It is simplistic to believe that teachers only transmit knowledge and promote the acquisition of skills. This is a major part of their task, but it is not the only one. As the specialized site indicates, the teacher is also present to shape the lives of his students. Each year, it inspires, motivates and encourages a new generation of learners. Guide or mentor, he understands the impact and importance of lifelong learning and helps his students become passionate about learning and about the subject matter.
The Ministry of Education of Quebec explains that the teacher accomplishes the task, often complex, of putting in place the conditions favoring the success of all the students in his class. And for those who are in difficulty, he deploys the appropriate intervention plan as needed, with other professional and support resources.
Specialists, models and animators: teacher mentors
With expertise, sense of innovation, ability to work in a team and commitment, teachers make a difference in the academic path of the students entrusted to them.
They sometimes make a bigger difference in a student’s life. Because beyond the teaching of a subject, the teachers create an environment conducive to everyone’s learning and know how to reserve a place for motivation, self-confidence, curiosity and the desire to learn. In order to encourage students to express themselves, teachers facilitate discussions and organize exchanges. Deeply human, passionate and dedicated, they make students understand the acceptance of their mistakes and how these can be beneficial to them. They are able to detect problems and issues. Teachers then become role models, who know how to place young people on the right path and who do everything necessary to keep them there.
And if, in the course of a lifetime, it often happens that we appoint an outstanding teacher, it is not just because of the subject taught…