There is no better day to celebrate the work of teachers than World Teachers’ Day. Unesco’s organised celebration on Sunday 5 October is held annually to celebrate the good work that educators do around the world, many working in difficult conditions and with limited resources. We want you to join us in remembering the very best teachers – almost everyone will have someone that springs to mind.
In a recent campaign for the Person Teaching Awards, Minnie Driver – along with other famous faces – said thank you to the teachers who inspired her. She said that she had a good music teacher who encouraged her to explore a love of music. “The arts give children the tools for creative thinking that serve children in every aspect of scholastic development,” she said.
So who do you remember and why? We’d like you to tell us the lessons that you learned. You could share an image explaining this or tell us with a story. We’d love to hear, in particular, from teachers themselves about the most valuable lessons that they learnt themselves and how this impacts on their teaching today. We also want to hear teacher successes, so share those with us too.
Teachers do an incredibly important job. Join us in saying thank you by telling us the advice you most appreciated. We’ll then do a round-up of some of the best contributions on the Guardian Teacher Network site.
You can share your pictures by clicking on one of the blue “contribute” buttons or, if you’re out and about, you can download the GuardianWitness app on your smartphone. Please bear in mind that we need parental permission for photos which include anyone under 16s, so do make that explicit in the text when you submit them.
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