Thepurposeofthisstudy istoexaminethecontributionsand tasksofteacherpolicy forthe last60 years in Korea.The following specific purposes are pursued:first,to figure outthe meaning andcontributionsofthechangehistory ofthe60yearteacherpolicy;second,toreview reflectively on teacher policy; third,to analyze teacher\'s roles and professionality from the standpointofthe need-suitability this time;and then finally to provide majordiscussion points andtasksonteacherpolicy. To do so,the study is designed basically with normative literature reviews and contents analysismethodology,reviewsthetreacherpolicy modelssuggested by thepreviousstudies,and utilizes them as a logicalplatform to provide the directions ofteacherpolicy.Furthermore,the study suggeststhemajortasksand thepolicy implicationsbased upon thedirectionsofteacher policy. Forthedirectionofteacherpolicy,fivepointsaresuggested.Itsdirectionshouldbetransferred from change ofindividualunitto systemic change,from negative strategy to positive strategy, from structuralcompetition toconstructivecompetition,thecultureofpromotion tothecultureof professionaldevelopment,andfrom individualabilitytocapacitydevelopmentoforganization. Forthemajortasks,six pointsareprovidedasfollows:how tosetupthepre-servicesystem thatprovides good teachers who lead the change,the ways thatbring the qualitative teacher professionaldevelopment,a properteacherpersonnelmanagementand incentive system thatis proper in the knowledge based network society, teacher assessment system that connects educationalaccountability,andteacherpolicythatbuildstheresponsiblecommunityoflearning.