Teaching for a living is one of the oldest occupations in human society. In social development, teachers are the inheritors and disseminators of human culture and scientific knowledge. For students, it is also the developer of students' intelligence and the shaper of their personality. Therefore, people give people's teachers the lofty title of "Engineer of Human Soul".
In the process of education, teachers play a leading role. He is an educator, leader and organizer of students' physical and mental development. The quality of teachers' work is related to the physical and mental development level of the younger generation and the improvement of national quality, thus affecting the rise and fall of the country. The essence of teacher's role lies in helping students grow up; In other words, a teacher is a person who promotes the growth of students.
Role status:
First, teachers are the subject and students are the object. This view means that teachers are in an absolute dominant position in educational activities and students are in an absolute dominant position. This view is called "teacher-centered theory".
Second, students are the main body, and teachers are completely subordinate to the requirements of students. This view means that teachers are in an absolute dominant position in educational activities. This view is "student-centered".
Third, teachers and students are subjects and objects.
In educational activities, teachers, as the educational purpose of a certain society, undertake certain educational tasks, make use of certain educational resources and carry out educational practice activities for students on the basis of their own knowledge and skills. There is no doubt that teachers are the main body of educational practice.
In educational activities, students are the objects of educational activities, but as people with certain cognitive and practical abilities, they are also active subjects. In view of the fact that educational activities are carried out with teachers as the main body, students also actively understand and practice in such activities. Students also regard all the educational resources used by teachers and teachers in educational activities as the object of understanding and practice.