Teachers Day: Teachers engine of society-NGO
Post bySupreme International Magazine
By Uchenna Eletuo
The Founder and President, A Mother Love Initiative (AMLi) a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) Mrs Hanatu Enwemadu, on Wednesday said that teaching profession was essential to societal growth.
Enwemadu, made the assertion in Lagos at an event to commemorate the 28th anniversary of World Teachers’ Day with the theme: “Teachers at the heart of education recovery”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos reports that, AMLi focused on the preservation, protection, enhancement, and sustainability and well-being of African child.
Enwemadu, described teachers as the engine f the society, asked people to treat teachers with respect to get the best from them.
The World Teachers Day is an annual milestone celebrated every October 5 since it was introduced in 1994 by UNESCO.
The essence of it was to draw attention to the achievements and contributions of teachers toward a better society through sound teaching and as well highlight its concerns and objectives.
According to her Hanatu we at A Mother’s Love Initiative join the world to celebrate all teachers worldwide.
“They are the real heroes and heroines that save the day in every society.
“Every home and society need the teacher figure. Parents and guardians are primarily the first teachers any child could have. Siblings, uncles, aunties, relatives and friends also lend hands.
“Impacting the child’s informal education. Then formally, teachers groom them through the rest of their education”. she said.
Enwemadu said that teachers work hard to inspire, guide, educate, and mentor us every day. “They are the origin of all professions, and no sane society could thrive without teachers.
She said that the role teachers play at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education are equally as critical and pivotal as that of parents because teachers assume the responsibility of training and molding the child’s future.
She further said that AMLi also focuses on the mental health of teachers and its implications on socio-emotional learning environment in the school setting.(NAN)