school teacher

Guides young minds

A school teacher is a person who instructs students in an educational institution, typically at the primary or secondary level.

The term is somewhat redundant since teachers generally work in schools, but it distinguishes classroom educators from other kinds of instructors like driving teachers or piano teachers.

My school teacher encouraged me to pursue writing.

The two-word form is less common than the single word *schoolteacher*, which carries the same meaning.

Related

pedagogue · educator · pen · professor · lecturer · tenure track · lesson planning · desk · adviser · facilitator · classroom management · student assessment · parent conference · board · guide · Socratic method · lesson · cultural competence

Opposites
educational role

school teacherstudent

One formally enrolled somewhere

pupil · learner · schoolchild · schoolboy · schoolgirl

professional status

school teacherdropout

One who quits early

truant · illiterate · school janitor · unskilled laborer

institutional vs. informal instruction

school teachertutor

Individual instruction provider

private tutor · governess · homeschool parent · mentor · coach

Family

school, teacher, schools, schooled, schooling, schooler, teach, teaches, teaching

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G