There is need for Government to look into the poor wages offered to teachers despite their great contribution in molding future leaders. The action is long overdue owing to the fatigue in today’s world as far as teaching is concerned.
Teachers are great people that distribute knowledge, inspire and encourage students to be a good version of who they are meant to be.
As a reward system for teachers’ great impact, October 5 was declared as World teacher day to celebrate globally but it shouldn’t stop there with just yearly parade and declaration of public holiday, the issue of teacher’s wages should be revisited by both Government and private school owners.
World Teacher’s Day, a UNESCO initiative, was first held in 1994 and today is celebrated in more than 200 countries worldwide.
History, this annual initiative aims to acknowledge the contribution teachers make to society, address the global teacher shortage and improve the quality of teaching.
The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in Crises, Reimagining the Future”. World Teachers’ Day 2020 celebrations will be held virtually this year around the world stressed over a week between October 5 and October 12, 2020.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we encountered more challenges aside the other over-extended education system all over the world. Many private school teachers didn’t receive a dime and it was unfortunate that people who gave a lot cannot survive in the midst of pandemic.
Many teachers had to resort to public begging before they could feed while the government made available palliatives to politicians in each wards while those who are greatly affected by the palliatives are lockdown while they confront their fears.
As we speak, the world is at a crossroad and, now more than ever, we must work with teachers to protect the right to education and guide it into the unfolding landscape brought about by the pandemic.
In addition, while people in the medical profession, the engineers and the Politicians earn so much, teachers should be upgraded to this level leading credence to the saying, “to whom much is given, much is expected”.
As we celebrate 2020 World Teachers day, the appreciation begins from each and every one of us by calling one of your favourite teacher whether present or back then in school to say “thank you”. If you are blessed to send a gift, kindly do, this will also go a long way to rekindle the hope that teaching is a noble profession.’
Irrespective of who you are, never forget that teachers do matter.
