@petewxyz said"Educator" is a perfectly serviceable word in British English. It covers coaches, classroom teachers, lecturers, trainers, instructors, tutors and also, more broadly, people like curriculum designers, educationalists, along with some mentors and counsellors etc.
I think it's another two nations divided by a common language thing. Do we have the term 'educator' in the U.K. I taught post grad doctors but I wasn't employed as a teacher. What do Americans mean by an Educator? is this term in use in other English speaking nations?
@fmf saidCouldn't find it in my copy of 'Lern Yerself Scouse'.
"Educator" is a perfectly serviceable word in British English. It covers coaches, classroom teachers, lecturers, trainers, instructors, tutors and also, more broadly, people like curriculum designers, educationalists, along with some mentors and counsellors etc.
@fmf saidSo an Educator doesn't include somebody who shows you how to open a Nissan Micra with a clothes hanger then?
The high truancy rates in all walks of life and all ages, perhaps means scousers are generally less exposed to educators and employers.
@fmf saidSo what's the significance of the 'or' ending rather than 'er'?
It's simply a matter of English vocabulary. "Educators" is a category comprising much more than just school teachers and lecturers.
@the-gravedigger saidAnd if you replace the word "scouser" with "Liverpudlian", it doesn't quite have the right ring about it.
A scouser went into a shop to buy some stockings.
The lady behind the counter said 'what size is your head ?'
Currently my position is Access Specialist/Clinician for an agency that serves families in need of mental and behavioral health. I find that a great amount of my time is spent in providing psychoeducation to the youth and families I serve.
Prior to my current position, I was Outreach Director of a center for a community which consisted of about 80% Spanish speaking residents. Among other duties, I coordinated English as a Second Language classes and an after school program that included intensive tutoring for about 65 children. One day during the course of my work there, I discovered that the men in the community, amongst themselves never referred to me by my name, but rather by the title, La Maestra. I was further told that they all, indeed knew my name, but their culture required they invoke the title based on their perception of my role in the community. It has been one of the highest honors granted to me.
I think the role of educator is not dictated by chosen profession, employment, or the amount of money that is received for services rendered. For myself, it describes an aspect of what essentially makes up who I am as a person.
@fmf saidIt doesn't mean the same thing. Scousers include Liverpudlians and Evertonians as well. As ever we have to educate the rest of the world!
And if you replace the word "scouser" with "Liverpudlian", it doesn't quite have the right ring about it.
@hakima saidRespect. I did mental health work with Young people and families for 30 years. I learned a lot from the people I worked with just like the way of showing respect that you describe. Education is definitely a two way street. I did also genuinely get taught how to open a late 80s model Nissan Micra but that's a different story!
Currently my position is Access Specialist/Clinician for an agency that serves families in need of mental and behavioral health. I find that a great amount of my time is spent in providing psychoeducation to the youth and families I serve.
Prior to my current position, I was Outreach Director of a center for a community which consisted of about 80% Spanish speaking residen ...[text shortened]... ices rendered. For myself, it describes an aspect of what essentially makes up who I am as a person.