The world needs a huge number of
teachers to provide quality education in this world. Teachers' professional
knowledge and skills are the most important factor for quality education. By
2015, 5.4 million teachers are required including 1.58 new posts and 3.66
million replacements to achieve Universal Primary Education.
World Teachers' Day is observed
every year on 5th October is observed in more than 100 countries. The needs of
the future generations can only be met by teachers for that there is a need to
mobilize support for teachers. It is a day to appreciate, create awareness,
understanding the vital contribution that teachers make the field of education
and development.
57 million children of primary
school age currently out of school, 54 percent of them are girls. Annual
teacher gap in Nigeria could be closed by recruiting the equivalent of 1.2% of
the population aged 20 years, 0.5% for the United States and 1% for China. India’s
1.5 million village schools are 90% state-run, unionized to the teeth, and
handle 220 million children.
This year's slogan is "A
Call for Teachers!". To achieve education for all it is necessary to call
for teachers, as they are the most powerful force for quality and access to
education. This year's International Peace Day had the slogan "Education
for Peace". There is no stronger foundation of lasting peace and
sustainable development.
Why a call for teachers?
There is a huge shortage of
professional, well-trained and well-supported teachers to achieve better
quality education. The challenge of recruiting teachers does not lie just in
the numbers, but in the provision of quality teachers. Far too often teachers
remain under-qualified, poorly paid and with low status.
At UNESCO Headquarters in Paris,
the focus of the 2013 World Teachers’ Day celebration on 4 October will be on
tackling the teacher gap, barriers to better quality education and teachers’
role in developing globally-minded citizens.
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