Teachers Day

Teachers Day

Teacher’s Day celebrated all over India on 5th September every year, not only commemorate the birth anniversary of late Dr. Radhakrishnan but also highlights the nobility of the profession of teaching and the role of teachers in our society.

5th Sept. celebrated as Teacher’s Day all over India, is a tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who spent nearly 40 years of his life a teacher par excellence. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr. Radhakrishnan who was born on 5th Sept. 1888. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan began his career of teaching at the age of 21 as a teacher of philosophy in the Presidency College, Chennai in 1909.

 Teacher’s Day not remain a day of formal function but rather a day to take a pledge: to respect and honour our teachers in whose hands lie the future of our country.

Teachers’ day is celebrated in our school every year. On this day, teachers are given a break for their routine job of teaching. In their place, the students of XII class dress smartly as teachers and teach the junior classes for about an hour or so. All the students take them as real teachers for that period. A day earlier, the school hall is tastefully decorated with colourful ribbons and bunting. The main function is held there.

All the teachers are invited by the students through artistic invitation cards as our honored guests and the most important persons. A cultural programme especially prepared for the teachers is held. In this programme, skits, songs, dances, mimicry and parodies are presented by the students. The teachers are parodied in a light vein without giving any of them an occasion for being displeased.

The student representatives in their speeches praise the teachers for the good work they do as nation-builders. We pray for their prosperity and long life. We even offer apologies for any lapses on our part.Then the teachers are presented beautiful bouquets and gifts, which usually create laughter without malice.Last of all the teachers are invited to a light refreshment programme and we get blessings from them which they give liberally in tune with their general nature of love and generosity.

One day every year, we celebrate Teachers' Day in honour of the teachers who spend so much time teaching us so many things.

This year, Teachers' Day began with a school assembly in the hall where the headmaster delivered a speech. After that we adjourned to our classes, not to have lessons, but to enjoy ourselves.

My classmates gave a small party for the teachers who taught us. Each of us contributed a small sum of money to buy cakes, drinks and other titbits. On that day we arranged the chairs and desks so that they surrounded an empty space in the middle of the classroom.

So began a round of eating, drinking and playing games with the teachers. Most of the teachers were very sporting and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was so different from having lessons.

The other classes gave parties too. So the teachers had to move from class to class and participate in the fun. I would think that this was quite tiring on the part of the teachers but they managed it. After all it was their day to enjoy and have fun.

One class even gave a short play for their teachers. I did not get to watch it as I was busy tidying up the classroom after the party.

All in all it was a great day. The whole school was immersed in an atmosphere of gaiety. So when the school bell rang for dismissal I felt a little sad that it should end, but end it must. The day was over and we went home tired but happy.