Homeroom teacher/ advisor/ mentor teacher

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I am not sure how to call these positions in English.

What do you call a teacher's position in elementary schools, or high schools whose job is to be in charge of one class of students for their behaviors, performance of studies, etc? A "homeroom teacher" maybe?

What about in universities? I know there may not be such person who need to do these *** because college students are already grown-ups. So, how about an "advisor"?

Finally, Where do you use the word "mentor teacher? Please advise.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Lcchang A "homeroom teacher" maybe?

Right!

LcchangWhat about in universities? I know there may not be such person who need to do these *** because college students are already grown-ups. So, how about an "advisor"?

In western universities, there is no such person assigned to classes. Individuals may take advantage of 'advisors', however.

LcchangFinally, Where do you use the word "mentor teacher?

Never. 'Mentor' = informal/unofficial teacher.

Fivejedjon · Answer

The 'homeroom teacher' is often a 'form tutor' in British schools.

An0nymous · Answer

In the US, the educational system is generally structured into: preschool (age 5), elementary school (kindergarten to sixth grade - ages 6 to 12, respectively), middle school (seventh and eighth grade - ages 13 and 14, respectively), and high school (ninth to twelfth grade - ages 15 to 18, respectively).

Up until the sixth grade, students are generally assigned to one teacher in one classroom. Starting in the seventh grade, students have different teachers, in different rooms, for different courses: math teacher, English teacher, science teacher, etc. Also, starting in the seventh grade, students have a "homeroom," one room with one teacher, where, once a week, they report at the start of school in the morning. No courses are taught in homeroom. Homeroom is sort of a "social" setting, to make students feel "at home." From homeroom they go to their different classes. A student's homeroom teacher might happen to be one of his teachers in some other course, for example, his math teacher, but not necessarily. His homeroom teacher might never teach him in a regular class.

Also, starting in high school a student has a "class advisor," a person, who sometimes is a regular teacher, who advises him as to academics, future plans, and so forth.

In college in the US, at the bachelor's degree (undergraduate) level, you have a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. The four years are: freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior. At the college level, the "grade" the student is in is no longer determined by his age, although students in the freshman to senior years are typically of the ages 19 to 22, respectively, if them go to college right from high school and progress to a bachelor's degree in four years. A student entering a college for the first time is a freshman. He becomes a sophomore based solely on the number of course credits he has earned, typically something like 30 semester hours, not on his age.

In college a student has an advisor, who advises him as to academics.

In the US, a college student is free to drop out of school at any time. Whereas, he is required by law to attend school from the first grade until the age of 16.

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