teacher

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” The teacher imparts education hence the role of the teacher is of paramount importance both in the present and the future of a student.
Teachers are an integral part of everyone’s life. Teachers serve the society by being a philosopher, a friend and a guide to countless students through the different stages of their growth. They prepare them to take on the world which they are a part of. The teacher must play different roles in a student’s life. He must be his guide helping him find his true calling in life and he must be a philosopher enlightening his young audience about the ways of the world. In their childhood years apart from their mothers, children spend maximum time with their teachers. At this stage in their lives children are like clay waiting to be molded into works of art. A teacher carries a big responsibility on his shoulders - the job of shaping the thoughts of the minds of the future. Teachers look after the best interests of the students. It is their goal to raise the kids to be good citizens and good human beings. In the early years when the student is first exposed to people outside his family, he is scared and frightened. He hopes to find in his teacher a friend who will function as his mother away from home. As the students grow the teachers play a very important role in shaping the students future. The seeds are sown when the mind is young. It is the teacher who must now not only help the student decipher the facts and the figures, he must be his confidant and his counsel. It is important that a teacher befriend his students because students respond better to friendship than to authority. If the student perceives his teacher as his friend he will not be hesitant in airing his doubts. A friend is someone who understands you and