Teachers Day Message
Teachers Day Message
Most of the schools and institutions make Teachers Day: Speeches by Famous
elaborate preparations for the Personalities
celebrations. The ceremony usually kicks
off with a warm Teachers' Day speech APJ Abdul Kalam: The former late
paying respect and thanking teachers for president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam was
their contribution. This is often followed the teacher we all needed in life. With his
by a range of colourful cultural programs, simple words, he was able to motivate
feast and other activities which make the many to pursue their dreams. One of his
event special and memorable. very significant speeches during his tenure
as the president of India, he spoke about
A few traditional ways of celebrating the the students need to question. As quoted
event include presenting colourful flowers, in the speech he said, “Educationist should
beautiful Teachers' Day cards or gifts to build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry,
creativity, entrepreneurial and moral learn?’ She genuinely listened to what I
leadership among students and become had to say.
their role model.” APJ Abdul Kalam was
also pro-liberalisation, therefore his
speech also included this: If a country is to
be corruption free and become a nation of "If a country is to be corruption free and
beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are become a nation of beautiful minds, I
three key societal members who can make strongly feel there are three key societal
a difference. They are the father, the members who can make a difference. They
mother and the teacher. are the father, the mother and the
teacher." - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Narendra Modi: The current prime
minister and eminent leader, Narendra
Modi is known to be extra specific with his "Education is not the filling of a pail, but
words. In his 2014 speech made the lighting of a fire." -William Butler
on teachers day, PM Modi spoke about Yeats
how a student is the identity of a teacher.
Some key pointers from his speech are: "Good teaching is more a giving of right
Students spend most of their hours with
questions than a giving of right answers." -
teachers, thus they have a huge role in the
life of students. In villages, grandfathers Josef Albers
naturally assume the role of a
teacher.Other than this, he also spoke "Let us remember: One book, one pen,
about Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the one child, and one teacher can change the
man after who teacher’s day is celebrated. world." - Malala Yousafzai
PM Modi was quoted saying, “Youngsters
did not live during the time of Dr.
"You are the bows from which your
Radhakrishnan but you have seen Dr.
Kalam. He always wanted to be children as living arrows are sent forth." -
remembered as a teacher. How unique Khalil Gibran
was his passion that he never left students
for a moment in his life. The most
profound thought in PM Modi’s speech
was: It is the teachers that make the
generations.