A great occasion to once again present a bouquet to your beloved teacher is a wonderful professional holiday, which is celebrated around the world on October 5th. This is a teacher’s day, which is celebrated not only by school teachers, but also by professors from universities, institutes and academies, as well as other specialists involved in the field of education. All these people have made a huge contribution to the education of our children.
A teacher is just a heroic profession today, which requires great patience and strength. It is no secret that most students do not like to study in the modern world. And it depends on the representatives of this profession how much the student will love this or that subject. If it is interesting to present, then you will not want to skip classes, which means that there will be enough knowledge to choose your own profession in the future and, possibly, also become a teacher.
Back in 1994, teachers began to celebrate. Russia immediately joined the celebration of this date, when UNESCO entered October 5th into the calendar, which lists all the dates worthy of respect. But many countries of the former Soviet Union prefer to celebrate this professional event on the first Sunday of the second autumn month in the old manner. On this day, starting in 1965, teacher's day was celebrated. These countries include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Latvia, as well as Ukraine and Belarus. And in each of them the holiday is bright and solemn. Children give flowers and gifts to teachers, relatives congratulate those who are involved in this profession.
But it’s not so important when exactly the day of the teacher is celebrated. The main thing is that there is this holiday, and there are people who every day give their knowledge to the children, who, together with their parents, give the child a ticket to life. It is not a secret that it is very important not only with what grades a student leaves the walls of this institution, but also with what level of training, namely from a teacher, it depends in many respects on how deep the knowledge of one or another subject will be.
Throughout our lives, of course, each of us remembers the name of his first teacher, who opened the way for us to the world of knowledge, taught us to cope with difficulties and helped to comprehend the basics of science.
The history of the Teacher's Day holiday dates back to 1966, when a conference on the status of teachers was held in Paris. On October 5, beginning in 1994, in more than a hundred countries, this professional holiday was celebrated by teachers and educational workers. This date reminds everyone of the great merit of teachers in the educational process at all levels. Thus, these worthy people make an invaluable contribution to the development of the whole society.
Back in 1944, Eleanor Roosevelt at the congress in the United States of America convinced everyone that it was necessary to create a professional day for teachers. After that, she received a letter from the teacher, who asked to establish such a holiday so that students could pay tribute to their school mentors.
How is teacher's day celebrated? On this holiday in Russia, students give flowers to their teachers, some even write poetry in greeting cards or express their love and respect for these people in words. Celebratory concerts are held in schools, and lessons on this day are not conducted by teachers, high school students.
International Teacher's Day is the date when all over the world representatives of this difficult profession come together, remember different situations from school life, accept congratulations from their colleagues and relatives. This is a very bright and warm holiday. It is very important that there are more teachers all over the world who love their students and teach the subject in an interesting way. It is very important to interest the child, then he will be happy to go to school and receive the necessary knowledge in life.