The role of teachers in student success

Teachers play an important role in student success because education is not simply the transfer of information from a textbook to a learner. A student can have access to books, websites, videos, artificial intelligence tools, and online courses, yet still need someone who can organise knowledge, explain difficult ideas, notice misunderstandings, give feedback, create motivation, and show what improvement looks like. A strong teacher does much more than deliver a lesson. They create a learning environment in which students understand what is expected, feel able to ask questions, recognise their mistakes, practise difficult skills, and gradually become more independent.…