Happy Teacher’s Day
September 5 is Teacher’s Day. This is a day to honour your
teachers and thank them for all that they have done for you. It is also a day
to remember one of the greatest teachers of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
Teachers play an important role in moulding
young minds and inspiring them to greater heights.
Teacher’s day is celebrated on September 5
in India. It commemorates the birthday of Professor S. Radhakrishnan, who was
the second President of India. A scholar of philosophy and comparative
literature, Dr. Radhakrishnan is a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India’s
highest civilian award, besides several international honours such as the
Templeton prize and the Commonwealth Order of Merit.
Global festivity
Teacher’s day is celebrated around the
world on different days. The first President of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
stated, “the new generation will be created by teachers”. Ataturk was named the
nation’s head teacher on November 24 which is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in
Turkey.
September 11 is celebrated as Teacher’s Day
in Argentina to honour its former President, intellectual and activist Domingo
Faustino Sarmiento, who opened schools and free public libraries.
Brazil declared October 15 as Teacher
Appreciation Day in 1963. Emperor Pedro I introduced a law that created schools
for the lower classes in the 19th century.
Australia celebrates this day on the last
Friday of October.
UNESCO recognises October 5 as World
Teacher’s Day to acknowledge teachers’ contribution to education and
development.
A good school or college is known by the
quality of its teachers. A number of distinguished people acknowledge the
influence their teachers have had on them. These include scientist, Albert
Einstein, philosopher Khalil Gibran, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, among
others.
Novelist John Steinbeck, said, “I have come
to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as
there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the
arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.”
Students spend a major portion of their day
at school. So, the people they spend time with in school has an impact on how
they develop as human beings. Many teachers share their views and experiences
with students which help them learn about life. Others set an example for
students by the manner in which they conduct themselves.
Some students find a mentor in their
teachers, while many others find a life-long friend in them.
“Teachers are often the people who inspire
us the most. I know I wouldn’t be where I am today without my fourth grade
teacher, Mrs. Duncan. She so believed in me, and for the first time, made me
embrace the idea of learning. I learned to love learning because of Mrs. Duncan
from Wharton Elementary School.”-Talk show host, Oprah Winfrey
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