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Teacher (Primary/Secondary)
Educates children and teenagers in schools — shaping the foundation of their knowledge.
Did you know?
In Finland every primary and secondary school teacher must have a master's degree, and getting into teacher training is highly competitive.
How subjects help
- Psychology: Notice when a pupil is bored or confused and change how you explain things.
- Communication: Explain a tricky idea in several ways until the whole class understands it.
- Education: Plan lessons that build step by step and check what pupils have really learned.
A famous name
Maria Montessori: Opened her first school, the Casa dei Bambini, in Rome in 1907 and created the Montessori method.
Try it yourself: Teach something in two minutes
- Choose something small you know well: a card trick, a word in another language, a drawing trick.
- Teach it in two minutes, showing more than telling.
- Ask your learner to teach it back to you without help.
- Whatever they got wrong shows the part to explain differently next time.
Teachers, trainers and coaches check understanding by asking learners to show it, then change how they explain.
Also try: Write an exit ticket.
Known for it in
Finland, Singapore, Canada, Japan, New Zealand