"담임 선생님께서 책을 읽고 계세요."

Translation: The homeroom teacher is reading a book.

[GeorgiaFil5]

What is a homeroom teacher?

[wintertriangles]

In Korea the students stay in the same class all day while the teachers move around, but for every classroom there is one teacher that takes charge of those students. That is the homeroom teacher.

[DominicIsi]

This is also applicable in my country!

[Mario__R]

Wow I'm in the U.S. and when I went to middle school and High School it was the students that had to move to a different classroom once that particular class was over.

[Jaikandi]

They are called a "form teacher" where I'm from.

[mxtxo]

Is this for only elementary schools? In Turkey we say them classroom teacher (sınıf öğretmeni) and that is only in the elementary schools. But they teach math, turkish language, science etc. Other teachers teach sport, music, art, religion, english language etc...

[itsscameli]

So I'm guessing the -고 계세요 makes it continuous?

[DonutEggRoll]

I believe so, 게시다 is the honorific form for 있다.

[tnW73]

Exact spelling of that is 계시다. The word '게시다' was wrongly spelled.

[vaivaflis]

wow, suddenly 안녕히 계세요 makes so much sense

[richardjung21]

Can't we say form teacher instead of homeroom teacher, some countries use the term "form teacher" to refer to their homeroom teachers

[Jaikandi]

I agree.