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Difference Between Educator and Teacher

August 31, 2011 Posted by Aron

Educator vs Teacher

Educator and Teacher are two words that are often interchanged wrongly. There is some difference between the two words for that matter. The word ‘educator’ is used in the sense of ‘mentor’. On the other hand, the word ‘teacher’ is used in the sense of ‘trainer’ or ‘preceptor’. In fact, the word ‘educator’ is used in the special sense of ‘mentor’. This is the main difference between the two words.

The word ‘educator’ is used mainly as a noun. An educator leaves a permanent impression upon the taught. Many a time the taught considers such a persona that has left a permanent impression upon him as his mentor or ‘educator’. It is thus, understood that not all teachers can be called educators. Only such of those teachers who leave a permanent mark in the hearts of the students alone can be called as educators.

On the other hand, a teacher is appointed by the management of a school or a college to teach the lessons that form part of the syllabus for the students of a particular class. He or she is supposed to ward off the doubts in the minds of the students regarding the theory in a particular subject or an art. A teacher works for a salary at the end of the month.

A teacher alone can turn out to be an educator. On the other hand, all educators are natural teachers. It is interesting to note that the word ‘educator’ has its verbal form in the word ‘educate’, whereas the word ‘teacher’ has its verbal form in the word ‘teach’. It has its abstract noun in the form ‘teaching’. On the other hand, the word ‘educator’ has is adjectival form in the word ‘educating’. These are the differences between the two words.

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Comments

  1. Rich Neusse says

    November 3, 2014 at 1:44 pm

    I guess I’m glad that
    Jesus was called teacher not educator.
    To declare oneself an educator seems to me haughty and self aggrandizing according to the explanation above.

    Reply
  2. Dana R. Casey says

    June 23, 2015 at 1:30 am

    To the author of this post….Have you lost your MIND???? To Rich Neusse, I agree. I am a teacher NOT an educator.

    Reply
  3. Mary Anne Anderson says

    April 1, 2017 at 6:18 pm

    I agree 100% with the comments above. It seems to me that a teacher is one who teaches a student, and it is the student alone who has the ability to call a teacher an educator only if the student believes that the teacher has left a lasting impression on him. It is not up to the teacher to call himself an educator since he doesn’t know whether he has or hasn’t made a “permanent mark in the hearts of the students.” I also believe that a teacher can be an educator to some students and a teacher to others.

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