Social science teacher and teacher accountability

 *SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER AND TEACHER ACCONTABILITY*

*Who is a social science teacher*

A social science teacher is an educator who teaches social science subject to students in school or educational institution. A social science teacher typically teach a range of subjects History, geography, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, psychology, politics.

*A social science teacher aim to help students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills, as well as deeper understanding of world around.

*Accountability and responsibility*

*accountability and responsibility are two related but distinct concepts

*Responsibility refers to obligation or duty to perform a specific task, role, or functions. It envolve taking ownership of ones action, decision and outcomes. It is proactive that individuals take initiative to fulfill their obligations.

**Accountability refers to state of being answerable or accountable for ones action, decision, or outcomes . It involve being evaluated or judged by superiors, peers.

*eg*:Teacher is responsible for lesson planning, student assessment, feedback, classroom management, professional development, where accountable for meeting standards, student performance, parent community expectations, administrative expectations 

*SOCIAL SCIEÑCE TEACHER AND TEACHER ACCONTABILITY*

>Accountability means holding everyone with responsibility to higher standards of perfomance.

>A teacher should be accountable for their performance we need teacher accountability.

>Accountability is a measure of the extent to which all available resources in a productive system are used for greater efficiency and ptoductivity.

>Accountability can be many meaning for political leaders, educational officials, teacher, parents ,and general public 

>Accountabililty is multifaceted:it means it involve responsibility, authority, evaluation, and control

*benefits from teacher accuntability*

*>* Having their performance monitored

*>* Incresing motivation 

*>* Enhancing quality of teaching

*Accountability of teacher among students*

*considering a teachers accountability we can relate it to teachers responsibilities for their students and their learning progress.

*Accontability also means 'holding yourself to standards like you expect from your students'.

A *professionally accontable* teacher must be excellent not only in subject to be taught but understanding learning requirements of students.

*A teacher must be accountable towards his students, society, profession teaching&learning process, knowledge and values.

*National education association says teacher are accountable for*

>adequate academic preparation 

>continous professional growth

>enhance professional knowledge, skills, attitude necessary for competent classroom practices

>knowledge and concern for his pupils

>communication and relation with students, staff, community, education, profession

>involvement in educational and social concern

>Active participation in community affairs

>ethical conduct

Teachers should be accoubtable to themselves, profession, co teachers,students, public, school administration, college personnel. It can be strengthens through peer assistance and review system, orientation, refresher short term courses, provided to faculty based on needs. The readiness, commitment, positive attitude, dedication, of teachers result in moulding child as a worthy member of society it includes development of academic, vocational and physical social skill of child