How does Teaching differ from parenting ?

I have formulated this question in a collaborative inquiry group study. The question has not been excepted yet but I am interested in hearing others views ?How does Teaching differ from parenting ?
A lot of the things that were originally taught in the home are now relegated to the classroom ... in this regard teaching is not much different than parenting. However, the primary duty of the natural parents or significant others is to socialize the child to societal norms, or at least that is the purpose of parenting.





Children, by the age of three, have developed over 90% of their personalities and they know right from wrong. However, let's just say the Id and Ego get in the way of the Super Ego so there is conflict. With so many parents out of the house earning a living many times the initial years are neglected to the teacher has to assume the role of care-taker.





Research, conducted since the 1980s, states that in many cases a child will spend significantly more time with with his/her teacher than his/her parents so the roles overlap. As society changes, in industrial nations, we see this overlap becoming increasingly more profound. More than likely this is one of the reasons there seems to be such a conflict when a ';parent'; who is absent the majority of the time from his/her child's life becomes so angry at teachers. The parent is projecting upon the teacher and the school his/her feelings of frustration.





So, back to the question ... in many ways there is no difference because where the members of the general society (parents) fail the classroom teacher must pick up the slack in an attempt to socialize a child to society's expectations and give to the child, at the same time, the skills s/he needs to be a contributing member of the same society.





Hope this helps ...How does Teaching differ from parenting ?
Teachers are done dealing with children at quiting time. Parents on the other hand go at it 24 hours a day.


Teacher screws up a kid's life, they can shrug and say Oh Well. A parent on the other hand has to live with their mistakes


Actually the list is endless. For a teacher it is just a job


For a parent it is a life changing event.
teachers cant smack kids they cant bath themthey dont make them dinner or breakfast they dont cloth them .. though they are alot like parents in many ways comforting them teaching them stuff (parents do that to) punishing them when they misbehave ect
When they get sick a teacher can send them home and doesn't have to get up with them in the middle of the night.
Teaching and parenting are very close in association. Much of the differences would probably include 'what' you are teaching. These days, Ihave found that much of what I would teach as a parent has crossed over to my students. For example - I believe that hygiene, sex education, religious beliefs, etiquette, self-esteem. etc. are things that you learn from home. Unfortunately, we have parents who don't know how to teach these subjects to their own children and therefore, many questions about the same come up in class from students. There are times that I feel I am a


school MOM because I receive so much love and hugs from my students everyday! Some of them leave home without anyone there to hug them or encourage them. Many leave home without breakfast or brushing their teeth. As a parent - and a teacher - it is still my duty to support the needs of that child in order to help them prepare for the day of learning.





There's not much difference. Love is the greatest desire of parenting and teaching and I am blessed to serve both areas.