A teacher is called a person who has the ability to carry out a specific activity such as the practice of a sport, or, in a more strict sense, a person who graduated from a tertiary or university level, It depends on the country, to teach a specific subject in what is already more formal education such as primary school, secondary school or at the university level.
Although of course the activity of a teacher is not limited only to these establishments, also that person who studied and was received as a teacher can teach in a particular way, offering himself as a type of support to official teaching and especially for those people who have some weaknesses When it comes to understanding the classes taught by the school teacher, you need to reinforce these concepts by assisting a private teacher who can devote more attention and exclusivity to your weak points.
Another issue that has to do with the concept that concerns us is that in recent years, in many countries, the tendency to grant the degree and title of professor or teacher to those professional people has increased a lot, that is, that They received a profession such as a Bachelor of Social Communication, Bachelor of Arts, among others, although they have not formally studied the career of teaching. According to the demands of the places, in many cases it is only enough to carry out a pedagogical course that lasts only two years and after the completion and approval of this one is qualified to practice as a teacher in a primary school. or high school that has orientation in communication for example and precisely teach classes on this subject.
Depending on the geographical location, the establishments destined to the training of teachers are usually called Magisterios or Normal.
Celebration of teacher's day in Latin America
In Latin America and with the exception of countries such as Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Chile, September 11 was chosen to commemorate and celebrate Teacher's Day as a consequence that it is the day on which Argentine hero Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, one of the of the men who struggled the most to establish official and compulsory education in the countries.
Although the term teacher is mostly used in our language to designate that professional who teaches in colleges or universities and who have just been professionally gifted to do so, the word is also used to account for other individuals who are also experts or disseminate teachings but not in scientific, historical, mathematical or linguistic matters ...
In colloquial language, you are a teacher ...
It should also be noted that the word teacher is used in common language to describe the ability, the mastery that a person has in carrying out an activity, task or work. That is to say, the enormous skill that someone presents in the execution of a task and that makes their peers recognize them as a role model for that contribution they have managed to make.
For example, when an individual plays football very well, it is common for him to be said to be a teacher. The same thing happens when someone draws with great precision and beauty, they can be told that they are a master when it comes to painting.
The teacher in religions and traditions
At the behest of some religions and spiritual traditions The concept of teacher has been widely used to refer to that individual who knew how to impart a memorable teaching in it and that lasted through the years and centuries. Great examples of teachers in this sense of the term are: Buddha in Buddhism, Muhammad in Islam, Confucius, in Confucianism and of course Jesus in Christianity. These men not only left a transcendental message in the doctrines they founded, but also became the spiritual leaders of the time in which they lived and were followed by thousands of people who believed and trusted their words.
On the other hand, in the Hinduism, which is the most important religious tradition in the India, the guru He is a spiritual teacher that believers admire and follow strictly, since he is in charge of advising the person in their activities and decisions and also introduces them to the practice of yoga and meditation, such important issues in this tradition.
