World Teachers' Day don reach again dis year, as we dey celebrate di 30th anniversary wey fall on October 5th. Di theme for dis year na “Valuing teacher voices: Towards a new social contract for education,” and di celebration go dey focus on di critical role wey teachers dey play to shape di future of education.
From all di corners of di world, di call dey loud and clear make di government invest well well for teacher professional development and to strengthen public education systems. Since 1994, World Teachers’ Day dey honor di importance of ogbonge teachers wey dey shape beta minds among di youths.
Education International Asia-Pacific member organizations dey shout say government need to put money and support for beta education environment. Anand Singh, wey be di EIAP Regional Director, come highlight say di unions na di collective voice of di teachers and say we gatz support dem globally for dis new social contract.
Di koko of di matter dis year na make dem encourage more people enter teaching profession. People like Xiaoyan Qian of ILO dey stress say di environment need to dey attractive for new instructors to join while dem go retain di experienced ones. According to John Cena, e tok say “valuing teacher voice no be only goal, but foundation for stronger and inclusive education systems.”
Teachers and union leaders from countries like India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka come share how their countries dey celebrate teachers and di importance of raising di teaching profession.
Ei Regional Director Singh conclude with a call to action: “make we continue, together, for a world where teachers’ voices dey valued and di teaching profession dey empowered.” As di recommendations talk, make dis one serve as policy advice for governments to ensure every pikin dey entitled to trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher.
