(Monrovia, Liberia-October 5, 2020)-In an effort to give flowers to whom flowers belong, and to appreciate the selfless sacrifices and commitment of the teaching profession to deliver quality and professional instruction to our outcoming generation for the growth and development of Mama Liberia, the Ministry of Education in recognition of International Teachers’ Day has set aside a Special Recognition Day which is every October 6 to appreciate some special and hardworking teachers with integrity who have the compassion to transform our generation from illiterate to literate population throughout the Republic of Liberia.
This recognition will serve as a motivation for teachers who have tirelessly and tremendously contributed their God-given talent for human capacity development. This group of people deserve to be honored and recognized daily for imparting knowledge to our generation. Without them, imagine what the world would have been!
Each one of us has a teacher who has made a positive impact on our lives that we just can’t forget. Teachers have taught, counseled, mentored, and provided direction where it was most needed.
Education as a fundamental human right cannot be fulfilled without qualified, competent, reliable, and committed teachers. Henceforth, the Government of Liberia places special emphasis on teacher quality. This is further supported by national and international partners, civil society, parent-teachers association, education secretariats, public & private schools, and religious institutions. They all join the students to celebrate teachers on October 6 every year. This year’s celebration of International Teachers Day is being celebrated under the theme, “Teachers: Leading in crisis, preparing to engage the future in COVID 19”.
However, COVID-19 Pandemic has not only claimed lives worldwide or affected our very existence as human beings but has changed our approach to the teaching-learning process; the issue of virtual vs face-to-face learning experience or the combination of both include ICT education is or becoming increasingly of demand that all teachers must in some way or somehow adopt. The demand is huge, but it is something we all have to face.
Liberian teachers did their best in these difficult times of our existence. They made sure that in crisis, children got educated and that no one was left behind.
Finally, the President of the Republic of Liberia, the Minister of Education, our educational partners, education stakeholders, and all citizens and residents of Liberia do recognize the great efforts of all teachers, and congratulate them on this International Teachers Day!
We highly appreciate the level of commitment and sacrifices of all teachers and encourage them to continue to strive for excellence as they carry out their God-Given gift of teaching.
CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS! CONGRATULATIONS!
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