Student

A student (or a student ), according to the word meaning originally a person who learns in the organizational context of a school. He / she receives from the corresponding teaching teachers to acquire in a learning process skills, knowledge, insights and behaviors to extend to practice and deepen.

State education system

Depending on the type of school and education, you can designate the relevant types of students. Thus, there are for general education schools the names preschoolers, elementary school students, high school students, special students or high school students. Younger students are referred to as school children. Pennäler is an obsolete term for secondary school pupils.

Persons who are enrolled in educational institutions of the tertiary ( eg universities ) or quaternary ( eg remote schools ) area and operated through a university education are referred to as students or students.

Mostly students part of a group with similar learning objectives. In the context of public education, this is up to the secondary level in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the usual school class. Specific Life but require special arrangements. In circus, children of boatmen and showmen usually is taught in constantly changing schools, which depend on the individual for the whereabouts of the parents. It is also called travel students. Circus Children often have a base school because the circus from October to April winter quarters relates. Travel Students must always demonstrate with an examination just before the intermediate products if they have one their age appropriate level of education.

Home schooling, even home- schooling, in which the children receive lessons at home, is not allowed in Germany, as a general School is compulsory.

A special form of instruction takes place in the extremely sparsely populated parts of Australia and Canada. Since the children the long journey to a school can not be expected there, the daily lessons on radios (mostly CB ) takes place. Just as in normal schools are regulated by a lesson plan the process. Homework is sent by post to correct the teacher or done via e -mail and the internet since the advent of computing. Since PC and the Internet have become the norm in households, instruction is given also by webcam and microphone. Every month, the performance of students with a Testday ( test day ) should be checked when the " spark children " meet in a school.

Other forms

Even professional schools, such as music schools, sports schools, dance schools, driving schools, have students, as well as private and tutor.

The people formed in a specific scientific, literary or artistic direction are also known as students of the same information (eg, Bauhaus student ). Often also called scientists, artists or musicians " students " of a famous teacher in their subject, the students of students as a grand-disciple.

As a student and people are called that, take it personally when a person mastering a skill or a subject particularly good teaching, a master, eg with a spiritual teacher or guru. In traditional crafts, science and art often speak also of a master's pupil ( = Master students) and make as direct reference to the influences and sources of student knowledge ( cf. School (artist), school (science) ).

Although the trainees of a craftsman's business also learn from masters, but are referred to rather than apprentices. In countries with dual vocational training, they are also vocational students. In the jargon of artistic professions learners are referred to the appropriate specialist schools for acting and dance as Eleven, as well as at the Spanish Riding School. Even aspiring farmers and foresters during their practical training is called like that.

The novitiate is the training which occurred get new people in a religious community in preparation for the vows. In a figurative sense, someone is referred to as a novice, the special subject appropriates new and there is not yet operate independently, see also novice.