Teachers are not only a social role, but also a role bearer. Generally speaking, they refer to those who impart knowledge and experience, and in a narrow sense, they refer to those who have received special education and training and served as educators and teachers in education (schools). Teachers are professionals who perform their education and teaching duties, and undertake the mission of teaching and educating people, cultivating builders and successors of the socialist cause and improving the quality of the people.

"Teacher" originally refers to an old and experienced scholar, such as Historical Records, Mencius and Biography of Xun Qing: "When Qi Xiang was king, Xun Qing was the most teacher." Later, people who taught students were also called "teachers", such as Yuan Haowen's poem "Show My Nephew Bo An" in the Jin Dynasty: "Bo An entered primary school and realized extraordinary things. The sentence is awkward and the words shock the teacher. "

China has a long tradition of respecting teachers and valuing morality. In ancient times, there was a saying that "three heroes, one king, one father and one teacher". "Lu Chunqiu Respecting Teachers" says: "When you are alive, you worry about it, and when you die, you respect teachers." The ancients sat on the floor and respected the west, so they called their tutors "teachers" and "guests".

A respectful title.

China has a long tradition of respecting teachers and valuing morality. There were many appellations for teachers in ancient China, among which there were five honorifics.

Teacher: It was originally a title for local primary school teachers in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and later it specifically referred to students' honorifics for teachers.

Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, teachers have generally been called "Mr.". It was not until the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century that He Ziyuan and Qiu, veterans of the Revolution of 1911 and founders of modern education in China, introduced western learning (American education) into China and established new schools, and they clearly defined the title of "teacher" as "teacher" in the Code of Conduct for Students. Most students changed the title of "Mr" to "teacher" from the era of the National Government, and it has been used ever since.

Shi Hebin: When Emperor Gaozu Liu Zhuang was a prince, he worshipped Huanrong as his teacher. After he acceded to the throne, he still respected Huan Rong very much. He often goes to Taichang House where Huanrong lives to listen to Huanrong's lectures. Sitting on the floor in the Han dynasty, sitting indoors is by the west wall (west) and facing east. Emperor Hanming arranged for Huan Rong to sit in the southwest seat, showing respect for the first teacher, and "teacher" became a respectful name for the teacher.