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World Teachers Day 2020: Theme, Date, history, significance and all you need to know

World Teachers Day 2020: World Teachers Day is celebrated every year on October 5 to improve the situation of the teachers in the world. This day was established in 1996 after a meeting between UNESCO and the International Labor Organization (ILO).

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World Teachers Day 2020: Date, history, significance and all you need to know

World Teachers Day 2020: World Teachers Day is celebrated every year on October 5 to improve the situation of the teachers in the world. This day was established in 1996 after a meeting between UNESCO and the International Labor Organization (ILO).

This day is special for teachers as well as students, on this day the retired teachers and the teachers are honored for their contribution. In1966, ILO and UNESCO in their recommendations had said to make proper guidelines regarding the status of teachers’ rights, responsibilities, their initial preparation, further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching.

World Teachers Day History

This day was started by UNESCO as a signature campaign aimed at improving the status of teachers and students in the year 1966.

UNESCO monitors the status of teachers and the standards related to them all over the world, including the policy of education personnel, education personnel recruitment, initial training of education personnel, employment, and working conditions of teachers.

World Teachers Day significance

On the occasion of World Teachers Day, the respected profession of teaching is celebrated. It is an occasion where the values, challenges, roles, and duties of a teacher in our daily life are understood and appreciated. In some countries, the public’s negative perception of teachers is such that education staff regularly faces the threat of violence.

World Teachers Day theme 2020

The World Teachers Day theme for 2020 is “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future” because of the coronavirus pandemic. The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind.

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