World Teachers' Day
World Teachers’ Day is October 5, 2008. The following is an excerpt form the World Teachers' Day Joint Message released by the UN and Education International:
"This is a day to acknowledge the essential role teachers play in providing children, young people and adults with a relevant and appropriate education. However, in many countries, there is a severe shortage of teachers, with an estimated 2 million new posts and 18 million additional teachers needed worldwide if universal primary education is to be achieved by 2015.
The teaching profession also faces the challenge of providing a quality education to meet the new demands of the 21st century. Economic, social, scientific and technological needs, the issues of sustainable development, poverty reduction and related questions of decent work for all, the AIDS epidemic and school violence are increasingly impacting on the profession."
To read the full statement, see the Related Documents section on this page.