They were among the first to leave during the months of the lockdown and had to adapt to a real revolution in the world of school. And today more than any other sector they are the ones who have to face the many problems linked to the health emergency and social distancing. Worldwide the October 5th is World Teachers' Day. A celebration established in 1994. The theme of this 2020 is “Teachers: managing a crisis and imagining another future”. Not by chance chosen to reflect on the numerous difficulties that the category has been facing for weeks with the start of the new school year at the time of Covid.
World Teachers' Day, a little history
This day also known as "Teachers' day " or "Teacher Day" was created in 1994.UNESCO, the United Nations Organization that deals with the promotion of Education, Science and Culture. A specific day to commemorate the signing of the UNESCO Recommendations on Teacher Status, which had been signed in 1966. This document has a great value for the world of schools and teachers, as it is the reference basis for the rights and responsibilities of teachers.
The meaning of this day in 2020
As explained in an official note from UNESCO, this day is aimed at reflecting on the entire category, today more than ever put to the test. "Today is the time to recognize the role of teachers in ensuring that a generation of students can reach their full potential - reads in the note-. And the importance of education for economic growth and social cohesion during and after the pandemic. Today is the time to reimagine education and achieve our vision of equal access for all boys and girls to quality education.".
Google's homage for this anniversary
To remember this day was also Google with a special and colorful "doodle". All over the world today were the initiatives for teachers. A way to remember the daily sacrifices, for a quality, inclusive and equal education. Today, for example, it will be in online mode the delivery of prizes for the best teachers of the year. A day, therefore, to encourage all teachers not to give up and indeed to become a point of reference for a school of level and attentive to each student.
In Italy the difficulties of teachers during the lockdown
With the reopening of the schools, many hoped to have left behind the many difficulties of the past months. For days the teachers measured themselves with the distance teaching, a new and above all complex learning approach. Today the schools have reopened but in some cities there have been cases of contagion. The alert therefore remains high so that everyone respects the rules on spacing, on the use of masks and on the rules for sanitation and sanitation of the premises. In Italy, 7.507.484 students returned to school, of which 268.671 with disabilities.
"In these weeks - said the Minister of Education Lucia Azzolina on the occasion of this day- teachers have an important task, to support girls and boys in compliance with the rules. This will allow us to stay in school safely. The data tells us that, once again, they are doing a great job. Thanks to them and together with them we are facing this difficult period, and together we will plan, looking beyond this crisis, the school of the future.".
