Teacher's day :)

On Friday the 3rd of October there was the teachers day in our school. We were really surprised by the way in which they celebrate it because in our home country the teachers day is not really a special day. I talked to some teachers, students and friends from other countries what they now about the International Teachers day, but first about this day itself.

WHAT IS THE TEACHERS DAY!?
On October 5, 1994, the first World Teachers' Day was held. This event has been organized on the same date each year since then. However, local events may be on some other date close to October 5, so that they do not fall during autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) school vacations.

OTHER COUNTRIES!
There are huge differences in which the Teachers day is celebrated. For example in my home country Austria nobody really knows about this day. There is just one day in the year where the students have a day of and the teachers make a trip for example hiking in the mountains and then go to a restaurant.
Moreover there is not this kind of respect to the teachers. Of course it depends on the kind of teacher but the only present for a teacher is often when you graduate. 

In France there is nothing like this teachers day and Anne Sophie said that students and teachers did not have such a good relationship as in Lithuania. "Students are present to learn and teachers to teach. There is no complicity and the students could not think to this kind of day. I think it‘s too bad because these days are efficient to create community in the school." 

In Spain it is quite similar. Liudvikas said that it is celebrated on the 27.November but it is not very popular and just teacher are celebrating it. 

Moreover I have talked to some friends from different countries. Most of them did not know anything about this special day in their home country. Ana from Rumania and Mateo form Italy had no Idea what I am talking about. They never heard about teacher’s day before. Quite funny if you know that Mateo is a teacher in Italy.

Hamish from Australia wrote me that he don’t know anything about it but his sister is a teacher and she told him, that they just celebrate this day in the morning in the teachers room, together with the other teachers. They have a cup of tea together and that’s all. 

Barbara from Hungary wrote me: "Firstly this day was celebrated on 7-8. of June in 1952 and on this occasion, diplomas for outstanding teachers and later several awards were handed out on this day. These diplomas and awards are provided for the best pedagogues of the country.
In schools, students usually give bunches of flowers for their teachers. The parents community arrange this gifting for the main teachers but on the other hand studends gift bunches for their own favourite teachers as well."

Tamuna, the last volunteer in the Radijo klubas from Georgia said that it is like in Lithuania. They celebrate it on the 5th October but in general, the teachers’ day and the students’ day is more the first or the second day in September, after the summer holidays.

The most important day for them is the Georgian language day. They celebrate it the 14^th april, since 1990.

 

WHAT STUDENTS THINK!

It looked like that most of the students really enjoy to work, organize and to celebrate this day for their teachers. Radvile said that it was a lot of work but everybody could say their own ideas and take part in the organization. It is a real special day and everybody is happy - it is worth the effort.

WHAT TEACHERS THINK!

On Friday I have talked to some teachers from our school. I asked them what they think about the teacher’s day and of course they like it because it is nearly like a day of for them. They think it is important because it helps to have a good time while working together and to have more respect from each other. Alla Chvostova said that she make presents for her students too. For example on Christmas when they make a celebrating lesson and have a great time together. Through that she try to show the students that she enjoy the work together with them.

Moreover I was surprised when I was talking to Danguolė Kukla and her stories. She told me that teachers often get presents. For example once she got a barbeque grill and then she made a big barbeque for all of them twice. So it was a win-win situation for both of them and it is a great chance to get to know each other in a completely different way.

All teachers I talked to said it is great to hear that is something special for us foreigners, because some teachers always think the students should organize even more. And so they hear that it is really special and not self-evident.  You as a students did a good work and the teachers I think are happy to have such students.
For me it is really great to see something like that too and it really shows that teachers are important for our life and it is important to respect them. I hope that you will continue this tradition.