schoolteacher
Leads a classroom
A schoolteacher is a person who teaches at a school, typically at the elementary or secondary level.
The word carries slightly old-fashioned or rural connotations compared to simply *teacher*: The schoolteacher rang the bell to call children in from recess.
It often evokes images of small-town or one-room schoolhouses.
Educational instruction space
- lessonUnit of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- blackboardSurface for chalk writing
chalkboard · homework · textbooks · assignments · grades · exams · lectures · knowledge
Female teacher, often strict
- schoolmistressFemale teacher at institution
- governessPrivate household teacher
- headmistressFemale school principal
- housemistressFemale dormitory administrator
Trained self-control or specialty
- rulesPrinciples governing behavior
- detentionTemporary official holding
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
enforcement · expectations · supervision · consequences · dress-code · tardiness · suspension · reprimand
Advice for decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- counselorOne who advises
supporter · coach · motivator · nurturer · advocate · influence · dedication · patience
classroom
Educational instruction space
- lessonUnit of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
blackboard · chalkboard · homework · textbooks · assignments · grades · exams · lectures · knowledge · pedagogy
schoolmarm
Female teacher, often strict
- schoolmistressFemale teacher at institution
- governessPrivate household teacher
- headmistressFemale school principal
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
standards · enforcement · expectations · supervision · consequences · dress-code · tardiness · suspension · reprimand · correction
guidance
Advice for decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- advisorOne who gives guidance
counselor · supporter · coach · motivator · nurturer · advocate · influence · dedication · patience · caring
parochial
Narrow in perspective
- catechismReligious teaching guide
- madrasaMuslim religious school
- yeshivaJewish religious study institution
missionary · scripture · chaplain · seminary
- village folkvillage elder, town crier, shopkeeper, barkeep, innkeeper
- educatorseducator, teachers, professor, instructor, tutor
- school staffteachers, principal, professor, librarian, counselor
- townspeopleneighbor, villager, local, resident, inhabitant
- townsfolkvillagers, townsman, townswoman, townfolk, folk
schoolteacherstudent
One formally enrolled somewhere
pupil · learner · schoolchild · disciple · mentee
schoolteachertutor
Individual instruction provider
private tutor · homeschool parent · governess · life coach · mentor