World Teachers’ Day held annually on October, 5 is a UNESCO initiative, a day devoted to appreciating, assessing, and improving the educators of the world. The real point is to provide a time to look at and address issues pertaining to teachers. One of the most central, vital professionals to society does not receive the respect it deserves in some parts of the world. World Teachers’ Day is a natural extension of UNESCO's all year round work of promoting teachers, ensuring that this profession, so vital to the healthy functioning of society, is itself "healthy". Teachers are a normative indicator of social health.
We have watched and discussed President’s Obama speech about American teachers. Several other You Tube videos were offered to the club about teachers in the USA. All of them triggered discussions about teachers’ mission in the society and the challenges for teachers in the 21st century. The video about teachers carrying guns in some of the American states was most striking. Our American guest at the session, Mr. Andrew, provided a chance for the club members to describe the differences between Ukrainian and American teaching culture. Among the club members we had five professional teachers who started a heated discussion about role of teachers in Ukrainian education. To give everyone a chance to talk the session’s moderator asked the audience to share their experiences about their English teachers.
The second task for the group was to describe their experiences of being a teacher – the stories ranges from minors’ tutoring in school subjects to couching in street workout and swimming in summer camps. To wrap up the discussion we asked Mr. Andrew to tell about his experiences of teaching English to the foreigners in the United States.
The session was funny and educational and enjoyed by all the participants.
Number of participants – 31.
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