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Nation Teachers' Day Special

''A TEACHER'S JOB IS TO CREATE,

PUSH UP FUTURE GENERATIONS"

"The true teacher is the one who prepares the student for the
challenges of tomorrow, not the one who forces facts into the
student's mind." This viewpoint on the usefulness of a teacher
comes from the great teacher known as former President Dr.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. His birthday is celebrated on September
5, which is also known as "Teacher's Day." Around 97 lakh teachers
work in 15.09 lakh schools across the country to shape the futures
of more than 26.44 crore students. Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
on the other hand, seizes every opportunity to connect with children
as a parent and teacher. On his first Teacher's Day as Prime
Minister, he spoke on a variety of topics. Let's read here his call to
the teachers interspersed in his speeches...

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irthday of Former President of India but also teaches the art of living and the habit
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated of cherishing dreams. "Drishtanto naiva drishta:
Bas Teacher's Day on September 5th. tri-bhuvan jathare, sadguruoh jnana datuh," our
Radhakrishnan always tried to live his life as a scriptures say. That means there is no simile,
teacher. Not only that, but "he always used to say, no equivalent, of a guru in the entire universe.
a good education is one in which the student never Nobody can do what a guru can do. Our teachers
dies." The teacher is not bound by age, and he do not regard their work as merely a profession;
or she can never retire. Respect for the teacher, for them, teaching is a human emotion, a sacred
devotion to education by the teacher, and a sense and moral duty. That is why the teacher and
of belonging between student and teacher; this the students have a family relationship rather
is the only pair that not only serves knowledge than a professional one. And this relationship...

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