ASSOCIATION OF NURSERY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS IN NIGERIA ( ANPEIN) JOINS THE REST OF THE WORLD TO CELEBRATE ALL TEACHERS AND OTHER GATEKEEPERS IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN .


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*Preamble*
He who opens a school and employs right teachers closes the doors to prison !
No doubt ,in the last one year ,our understanding of teaching and learning and the conditions under which a professional teacher teaches has significantly changed .Teachers now work *under the new normal scheme* , they now wear many hats before they can significantly influence the learners .
New methods ,strategies , dress codes , disposition to teaching and the teaching profession have evolved and occur at a break neck speed ..Most teaching is now being done online using different ICT tools and devices.It is only the willing that can catch up ! Many things have changed ,all products in the market , rents ,bills and other ultility have ridiculously increased and yet ONLY TEACHERS'S SALARIES HAVE NOT INCREASED BECAUSE PARENTS AND GUARDIANS HAVE NOT FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE PAINS OF COVID 19! WHAT CAN WE DO TO SALVAGE THIS SITUATION ?
It is glaring without any iota of exaggeration, that education with capital E has become a tall order as most teachers have resigned to look for a greener pasture leaving the innocent and our future leaders in disarray. The pandemic of corona virus has forced many practitioners including school owners to opt out of teaching and running of school because of the suffering they experienced during the lock down ..Many teachers were not paid for nine months leaving them and their families in serious agony .The agony that led some to abandon the teaching profession till date .
And without teachers in right quality and quantity , our educational system may not recover easily from the agony created by the lock down .
It is more glaring too that, there is a crisis in the world educational system and it can only be confronted by qualified teachers *and where are they now?*
Perhaps ,that is why this year's theme of world teachers' day is tagged *TEACHERS AT THE HEART OF EDUCATION RECOVERY*..The theme is apt because of the fact that ,the world is dealing with a major crisis which can only be ameliorated by the teachers and
*understanding Teachineering processes* as one of the surest ways to survive the post Covid era is what every teacher needs . Teachers ,ever than before , need to be re profiled and be equipped with coping mechanism that make them RECOVER ALL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN LOST IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND OTHER CONNECTED ISSUES.. As the current classrooms contain the future Presidents, Governors , Ministers ,PROVOST's, Vice -chancellors etc , the knowledge of yesterday is no longer enough to teach today's children .
Knowing fully well that ,nurturing these future leaders especially during the post COVID ERA requires special knowledge and *such knowledge should be looked for even if it in China*
Our association seizes the euphoria of this celebration to appeal to Government , School owners , and other Gatekeepers to double up their efforts and interest in teachers by making their welfare a top priority in their decision .
Once again , I join other well wishers to celebrate teachers in whatever name ,they are called on the occasion of World Teachers Day .
As long as you still remain in the chalk and talk business, you deserve my honour .


Fowowe Simeon Sunday
National President (ANPEIN)