Today is the 29th anniversary of World Teachers’ Day, which has been celebrated on October 5 since 1994. The theme of World Teachers’ Day 2023 is “The teachers we need
“A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart.”
This online quote rings especially true as today (Thursday 5 October) marks World Teacher’s Day and the month of October is dubbed Teacher Appreciation Month.
“We all have a teacher who has had a lasting positive influence on our lives, or our children’s lives, and these teachers deserve to be acknowledged,” said Western Cape Minister of Education David Maynier.
World Teachers’ Day was brought into existence in 1994 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and since then, it