By Cynthia McCabe
Monday, October 5, 2009 -- A foundering economy, damaging budget cuts, too little respect and autonomy, too much testing. Sound familiar? It should, even if it’s in South Africa or the United Kingdom. The concerns of United States educators are shared by their colleagues around the world and today those concerns are the focus of World Teachers’ Day. Every October 5, Education International – the global union federation of which the National Education Association is a founding member – celebrates the profound, positive influence of teachers on students around the globe.
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3 comments:
On World Teacher Day I had no break(as usual).....a short lunch due to lack of staff...happens quite a bit..how was your day?
I hope you submit a slip for overtime pay, or at least document and file a grievance. If you remain complacent, you allow the behavior
When was World Teacher Day?? No mention of it in my world.
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