Teacher in Bulgaria — Mission: Almost Impossible

Svetlin Mitrev Odadzhiev

(SWU “Neofit Rilski” Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria)

Abstract: The paper discusses the problems in Bulgarian education system. The ai of the paper is to examine and explain the reasons for necessity of reforms in the system and how the reforms made so far effect the teacher`s work and the education itself. Teacher’s job is to educate and focus on students` wellbeing both physically and intellectually. Nowadays Bulgarian teacher faces many obstacles in performing his duty. Besides his main duty to teach Bulgarian teacher has many other as well. He has become not just an educator, but family consult, security guard, administrator, social worker and many more. The new system of funding schools empowered the students and made teachers helpless to impose disciplinein or out of the classroom.

Key words: Bulgarian education, teacher, communist era, delegated budget, student