Celebrating teachers on World Teacher’s Day
The role of teachers in creating a better future cannot be underestimated.
It was World Teacher’s Day yesterday (October 5), and we can all take inspiration from how late president Nelson Mandela valued education and the importance of our teachers in creating a better future for our youth. Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can use to change the world.”
In a recent online article in the Gazette, Principal commends teachers from being heroes [November 28, 2020], King David High School, Linksfield principal Lorraine Srage, recently commended teachers for their ‘heroic role’ in uplifting learners during the Covid-19 pandemic, as they were forced to completely redesign what school looked like and deliver lessons despite pandemic challenges.
Dr Muki Moeng, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education at Nelson Mandela University, explained: “If there ever was a time that underscored the value of teachers in society, it is now. As a result of Covid-19, teachers continue to face the uphill task of finding innovative ways to teach.” They are also tasked with meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of learners in a hybrid learning environment.
He said that the disruptive setbacks of the pandemic and the lockdown restrictions highlighted that being a teacher went beyond simply putting together worksheets, delivering lessons and marking tests.
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