Teacher Assistants assist the other teachers in planning lessons, curriculum designing, and organizing classroom activities. They also help evaluate and assess the student's progress and behavior and communicate with the parents. They guide the students in the areas of improvement.Important roles played by a Teacher Assistant in different capacities are:<ul><li>Class Instructor: Assesses the performance and behavior of each student and guides the student to be socially better; Communicates the same to the parents. </li><li>Head Teacher: Divides the work among the other teachers; Designs the lesson plans for teachers according to the curriculum. </li><li>Vice-Principal: Designs and manages the daily schedule of all the classes; Designates substitute teachers in case of absence of other teachers. </li><li>Principal: Oversees the school's administration; Recruits the teachers and admits the students.</li></ul>

The government is taking all the necessary steps to enhance the literacy rate of India, which is far behind the global average literacy rate. The teachers constitute 16% of the workforce involving Professors, Trainers, and Teacher Assistants. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan upholding the Right to Education is gaining immense popularity and giving the best results. It has paved the way for more schools and needs more efficient Teacher Assistants. Many private schools are mushrooming in the country. Around 218 million students are studying in more than 10.5 lakh K-12 schools. The positive graph of the population growth in our country is giving tremendous opportunities for Teacher Assistants in both government and private schools.

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Various responsibilities taken up by a Teacher Assistant are as follows:<ul><li>Assisting the teachers in curriculum designing, lesson planning, scheduling of classes, teaching method formulating, and other works. Helping in the evaluation and assessment of the student’s progress.</li><li>Guiding students in learning and personality development and creating a conducive classroom atmosphere to ignite learning interest in students. Rendering suggestions to students regarding the areas of improvement and strengths.</li><li>Recording and maintaining an up-to-date record of the student’s progress, classroom behavior, scorecards, attendance log, and other important data. Documenting the reports of the extra-curricular activities and academic achievements of the students.</li><li>Assisting teachers and students in organizing interschool or intraschool competitions, workshops, exhibitions, science fairs, student exchanges, and seminars. Scheduling games and cultural time as per the requirements.</li></ul>

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Average take home Salary for a Teacher Assistant in India is around ₹208710 per year

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Teacher assistants can range from a wide group of people in the education field. They can consist of high school seniors, college undergraduates, teachers with previous experience but who are looking to work in a different area, and many others. Their work consists of providing assistance to the teacher by tutoring and helping small groups of students at the end of the school day. They may also assist in creating lesson plans for the class, modifying the class schedules made by the teacher, assist in creating goals, and creating charts and other visual aids that may be used during the class.  When the teacher may be gone due to an emergency, they may be able to supervise the students by enforcing the rules and policies that the teacher has previously set in place. Not only do they work with teachers, but they can also work with sports coaches and other instructors. The qualifications for entry-level teacher assistants are great organization skills, a professional attitude, and a willingness to help. For teacher assistant jobs at universities, the employer requires the person to have experience in the subject that is being taught, along with an associate's or bachelor's degree. The work is both physical and mental. Not only must the person be required to assist in grading papers, but he or she must be mentally focused so that he or she can pay attention to the task at hand.  The work environment depends on the subject that is being taught. For example, a math teacher normally requires a teacher assistant to work indoors, since all of the coursework taught is indoors. A physical education coach may require the teacher’s assistant to not only assist in the school building, but also outside by providing assistance with outdoor activities. Work hours can vary depending on if the Teacher Assistant is providing assistance in day or night classes. They do not work the same hours as the teacher, but may come in for a couple of hours during the workday. Typically the weekly schedules range from 10-30 hours per week any day from Monday through Friday.  Read less

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