This year, the World Teachers’ Day will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights (1948).
The World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.
This recommendation talks about the rights and responsibilities of teachers and set standards for recruitment, employment, teaching and learning conditions.
The International Teachers’ Day is celebrated to highlight the role of a teacher in the development of a student and as well as the society.
UNESCO and Education International (EI), with the help of several media organisations highlight the points that how teachers lay the foundation of a civilised and progressive society.
Source: Times of India