at the chalkface

In the act of teaching. Because she's a new teacher, she still gets very nervous while at the chalkface. All of my students failed the test, despite the many hours I spent at the chalkface on that subject.

at the chalkface

a teacher who is at the chalkface is teaching students, and is not working in any other kind of job connected with education The media give a picture of falling standards in schools, but there is optimism at the chalkface.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gintaras	-	Lithuanian
Leonty	-	Russian
Hala	-	Arabic
Forest	FAWR-əst	English
Xanthippi	-	Greek
Poncio	PON-thyo (Spanish), PON-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish