home teacher

British  

noun

1. a teacher who educates ill or disabled children in their homes

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Example Sentences

The columnist is not even a member of Washington's tight Mormon inner circle, though he attends services regularly and serves as "a home teacher," visiting Mormon families regularly for counseling and prayer.

From Time Magazine Archive

One peasant woman told the writer that this home teacher was a good protector for them, but did not recognize that she was their educator.

From A Stake in the Land by Speek, Peter A. (Peter Alexander)

I realized this need, even before leaving school, and it was my privilege to teach as a volunteer for twenty years prior to my appointment as home teacher for the State Library.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.

The home teacher should organize the women into afternoon classes for learning English and should induce them to visit the evening classes with the men.

From A Stake in the Land by Speek, Peter A. (Peter Alexander)

"He who can plant courage in the human soul is the best physician," and this is one of the chief duties of the home teacher.

From Five Lectures on Blindness by Foley, Kate M.