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World Teachers’ Day 2023: Date, History, Significance, Theme, Quotes, and Celebration

World Teachers’ Day 2023: History, Significance and Theme – Every year, World Teachers’ Day or International Teachers’ Day is observed on October 5 across the world to thank and honour teachers for their contributions to their students. On this day, various meetings, and conferences are conducted to identify problems being faced by teachers of the country as well as globally and find solutions to those issues.

Why Is World Teachers’ Day Celebrated On October 5?

  • The Day of October 5 was proclaimed World Teachers’ Day to pay respect to adopting the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation in 1994. The meeting recognized the contribution of teachers in society and gave homage to their cooperation with the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

World Teachers’ Day 2023: Theme

  • World Teachers’ Day 2023 Theme is “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage”.
  • The 2022 Year marks the 28th anniversary of World Teachers’ Day and the theme is “The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers”.
  • The Theme 2021 for International Teachers Day is “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”.

World Teachers’ Day 2023: History

  • The day was Set up in 1994 after the UNESCO Recommendation concerning teachers to mark “teaching in freedom” in 1996.
  • In 1994, October 5 was proclaimed as World Teachers’ Day by UNESCO to honour the adoption of the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation.
  • The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared October 5 to be World Teachers’ Day after the adoption of this recommendation.

World Teacher’s Day 2023: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Greetings

  • “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai
  • “If a country is to be corruption-free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” – Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
  • “The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” – Anatole France
  • “You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.” – Khalil Gibran
  • “Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.” – Arne Duncan
  • “Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.” – Roger Moore

World Teacher’s Day 2023: FAQs

When is World Teacher’s Day observed?

Every year, World Teacher’s Day is celebrated on October 5th.

What is the theme for World Teacher’s Day 2023?

World Teachers’ Day 2023 Theme is “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage”.

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