Do you think teachers have to be more than just teachers in today's world?

Answer 1

Yes they do. I teach high school and I am expected to be roll model, mom, teach ethics, teach manners, teach the proper way to behave in a group situation, living skills, study skills, counsel those students whose parents are divorcing, mentor those students who are in danger of not graduating, encourage students to choose a career to pursue after high school, review grades and required classes with the students so they make good choices that lead to graduation, sponsor grade levels for events such as prom, defuse any personal conflicts before they escalate into physical confrontations, watch out for signs of emotional problems, look for signs of abuse, and the list goes on.

Answer 2

Absolutely. With the breakdown of the traditional family, especially in the inner city, I found that as a teacher, I have also become, at times, a father, a brother, a father confessor, a warden, a babysitter, a coach, a cheerleader, a friend, a shoulder to cry on, an uncle, a whipping post, a scapegoat, a tattle-tale, a fool, a God, a magician, a TV personality, a rock star, a cartoon character...anything that helps the students get throught the day a little smarter, a little more mature, a little happier and a little better off than when they started it.

Answer 3

I have to say yes. My mum was a teacher and then a VP and now a principal and she is constantly worrying about her reputation with the students she works with. She is worried that people will think she slacks off, is too mean, etc. It comes with the territory.

One example: she had to get a flat tire fixed in the town where she teaches. She also needed to go to the liqour store after work to pick up some wine for a dinner she was having. She was too scared to go to the liquor store during the daytime and got my dad to do it on his lunch break instead.

In some areas, a teacher's pasttimes are much more important than their teaching capabilities.

Answer 4

OH yes, we're also nurses, putting bandaids on bleeding fingers in the middle of a lesson...referees as we break up fights...bankers as we keep up with some students' money, event planners while planning a field trip, plus all the other things everyone else added.

Answer 5

The answer to your question is YES! We are asked to teach the curriculum and also teach manners and values and also try to compensate for lack of home learning, exposure to vocabulary and higher level questions that should have been taught by the parents from the time their children were babies. Sometimes I feel like a salmon swimming upstream.

Answer 6

teachers should be allowed to do just that. however, realistically, teachers are the mother/father figures, they're disciplinarians, they're the social workers making sure the children's home life is good, they're the cheerleaders and motivators, they're the counselors.... i'd like to see a teacher's job description nowadays.

Answer 7

YES BECAUSE KIDS ARE NOT GETTING THE RIGHT KIND OF PARENTING AT HOME KIDS NOW DAYS DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS TO GROW UP WITH DISIPLINE IF KIDS TODAY GET THE DISIPLINE THEY REALLY NEED THE JAILS WOULD BE SO FULL OF PARENTS THAT GAVE THEIR KIDS THE KIND
OF BUTT WHOOPING THEY REALLY NEED KIDS TODAY TELL THEIR PARENTS WHAT THEY ARE GONNA DO AND NOT GONNA DO IT IS A GOOD THING I NEVER HAD ANY CAUSE THERE IS GOING TO BE NO CHILD TELLING ME WHAT HE OR SHE IS GONNA DO OR NOT DO WITHOUT ME SLAPPING THEM UP SIDE THE FACE!!

Answer 8

It is said that they only need to be educators. However if you were ever in a classroom you would see that they need to be parents, guidance counselors, graders, behavior specialists, educators, listeners, talkers, mediator's, and so much more....

Answer 9

they need to be "educators".