World Teachers' Day
Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 5 Oct, 20075th October is World Teachers' Day or National Teachers' Day
The Western Cape Education Department plans to have a massive programme of rewards for educators, approaching, for example, gyms, salons and spas for a massive "spoil a teacher" extravaganza to give every teacher at least one hour of pampering in that week.
More seriously, the international theme for the day is "Better working conditions for teachers mean better working conditions for learners" . Education International (which represents 30 million educators from 390 organisations) has identified six demands regarding working conditions of teachers across the world.