One of the primary roles of educators is to prepare learners to become engaged citizens in a 21st - century democratic society. (edprepmatters.net)
Teachers, counselors, and other school personnel are not expected to diagnose depression in young people; the major roles of educators are to detect the symptoms of depression and make appropriate referrals. (cyc-net.org)
Perhaps this is why Professor Diane Moore has argued that «encouraging students to take themselves seriously and inspiring in them the confidence to do so are two of the most important roles of an educator in a multicultural democracy.» (facinghistory.org)