Overview

Teachers impact both academic and non-academic skills required to help their students reach their full potentials. They provide a warm, nurturing, safe, and encouraging learning environment where self-esteem is enhanced, independence encouraged, and individuality is respected. A teacher must also demonstrate a strong commitment to achieving positive results in student growth and achievements.

Day-to-Day Work

• Create lesson plans to teach students subjects, such as reading, science, social studies, and math
• Teach students how to study and communicate with others
• Observe students to evaluate their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses
• Teach lessons they have planned to an entire class of students or to smaller groups
• Grade students’ assignments and exams
• Communicate with parents about their child’s progress
• Work with students individually to challenge them, to improve their abilities, and to work on their weaknesses
• Prepare students for standardized tests required by the state
• Develop and enforce classroom rules
• Assess and prepare reports on test scores and other student achievement data

Personality

Work Condition