schools need to find ways to recruit and keep the BEST teachers. Think about the way you behave towards your teachers. If they could make more money working somewhere else, and not have to deal with "annoying" students (not that all students are annoying), why would they continue to work in a school?

Answer 5

Teachers provide answers based on their knowledge, understanding, and experience or a combination of these. We look up to our teachers for answers, if we can't get the answers ourselves. And if they have the right answers that helps us understand, we would surely think so!

Answer 6

I don't know. I have friends who teach who are actually very poor role models if you examine their personal life. And they are only educated in the one subject they teach. Ask them about any other subject and they go braindead.

But don't get me wrong, some teachers, like college professors for example, are incredibly intelligent.

Answer 7

My experience has been that teachers don't tend to get the respect that they deserve.

Answer 8

people think teachers are smart because it take special people with patience.

Answer 9

i dont think they're smart.... they're just trained to teach us things we dont know so that makes them look/seem smarter just cuz they know things we dont..... but sometimes the human comes out infront of the class and she's just like everyone else..... no more no less

Answer 10

i certainly don't. in fact i think that some teachers should go back to school themselves and get re educated themselves!!