Introduction to Education
About This Book
1 Why Teach? Why do teachers teach? It is a rather simple question, however, the question of what is a teacher must be addressed first. Merriam-Webster’s definition of a teacher is “one whose occupation is to instruct” (Merriam-Webster, 2008, para. 1). That is a rather one-dimensional definition of a teacher, as teachers these days offer so much more to the class than just the information; they offer themselves. A collective definition of a teacher is someone who “yearns to help children learn,
| Category | education |
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| Subject | Education, Teacher training |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 7 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |