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School teachers are educators who work in primary or secondary schools, instructing students in academic subjects and overseeing classroom learning.

The two-word form emphasizes the school setting, distinguishing them from private tutors or university instructors: The school teachers met to discuss the new curriculum.

Often shortened to simply teachers.

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professor · trainer · adviser · lecturer · guide · lesson plan · secondary education · bilingual education · classroom · classroom management · report cards · facilitator · academic standards · student success · field trip · recess duty · homeroom · chalkboard

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educational role

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Individual academic instructors

autodidacts · nannies

knowledge transmission direction

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Those receiving instruction

pupils · learners · schoolchildren · schoolkids · trainees

institutional authority

school teachersschool administrators

Those who manage educational institutions

principals · superintendents · headmasters · support staff

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