Undoubtedly, the seven roles of the educator are key ingredients in the teaching and learning process. These functions essentially capture the essence of what is involved with being a teacher in the contemporary classroom.
Having said that, it is important to note that some of the roles appear to contradict many of the traditional roles with which I had been exposed decades ago firstly as a student, and then as a young, bright-eyed teacher. One case in point is the role of mediator, which, if not completely absent, was accomplished incidentally rather than that which was deliberately planned for.
Although attempting to rank these roles in order of importance would be difficult and indeed futile, I am especially challenged by the roles of interpreter, scholar and learning specialist. In my daily classroom practice, I attempt to reflect constantly on whether or not what I do adequately meets my students' needs. Consequently, I am on a lifelong quest to re-tool and re-train myself to face the daily challenges that accompany the task of teaching this generation of students.
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