Teacher

==Duties and functions==
A teacher's role may vary among cultures.

Teachers may provide instruction in [[Literacy education|literacy]] and [[numeracy]], [[Artisan|craftsmanship]] or [[vocational training]], [[the arts]], [[religion]], [[civics]], community roles, or life skills.

Formal teaching tasks include preparing lessons according to agreed curricula, giving lessons, and assessing pupil progress.

A teacher's professional duties may extend beyond formal teaching. Outside of the classroom teachers may accompany students on field trips, supervise [[study hall]]s, help with the organization of school functions, and serve as supervisors for [[extracurricular activities]]. They also have the legal duty to protect students from harm,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Burger, C.)), ((Strohmeier, D.)), ((Kollerová, L.)) | journal=Journal of Youth and Adolescence | title=Teachers can make a difference in bullying: Effects of teacher interventions on students' adoption of bully, victim, bully-victim or defender roles across time | date= 2022 | volume=51 | issue=12 | pages=2312–2327 | url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01674-6 | issn=0047-2891 | doi=10.1007/s10964-022-01674-6| pmid=36053439 | pmc=9596519 | s2cid=252009527 }}</ref> such as that which may result from bullying,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Burger, C.)) | journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | title=School bullying is not a conflict: The interplay between conflict management styles, bullying victimization and psychological school adjustment | volume=19 | issue=18 | pages=11809 | date= 2022 | issn=1661-7827 | doi=10.3390/ijerph191811809| pmid=36142079 | pmc=9517642 | doi-access=free }}</ref> sexual harassment, racism or abuse.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors=((Briggs, F.)), ((Hawkins, R.)) | date= 2020 | title=Child Protection: A guide for teachers and child care professionals | publisher=Routledge | isbn=9781003134701}}</ref>
In some education systems, teachers may be responsible for student [[discipline]].