Honouring the teaching profession

Friday, June 02, 2023 | 20 Views |

Better late than never, they say. It took the world too long to see the need to set aside just one day out of 365 days to honour and enhance the status of the teaching profession.

On the local scene, after a long and protracted struggle, government finally succumbed to demands for more pronounced and open teacher recognition and duly designated June 2 as a Teachers’ Day.

Other professions such as the military were miles ahead of the teachers in this regard.

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Honouring the teaching profession

Better late than never, they say. It took the world too long to see the need to set aside just one day out of 365 days to honour and enhance the status of the teaching profession.

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