Teachers and Actors. Several Considerations on Two Similar Professions
Teachers and Actors. Several Considerations on Two Similar Professions

Summary/Abstract: I have always thought that I am actually performing on a stage when teaching. Many of my fellow teachers have confessed to have experienced the same feelings. So, I have conducted some research, employing the comparative method, to strengthen my thesis that when teaching we are actually acting, without even being aware of the transformation. The possibility of detaching yourself from the person you are in your free time, being able to take on the role of an educator is to be regarded as a beneficial shift as it puts focus on teaching, on building a deeper rapport with your students, on the communication process itself. On the other hand, both professions require true calling, otherwise boredom and routine are in the danger of damaging the connection that settles between the sender of the message and the recipient, the communion made possible through feelings and emotions. Numerous scholars have proven the similarities of the jobs in question in their studies,modern classics, just to mention one of the genius directors and actors of all times, Constantin Stanislavski. These are the pillars that I have constructed my case on, together with other analogies and with hypotheses alike, along with on my own expertise of teaching. Teaching needs to be enjoyable with a twist of drama, to be remembered, and above all, to achieve its ultimate goal, to convert the knowledge of others.

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