In honor of all the teachers

On October 5, 1966, UNESCO signed the "Recommendation on the Improvement of the Status of Teachers". From this "World Teacher's Day" was established. As a nod to this, the "Teach for Japan" group also established " Teachers' Day" in Japan, to also fall on October 5th annually. The purpose is to convey to society the appeal of the job of a teacher, the daily practice of teachers in the field, and the efforts to achieve it. 

The main purpose is to promote teaching as a vocation. But it is also a day to express gratitude  to the teachers who took care of you when you were a student and the teachers that are nurturing your children now.  It has me thinking about my teachers in both elementary and high school. I wonder what they are doing now!

I had a lot of nuns as teachers as I went to Catholic schools my whole primary and secondary level school years. There are very few nuns left in my home country, Ireland, now. I wonder what will become of Catholic schools in the future. 

In Japan, most of the schools are nondenominational. Maybe that is the way Christian schools will have to go in the future. 

To all the teachers everywhere, happy Teacher's Day!