World Teachers' Day is celebrated annually on October 5. It is a day to celebrate the role of all educators, including teachers, researchers, and professors. Also known as International Teachers Day, this day has been celebrated since 1994 to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. The theme for World Teachers' Day 2020 is "Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future". The day provides the occasion to celebrate the teaching profession worldwide, take stock of achievements, and draw attention to the voices of teachers, who are at the heart of efforts to attain the global education target of leaving no one behind. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly added to the challenges faced by already over-extended education systems throughout the world. It is quite pathetic today that teachers are not respected for their sacrificial role of burning like a candle while imparting knowledge on others to attain success. If we consider what they go through on daily basis in the local communities and hinterlands of most developing countries, particularly in sub-Sahara Africa, one will but be touched to decry the contempt teaching profession is subjected to. A recent discovery has shown that over 60 per cent of teachers do not have job satisfaction and are psychologically discouraged due to low take-home pay, deprived welfare packages and disregards for their salient contributions to nation-building. The postulation that – ‘Teachers Rewards Are in Heaven,’ a common submission in some Nigerian Societies that gives credence to the fact that teachers are regarded as personal non-granter. Teachers at all levels should enjoy the labour of their hands while alive and not in their post-mortal state. There is no contention about the positive contributions of teachers to human capital development globally. Without teachers, the world would not have great leaders and heroes who make our planet a better place for all. @unesco @unicef @malalafund #worldteachersday #teachersday2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9xkCbA8e6/?igshid=1kc53gw0g7amg
