Teacher Appreciation Blog

Teacher’s Appreciation will be up in no more than 4 weeks now. It is time for us talk about what it really means to be a teacher. For some people, teaching has always been a vocation. For others, however, the wonderland of education was a late discovery. What is sure is that teaching is unique and it doesn’t feel like anything else. Another fact is that teaching is hard: it requires a lot of particular skills, the ability to adapt to everything and everyone and the will to compromise for pupils. See below our selection of tips to excel at work.

•    Be good at explaining things: Teaching requires a lot of patience. Explaining will be your man activity and you have to be sure that people gets you.

•    Always keep your cool: Children and teenagers of all ages tend to be provocative sometimes. For most students, irritating you is usually a good way for them to put you to the test.

•    Set your rules and stick to it: It is important to show transparence in your class, especially when it come to grades. Explain how you proceed from the beginning, this way, nobody will have the opportunity to question your methods.

•    Be fair: It is sometimes very difficult to differentiate the work of a student and the student himself. Don’t forget that the pupils’ personalities are not at stake during a lesson and that everyone is to be treated equally.

•    Master the content you teach: being credible is essential for a teacher. He/she has to remain a model for their students. That is why proving you actually know what you are talking about is a great part of your prep work.

•    Manage your time: nothing is worse than a teacher that sidetracks from the actual subject of the class. Remain concise and control the time that has been given to you. This way, you will keep your students concentrated and interested.

•    Be rewarding: students need to be pushed, and they also need to know when they are doing great or not. Take the time to compliment when necessary.

•    Be entertaining: it has been proved that humor is a very good way to get people’s attention. Students will stay focused if they are entertained. Be passionate!

•    Communicate: if you happen to have problems with one of your student, a parent or a colleague, just talk it out. Isn’t it the best way to arrange work things out?

•    Chose the right age range to teach to: finally, you have to be comfortable with your students. If you are not good with children, for instance, don’t teach in elementary schools.

Everyday, we hear more about China. This country has always had its own particular culture, full of symbolism and values. Nowadays, China has to deal with a great influence of the Western world which is mainly due to the development of new technologies and global media (like Internet). Consequently, China has been invaded by famous holidays coming from our countries such as Halloween, Valentine’s Day or even Christmas.

However, Teacher’s Appreciation Day is not one of these recently imported holidays. It is a very important celebration for the Chinese population, and it has its long way to go.
Indeed, Teacher’s Appreciation Day was initiated in the 1930s by a group of China’s most esteemed professors. At the time, in the “Manifesto on Teacher’s day”, these professors detailed the main goals they wanted to accentuate: improve living conditions of Chinese teachers, as for their security and qualities. At the end of the 1930s, Chinese Ministry of Education decided to officially declare August 27 as Teacher’s Day. This date was chosen because it is the birthday of Confucius, great philosopher and teacher that initiated the basic principles of today’s Chinese educating system: i.e. “educate all without discrimination and teach according to the abilities of one’s students”.

In the mid-1980s, the reasons to celebrate teaching became more basic and, in some way, more concrete. Indeed, at this moment, Chinese government decided to reinforce the spirit of this holiday to encourage the society to respect teachers, teachers who were then severely underpaid. 30 years later, the country’s 10 million teachers still wait for the same improvements to be able to finally work in good conditions.

However, even if the Chinese educating system is still a little irregular in terms of results and resources, it has made great progresses during the last decade. China managed to provide higher-learning education for the country’s youth and growing investment in education by governments at all levels. The next challenge is now to give priority to education, strive for a better environment for building the ranks of teachers, safeguard the legitimate interests and rights of teachers and raise again the social status of teachers.

Furthermore, since the population’s getting richer everyday in some regions of the country, a new controversy aroused after last Teacher’s Day. The practice of sending luxurious gifts or envelopes of money to express gratitude to teachers has already been reported by the press. Critics mainly worried that these luxurious gifts would influence student’s results in class but teachers hurried right away to assure the media that they will always keep on treating their students fairly, whatever their present is on Teacher’s Day.

As teachers were tasked and expected to become prime movers of the students, It’s alarming to know that there numbers were declining especially here in the United States. In which, the country is still on its way of recovery towards the teachers shortage crises. It had been reported by the Department of Education that most of the educational field or courses that got a teachers shortage concern were on the field of science and math. As of now, the government is still implementing different systems and programs in order to resolve the decline of teachers in the country. One of the best and effective alternative that the government got in regards to this teachers shortage that been currently happening in the country was to hire foreign teachers in order to fill in the vacancies and needs of the students to mentor over them.

As of now, it had been reported that there about 10,000 or more foreign teachers that were currently teaching in the different private and public schools of the country most especially in the primary and secondary schools. Most of these foreign teachers in the country were tasked to fill in the different field that requires their expertise and profession such as in the field of math, science, special education and foreign languages. It had been noted that the largest population of these foreign teachers were Filipinos. In which, the American government are more comfortable about the educational background and training of the Filipino teachers, No wonder that most of the foreign teachers that been accepted in regards to here in the United States were Filipinos although, there were still another races who also quite interested to teach here in the country.

The hiring of foreign teachers from other nations especially Filipino individuals is quite an effective way of resolving the teacher’s shortage situation of the country here in the United States. Although, there are several individuals who critics this way but still the government is quite sure that somehow this system will provide a good resolution in order to maintain the educational quality services of teaching in the country. Anyways, the governments together with the Department of Education are still on their way in formulating scholarship programs or financial aids for the American youngsters in order to raise them as the future teachers in the country.

Teachers have been known as the facilitators for educational learning of the youth. They serve as the trainers for future leaders in the world. In that manner, teachers around the globe are uniting together and create an association that will serve as their support group. In the presence of teacher association worldwide, teachers around the globe can give support from each other. In which, they have conducted different projects such as seminars, training and conventions that will help improve their teaching skills. One of the recent projects launched by this worldwide teachers association is the computer training done by the Microsoft Company to the teachers in India. This training program has become the leading story of teacher news update around the globe.

It has been reported that around 200,000 teachers in India will undergone a training program upon using the computer system. This training program was one of the schemes that the government of India are creating in order to develop the teaching skills of their teachers. In which, they have asked support from teachers association worldwide and the Microsoft Company. It has foreseen that this teachers training program will bring a great difference to the educational system in India. As well, it could help there nation to become more productive and well established nations. Since, education is the prime source of all success and productivity.

The government of India still continues their quest to improve their quality of education and teaching strategies especially on how to be an effective teacher. They want to strengthen the knowledge and skills of their educators because they are the person who got much influence to the lives of the youth. In which, these youth will soon become leaders in the world and for the next generation.

It is quite clear that teachers serve as one of the strong foundation in shaping the life of a certain individual. In that matter, it is necessary that must be equip in taking their teaching career. It is also important that the government will give them acknowledgment for the great role that they played by giving them a little celebration such as teacher’s day celebration or forming a teacher appreciation week. This form of acknowledgment can help motivate the teachers to much better in their field of teaching. As result, they can give a good quality of education to their students.

The Teacher Appreciation celebrations which started from many developed countries of the world are now snowballing in the Asian Region, according to reports from the Department of Education. In fact, last week there were many teachers’ organizations all over Asia which celebrated the Teachers Appreciation week. Although the number of days how teachers were honored differs from other schools, educators in this region were happy as their efforts were given importance by many institutions and the government. For many reasons, many sectors in society have started to realize the important role many teachers play in as far as giving proper and professionalized education to the millions of students all over the globe.

In the Philippines, many elementary schools celebrated the Teacher’s Week in three days last month. There were many activities prepared by students and parents, in which the teachers were the participants. The student’s and parent’s organizations rendered various dances and choral presentations, song renditions, cultural; dances and other presentations, while the teachers just listened.

Mr. Melchor Calamba, a tacher for two years said he was happy with the response shown by many parents and teachers during the three-day Teacher’s Week celebrations. They helped in the final presentaion. The students and parents also offered food and snack for the teachers, while others send greeting cards. “I hope this actitivity especially made to honor many teachers is but a fitting recognition for us. We may not be able to wil on competitions and raffles but we are very thankful to the people who supported us,” he said.

Mr. Calamba did not also forget to thank the many people behind the successsful conduct of Teachers Day. He said without the full support of peole they may not be able to share the happiness with the presence of thousands of students and their parents. “It’s my first time that I was honored by the students. It was a great experience. I receive a lot of letters and nice messages,” the teacher said.

Manila – A bank based in the Philippines announced Wednesday it is helping the Sri Lankan government to the tune of $80 million for the purposes of improving the level of education in the country. Officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) based in Manila said the assistance will be focused on the improvement in the secondary and tertiary schools of the said country.

The project will be operational through the Education for Knowledge Society that will allowed a loan of 65 million dollars and another 15 million dollars grant to complete the whole package set by ADB. Based on the terms of understanding, the Government of Sri Lanka would also make a counterpart 25.3 million dollars to completely finish the whole project, it was learned. According to the terms of understanding, a total of 150 public schools in the secondary level will be assisted to upgrade them as far as information technology, communication and other technical matters. The grant is also aimed to help initiate an HIV health education, innovative teaching on both communication and information technology.

ADB South Asia’s senior education specialist, Ayako Inagaki, sad the assistance would enable the Sri Lankan government to improve their level of education with the advent of new technology and communications. Meanwhile, business Analysts in Saudi Arabia during an investment forum said the focus for education and entrepreneurship are among the best agenda should the country needs to remain leading in economy in the Middle East.

Rob Jones, editorial director of AME Info, a news agency based in Dubai said with many businesses adopting new technology in today’s modern society many people from the country could improve a lot better. The country has all the money and people should continue to improve their entrepreneurial spirit should they wish to become successful businessmen in the future.

Jones, who quoted a delegate, says the region is drowning in liquidity but as far as venture capital it is also thirsty. Many young and neophyte entrepreneurs of the country are grouping in the dark because they don’t exactly know how to develop their respective businesses. As a result, they cannot fully develop their ideas into fruition.

Indonesia is one of the improve country in Asia. No wonder that they are several infrastructure and establishment that been built in this nation. With the development of the nation’s status, it also required knowledgeable and skillful leaders or workers in order to deal the modernization of the country. Gaining knowledge and skills all started in the educational system of the school. In which, the teachers became the core foundation of nurturing the minds of the youth with knowledge and abilities.

Teaching is a very powerful profession. Teachers, being the molders of today’s youth, have been given a task of preparing the youth for their role as tomorrow’s leaders. Acknowledging their great role in the society, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono takes into consideration of increasing the benefits of the teachers in their nation. This will be a good start in developing more the quality education of the state. Since, their prime concern is to improve the quality education; it should be a good start if it all started in improving the quality life of the teachers. After all they are the ones who are in charge of the educational system of the nation.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono encourages the educational sector of Indonesia to take their role seriously. Since, they serve as mentor to the young mind they must also set a good example as what being a leader must be. In which, he reminded them about the negative impact of street demonstration. If they have any concerned that they want to bring out to the government they must not take into going a protest or any demonstration just to hear their side but rather present it in a formal and lawful way. Besides, the government will hear their side and take necessary action in respond to what their demands or request.

The President also encourages the teacher to remain firm and still hold on to the goal of maintaining the quality education of the nation amidst the challenges that arises. The point is here, if the nation still remains focus to its educational vision; the goal of winning the globalization is within reach. Teachers became a prime mover to sharpen the edge of competitiveness of the nation.