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"You cannot teach today the same way you did yesterday to prepare students for tomorrow"
John Dewey
UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special intergovernmental conference convened by UNESCO in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers, in cooperation with the ILO.
It is a day to celebrate how teachers are transforming education but also to reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talent and vocation, and to rethink the way ahead for the profession globally
World Teachers’ Day is co-convened in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF and Education International (EI)
đź’“Theme 2022:
“The transformation of education begins with teachers”.
“To truly celebrate World Teachers’ Day, we must go beyond thanking teachers. We must invest in quality public education systems. We call on governments everywhere to invest in teachers, guarantee labour rights and good working conditions, involve teachers in decision-making, and trust their pedagogical expertise. The transformation starts with teachers. We are the beating heart of education.”
David Edwards, General Secretary, Education International
Worldwide, 69 million teachers are needed to reach universal basic education by 2030. The largest deficit is in sub-Saharan Africa.
"Lack of training, unattractive working conditions and inadequate funding all undermine the teaching profession and aggravate the global learning crisis. (...) There is an urgent need to better recognise this profession on which the future of our children depends."
Teachers, make your voice heard on social media and highlight teacher leadership in transforming education.
Feel free to use the suggested post and image below:
"Teachers are the beating ❤️ of education."
Education systems were already failing our children even before the pandemic. COVID-19 has exacerbated this learning crisis and children in almost every country have fallen behind in their learning.
We need a global effort to tackle the learning crisis head on. Together, we can help every child gain basic reading and math skills and unlock their potential.
Everyone can help by celebrating the profession, by generating awareness about teacher issues, by ensuring that teacher respect is part of the natural order of things.
Take the opportunity of the day to discuss, compare, learn, argue, share and improve.
Happy Teacher's Day! Don't give up! You're the beat of education!
As my usual readers know, I love music, I have a master degree in Music/Piano. I have been a piano teacher for years. It would be impossible not to write about Music Day.
"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."
Well, this year to celebrate Music Day, I chose to propose to my usual readers a marvelous symphonic fairy tale for children, Peter and the Wolf, a musical composition written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936.
The narrator tells a children's story, while the orchestra illustrates it by using different instruments to play a "theme" that represents each character in the story. It is Prokofiev's most frequently performed work and one of the most frequently performed works in the entire classical repertoire. Each character in the story is represented by a Leitmotif played on a unique instrument.
The film based on the story of Peter and the Wolf as set to the music Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. Unlike the usual version of Prokofiev's work, the film has no narrator but relies on music and images to tell the story.
This inviting picture book introduces a new generation of youngsters to the exciting story of the hungry wolf, the ill-fated duck, the fortunate cat, the fearless little bird, and the brave and cunning Peter, who helps save his friends from the wolf's jaws-and the wolf from the hunters' guns.
The film is based on the story of Peter and the Wolf as set to the music Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. Unlike the usual version of Prokofiev's work, the film has no narrator but relies on music and images to tell the story.
Peter and the Wolf
bySergei Prokofiev
Janet Schulman,
Erna Voigt(Illustrator)
via Amazon
A new recording of Prokofiev's music was made to accompany the cinema and television release. The recording was made by the Philharmonia Orchestra and conducted by Mark Stephenson.
Sergei Prokofiev's brilliant compositions are numerous and varied, butPeter and the Wolfis definitely the most evocative and delightful. I listened so many adaptations of this famous work, including editions read by Sting on Spotify, David Bowie, and Basil Rathbone. And I love to watchPeter and the Wolf, the 2008 Oscar-winning stop-motion animated film, which inspired me as well.
At the request of the Central Children’s Theatre in Moscow, Prokofiev wrote Peter and the Wolf as a musical symphony for children to cultivate children’s musical tastes from a young age. Many U.S. children still encounter this timeless tale in elementary school.
The story tells the tale of Peter, a young boy, his grandfather and a bunch of animals. Each character in the story is also represented by a specific musical instrument. Peter gets an upbeat violin melody; his grandfather a bumbling bassoon.
Each of the various animals also get their own instruments: a flute for the bird, oboe for the duck, clarinet for the cat, French horns for the wolf and various woodwinds and drums for the hunters who save the day.
Children learn to distinguish the sounds of the instruments during the performance of this tale.
via Colorado State University
Many studies have emerged in recent years describing the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral benefits of music education for children.
Singing and playing music is one of the most effective ways to help young people learn. The benefits include a longer attention span, emotional stability, resilience and cognitive capacity.
Nearly everyone enjoys music, whether by listening to it, singing, or playing an instrument. But despite this almost universal interest, many schools are choosing to do away with their music education programs.
This is a mistake, with schools losing not only an enjoyable subject, but a subject that can enrich students’ lives and education.
Music education is so important, and it offers benefits even beyond itself.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
Each year the International Day of Peace is celebrated around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.
But achieving true peace entails much more than laying down arms. It requires the building of societies where all members feel that they can flourish. It involves creating a world in which people are treated equally, regardless of their race.
Life is better in a world where peace exists and, today, we look to those who have been peacemakers and peacekeepers to learn what we can each do individually to make the world a more peaceful place.
via Davia/ Google Images
Education:
Schools and educational institutes must take the lead, arranging lessons for students to discuss how different cultures celebrate peace and to learn about conflict and wars in history so that mistakes are not repeated.
Teach your students key concepts that promote peace such as conflict-resolution, peaceful dialogue, consensus-building, and the choice of non-violence.
Students are invited to organize art exhibitions at school, and develop some activities to promote peace and end racism, among classmates.
via Davia/ Google Images
On an individual level, people take part in activities like planting trees or setting caged animals free, as every little act helps in spreading the message of peace and love.
Teachers, I hope you will enjoy my suggestions of July. There are some interesting news as Pinocchio, an animated musical fantasy or James Webb Telescope among other two.
However, don't forget to share some good ideas to celebrate Peace Day! Oh! Teach your students to be human rights champions!
