World Teachers' Day 2024: Teachers are our second parents. They love us, nurture us, guide us and impart wisdom. They teach us the skills and values that we require to navigate through life in the later stages.
Teachers are our gurus and with their teachings, we can cross every hurdle that comes in front of us. Every year, World Teachers' Day is observed to pay our respects to the teachers who taught us the basics of life, and who broke the barriers of a classroom and taught us how to do life. World Teachers' Day 2024: Date Every year, World Teachers' Day is observed on October 5.
This year, the special day falls on Saturday. ALSO READ: Teachers' Day 2024: Why India celebrates it on September 5? History, significance and celebrations World Teachers' Day 2024: History World Teachers' Day was established by UNESCO in 1994. In 1996, it commemorated the signing of - Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers.
The recommendation focused on the rights, responsibilities, training, employment and working conditions of the teachers. Since 1994, this day is observed with each year focusing on a unique theme related to the advancements or the challenges faced by teachers all over the world. World Teachers' Day 2024: Theme The theme for this year’s World Teachers' Day is - Valuing teacher voices: towards a new social contract for education.
According to the official website of UNESCO, this year’s World Teacher’s Day will focus on “the urgency of calling for and attending to.