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mariaolimpia
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How do you say "Diretor de Turma" in English? Among the teachers of a class, in Portugal, there �s one with specific attributions. He/She receives the parents to inform them about their children �s behaviour and evaluation results, is closely related to the students, helping them solving problems, chairs the class council... Is he/she a tutor, a mentor...? |
22 Jan 2013
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MoodyMoody
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I don �t know if we have an exact correlation in English, at least in the USA. The closest that I can think of is a guidance counselor. A guidance counselor helps with special behavioral issues and helps students find the right classes and later, colleges. Sometimes guidance conselors can give special tests to students.
A tutor is someone that provides additional help to a student who has problems with one or more school subjects. A tutor might be a teacher or even another student who is strong in a subject.
A mentor is a person who helps a new student or new employee with non-academic issues. A school mentor, for example, might help a student register, find the way around the school, and talk about the best and worst teachers to have.
However, I work at a community college, not in the public schools. Maybe other colleagues would know more about such a position than I do. It �s also possible that a closer fit exists in other countries. |
22 Jan 2013
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douglas
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I �m with Moody--I think I would call it a "counselor" or "guidance counselor". |
23 Jan 2013
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Nina Pizzo
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I use the phrase "head of class (teacher)". |
23 Jan 2013
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LuciaRaposo
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Hi there
I believe Douglas and Moody Moody have the right translation - I had the same doubt some time ago and, as my brother in law is American, he told me the closest equivalent is Counselor.
I don �t think head of the class could be used in this situation...
Thank you all |
23 Jan 2013
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Ol�mpia