The Conflicting Roles of Teachers

The teachers' role is very dynamic and versatile, however, there are quite a number of conflicting expectations they face about the roles they should play. This makes the vocation of teaching one of the most challenging and demanding ones. Along with teaching in their curriculum area, the role of a teacher is to foster children's interest and facilitate learning in a positive manner. As a result, the teacher has the ascribed roles of mentor or …

…in spite of the conflicts associated with it. The teachers in our society performs several roles. Some of these roles are mandatory while some are inevitable. These roles are not always the easiest to perform, as sometimes they are associated with a number of conflicting expectations. In spite of this, the teacher at times still has to, or wishes to undertake these roles as this is very often what makes a teacher, a good teacher.