Primary school teacher
Primary teacher is the name given to professionals in Switzerland and Liechtenstein who teach in primary school (in most cantons from 1st to 6th grade). Primary school teachers usually teach all school subjects.
requirements
In order to be a primary school teacher, you need a good repute and a successful completion of the teacher training college or college of education . In individual cantons, working primary school teachers are regularly invited to take part in further training courses.
tasks
Teachers teach children from first to sixth grade. You get the teaching material in different subjects. Some have their own class and others only take individual school subjects. Teachers all follow the curriculum under the same conditions. As a rule, the subjects mathematics, German, English, people and the environment, music, design, handicraft, handicrafts and sports are taught. However, how the teacher arranges the lessons is up to everyone. The students should have fun learning and the lessons should be creative, exciting and varied. The students learn to take responsibility themselves, to deal with information, to get informed and which learning techniques are useful. Of course, the maturity and level of development of the pupils are taken into account and their personal and social skills are encouraged. The preparation and follow-up work for the design of the lessons, for example, purchasing materials, correcting them, preparing material, school team work, discussions with parents and further training. Teachers have a very diverse, but also demanding profession that requires personal maturity, balance and assertiveness. You have to be able to react flexibly and meet the high demands.
Other countries
In Germany, depending on the federal state, primary school teachers are also referred to as primary school teachers, primary school teachers or primary school teachers . In Austria they are mostly called elementary school teachers .