“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” – William Arthur Ward.

The Teachers Day is celebrated all over the world for the admiration of Teachers for their special contribution. The day is celebrated on different dates in different countries.

In India, Teachers Day is celebrated on 5th September to honour the teachers for their contribution to the society. It is the birth anniversary of the second President of the country, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.

Dr. Sarvepelli Radhakrishnan who became President of India in 1962 was a staunch educationist, renowned diplomat and a great teacher. As a mark of honour, his students wanted to celebrate his birthday. But Dr. Radhakrishnan wanted his students to celebrate the day as Teachers Day. The request showed Dr.Radhakrishnan’s love for the teaching profession. He believed that “teachers should be the best minds in the country.”

Since then, India celebrates the day as Teachers Day where students pay reverence and gratitude to teachers for their noble effort in shaping their careers.

Teachers are the people who inspired us to be better human beings, to believe in ourselves and do the best we could possibly do in everything we tried.

Teachers need encouragement and support from the community to feel that their devotion to students is appreciated. Teacher’s Day is now one of the occasions that is looked forward by the teachers and students alike. As the day passes the students perform the regular activities that are performed by the teachers.

Various countries celebrate the day on different dates. In China, teacher’s day is celebrated on September 10th. In Russia, the Day is observed on the 5th of October, coinciding with World Teacher’s Day, established by UNESCO in 1994. In the United States, Teachers’ Day is a non-official holiday on the Tuesday of the first full week of May. In Thailand, National Teacher’s Day is celebrated every year, on January 16. May 16 is dedicated to teachers, in Malaysia. The day is called ‘Hari Guru’ in Malaysia and is a working day.