Chinese Teachers Day 93

For all beloved teacher in the world, Durin this wonderful celebration time, along with Taiwan's traditional custom wanna greet you all:

" Great Teachers Day and Happy Moon Festival 2004"

Wishin all the best in the future, for teacher always have the right honour in the face of the world.

Thank you for all the patience and affection you gave us. Without you, all of us will be an uncivilized people.

The minimum requirements for a good teacher according to the 1966 international Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers: "Teaching should be regarded as a profession; it is a form of public service that requires teachers of expert knowledge and specialized skills, acquired and maintained through rigorous study; it calls also for a sense of personal and corporate responsibility for the education and welfare of the pupils in their charge"

Today, we would like to say thank you to teachers, to whom society has given one of the most responsible and sensitive jobs in the world. Thank you for the positive expectations you have of your pupils, who bring their problems but also their hopes into the classroom. We know, for example, that the positive expectations you have of girls’ achievements give an incalculable boost to their full participation in society. Thank you for your skill and your perseverance. Thank you for using your ingenuity for making the classroom a safe and welcoming place for all girls and boys, for respecting their rights, for encouraging their talents, for assuaging their fears, and for building their sense of dignity. Thank you for coming to work every day, despite hardships and, in many cases, physical and political persecution. We salute your courage, commitment and determination. Be assured that there is no substitute for your profession, which deserves the respect and support of everyone.

Something to think about:
Where would we be now if that teacher hadn’t crossed our path, if, demotivated, that teacher had already left the profession?