In 1994, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) proclaimed 5th October to be World Teachers’ Day, 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. This […]
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An English class can seem like an endless litany of literary devices and structured essays. English teachers love the way art reflects real life in all its confusion, pain and difficulty. Some argue that the emotional side of literature should be explicitly taught as part of the curriculum. English teacher Andrew Simmons describes it as […]
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Education Mr. Fred Matiang’i announced that schools will not be shut despite on going arson attacks. The communication came at a time when the teachers’ unions threatened to go on strike if they are not closed immediately. A meeting of head teachers, religious leaders and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission […]