• Play schools • Nursery schools • Primary/elementary
schools • Secondary schools • Colleges • Universities • Educational
research institutes • Special schools • Self employment
by starting institutes/tutorials
Career options
Nursery / Primary Schools: Nursery and primary school teachers have
a huge responsibility in the sense that, it is what children learn and
experience during their early years that shape their views and affect
success or failures later in their lives. Thus teachers play a vital role
in the social and intellectual development of children. They introduce
children to numbers, language, science, social studies as well social
interactions. Here games, music, artwork, computers and other tools are
used to teach basic skills. While kindergarten teachers deal with children
of 3 to 5 years, primary school teachers deal with those of 6 to 12 years.
Secondary Schools: The secondary school teachers instruct students
from 8th to 12th standard. Usually they deal with one particular subject
in which they specialise. Good base in the subject is a must.
Colleges/Universities: In universities or colleges there are
lecturers and professors who specialise in a particular field. They give
lectures, guidance and help the students in their academic and research
work. Those who have organising ability have a further scope to become
a principal, vice-chancellor in the management level.
Special schools: A challenging area in the field of teaching is
that of dealing with children having physical and mental handicap and
learning disabilities. The work is emotionally and physically demanding
which needs a lot of patience. They have to work in close association
with parents and medical professionals like speech therapist, physiotherapist
etc. It is different from the normal teaching norms as each child needs
special care depending on his/her disability.
