Teachers have a lot of pressure put on them to perform well and although many people think that teachers are only responsible for ensuring that our children have a good education, the truth is they are often responsible for much much more.
Children pick up life skills from everyone around them so although a lot of this can be taught at home, they will also learn many important skills at school, as they spend the majority of their waking time there. If a child has not gone to nursery and does not have brothers or sisters living with them, it may be that they have not had much experience with having to share and play with other children, When they go to school this is something they will be expected to do quite quickly and the teacher will often need to instigate this and help where needed.
Many of us remember our first teacher and will think about something they taught us, and this may not necessarily be something academic.
Teachers have a hard task of having to teach children life skills without having the one to one time a parent at home may have.
