Where did Teacher's Day come from? Teacher's Day is a holiday for people of the most humane and sincere profession. What to give for Teacher's Day

On an autumn day, when the first frosts are still creeping up timidly, the school celebrates Teacher's Day. Teacher is a dear word for each of us, our childhood and youth, the first steps to knowledge, the first word read, the joy of the first victories fit into its sounds. Teacher's Day is the brightest and most wonderful holiday, because for each of us the teacher, like a guiding star, leads us from the first school days through a complex but interesting land of knowledge. Any discovery in the world begins with a teacher, it is hard to imagine what would be on earth if there were no such specialty as a teacher.

What month is Teacher's Day in Russia

According to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 03.10.1994 N 1961 "On the celebration of Teacher's Day", in Russia Teacher's Day is celebrated on October 5th. Although more recently this day was celebrated on the first Sunday of this month. Now, by decision of UNESCO, Teacher's Day has become International. On this day, schoolchildren from all over the country present flowers and congratulations to their teachers on Teacher's Day, arrange gala evenings and amateur art concerts. On this holiday, teachers receive government awards for high merits.

Who is celebrating

This date is celebrated not only by school teachers, teachers of colleges, technical schools, but also by the teaching staff of higher educational institutions. Teacher's Day is a holiday of all teachers who invest their work in the development of every young person, in preparing him for an independent life and in choosing his life path. Each of us had his own first teacher, who put a piece of her warmth of soul and heart into each of us. She taught me to read and write, to think and create, to rejoice at our every success and victories. She, like a mother, taught us to love work, to understand the beauty of nature, not to be indifferent to the misfortune of others, to appreciate true friendship and to love.

A little about the profession

The teaching profession has always been considered the most important and respected. It is the teacher who is the blacksmith of human souls, helps the creative development of the child, helps to identify those inclinations that in the future can develop into giftedness, and subsequently result in a talented person, which is so necessary for modern society. Teaching is a talent, a special work, which is characterized by great love for children, teachers teach and educate young people - the future of our country.

history of the holiday

Initially, in our country, this holiday was established in 1965 by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council. On October 5, 1966, a special conference was held in Paris, which adopted a decree on the status of teachers, as a result of which the document "Recommendations concerning the status of teachers" was signed by the participants of UNESCO and the International Labor Organization. After that, the holiday began to be celebrated on the first Sunday in October. And since 1994, the celebration was postponed to October 5, although in many countries (former Soviet republics) they celebrate it the same way as before.

The holiday of people of this important and respected profession was officially established by the UN in 1994 to draw attention to the position of teachers in society, their role in education and development.

Teacher's Day is a symbol of gratitude and respect for teachers - people whose important role in the life of every person cannot be overestimated, because thanks to their work and perseverance, children gain a craving for knowledge, discover new talents in themselves, learn attention, patience and communication.

Therefore, Teacher's Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to your teachers, thank them once again for their selfless work and efforts. After all, a teacher is not just a profession, but a real vocation, since a good teacher gives not only knowledge, but also educates a new generation.

Why October 5

The choice of the date of the celebration is not accidental - in Paris on October 5, 1965, an intergovernmental conference of UNESCO and the International Labor Organization was held, where they adopted the document "On the Status of Teachers", in which the concept of "teacher" was clearly defined for the first time.

This category includes teachers who teach and educate children in primary and secondary schools. The Recommendation described the goals and policies in the field of education, the training of teachers and the importance of their professionalism.

Before the advent of World Teachers' Day, the school holiday was celebrated in many countries at the national level. In most states, holidays for teachers were held in the first half of October, as they were timed to coincide with the date of the adoption of the first international document regulating the working conditions of teachers.

Since 1994, World Teachers' Day has been celebrated annually on October 5 under the auspices of the International Federation of Teachers' Unions, which unites more than 400 organizations from 172 countries. Every year the holiday is held under a certain slogan.

The motto for 2017 is "Teaching Freedom, Empowering Teachers". With this call, the international community is trying to pay special attention to institutional autonomy and academic freedom in higher education institutions.

One of the oldest professions

Since ancient times, the school has become the basis for the development of mankind - according to archaeological excavations, the first schools appeared in the countries of the Ancient East - Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, India.

Historians believe that the need to transfer experience and knowledge to new generations led to the emergence of the teaching profession and educational institutions.

Many pedagogical terms that are used to this day: "pedagogy", "didactics", "rhetoric" and others appeared in Ancient Greece, where people who were engaged in pedagogical activities were called - teacher (from the Greek paidagogos, which literally means "children's , child guidance" - educator).

That is, a slave who accompanied the child to school and watched him at home, who had a great influence on the child, and gradually turned from an ordinary slave into a home teacher.

In general, in the countries of the Ancient East, there were three main types of schools: at temples - priestly schools that trained ministers of a religious cult; palace schools - to educate children of the slave-owning nobility; schools of scribes - prepared officials for the needs of the administrative and economic department.

Three systems of education were practiced in the ancient world: the Athenian, based on the ideas of versatile development, the Spartan, which brought up a strong warrior, and the Roman, in which many features of the Athenian and Spartan schools were further developed.

How to congratulate in different countries

Many countries around the world have joined the celebration of World Teachers' Day, with each country celebrating this day in its own way. Some countries have moved Teacher's Day to another date, however, this holiday does not cease to be international.

Teacher's Day in France is celebrated on October 5th. It is not customary to give any gifts on this day. At the request of the school, a concert can be organized, and then a sweet table for teachers and students to communicate in an informal setting. Sweets are brought by parents in advance.

In Germany, on Teacher's Day, it is also not customary to give gifts to teachers. If there is a desire and the child loves his teacher, you can present him with some kind of craft or draw a postcard.

In the United States, National Teachers' Day is celebrated on Tuesday, the first full week of May. This week is called Teacher Appreciation Week. Only the state of Massachusetts celebrates Teacher's Day on the first Sunday in June as a state holiday. On this day, if desired, children can give teachers flowers and sweets.

Poland celebrates Teacher's Day on October 14th. On this day, it is customary for teachers to give flowers, you can supplement the gift with chocolates, but not from each student, but from the whole class. More expensive gifts are not given. At the same time, it is customary to congratulate only your class teacher.

In China, Teacher's Day is celebrated on September 10th. The holiday was approved to raise the importance of this profession, since the work of a teacher became less revered during the Cultural Revolution. On this day, former students also come to schools to congratulate teachers. On this day, many warm words are heard, and children give flowers to teachers and prepare a festive program.

In Argentina, Teacher's Day has become one of the main national holidays, which is celebrated on September 11th. A general day off is declared, Argentines are happy to congratulate teachers.

In India, on Teacher's Day, which is celebrated on September 5, there is an interesting tradition. Senior students change places with teachers and conduct lessons themselves. Of course, many warm words of gratitude are said to all teachers on this day.

In England, it is customary to give tea on holidays. One of the English proverbs says: "Get knowledge at school with a book, and at home with a cup of tea." It has been scientifically proven that tea has a positive effect on brain activity, concentrates attention, maintains body tone, which in turn contributes to better assimilation of the material.

In Canada, the celebration coincides with World Teachers' Day. By the way, in 2002, a commemorative stamp was issued in Canada in honor of World Teachers' Day.

And in Austria, Teacher's Day is not celebrated - the class, if desired, can wish their teacher a Merry Christmas. For this purpose, symbolic sums are collected to give some pleasant and inexpensive thing.

In the countries of the former Soviet Union

For the first time this holiday was approved in the Soviet Union in 1965, it was celebrated on the first Sunday of October. This tradition has been preserved in some states of the former Soviet Union to this day. For example, in Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Kazakhstan and so on.

In Uzbekistan, the holiday is celebrated on October 1, and this day is officially recognized as a day off. And some countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova, celebrate the holiday on October 5 on World Teachers' Day.

In the countries of the former Soviet Union and the CIS, on Teacher's Day it is customary to arrange banquets, celebrations, give gifts, flowers, postcards and, of course, say words of gratitude.

In Russia, since 1994, Teacher's Day has also been celebrated on October 5 by decree of the President of the Russian Federation. In Russian schools, informal holidays are held on this day, where teachers are honored. According to tradition, teachers are given flowers and symbolic gifts, festive concerts and theatrical performances are arranged for them.

At the events dedicated to Teacher's Day, there are parents of students who, together with teachers, can evaluate the performances of their children, as well as morally support them. Beloved teachers come to visit former students.

In addition to school events, national events are also held, during which the country's leadership awards honored teachers and educators who have achieved the best results in their work.

Since 1992, the competition "Teacher of the Year of Russia" has been held, the founders of which are the Ministry of Education and Science, the All-Russian Trade Union of Education and the Teacher's Newspaper. The first competition was held in 1990, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the competition acquired the status of "All-Russian".

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The profession of a teacher is considered one of the most ancient and significant.

What, if not teaching children, laying the foundations in their minds about everything and everyone, can be more important for the formation of a full-fledged society?

We will tell you 13 facts about Teacher's Day that not everyone knows.

Previously, Teacher's Day was celebrated in Russia on October 2, then on the first Sunday of October - today this holiday is celebrated on October 5.

This list of interesting facts is completely dedicated to teachers and the wonderful autumn holiday Teacher's Day:

1. 1. The first association that everyone has is the memory of the wonderful holiday Teacher's Day - This is the day of self-government, when the honor of managing the school and conducting lessons falls to the most distinguished students. That is why the schoolchildren themselves love the holiday so much.
   2. Brazil was the first country to celebrate Teacher's Day. Back in 1947, in one of the schools in the city of Sao Paulo, teachers were congratulated with flowers and gifts, although this holiday acquired official status only in 1963.
   3. The holiday has international status and has been celebrated on October 5 in about a hundred countries around the world since 1994. The prerequisite for the creation of this holiday was the Paris Conference held in 1965 with the participation of UNESCO and the International Labor Organization, which approved the official decree on teachers.
   4. In the Soviet Union, and then in Russia, the holiday was celebrated at different times: until 1994 - on the first Sunday in October, and since 1994, as in the whole world - on October 5th.
   5. Most of the former Soviet republics such as Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Moldova celebrate Teacher's Day in the old way on the first Sunday of October.
   6. In Russia, the All-Russian competition Teacher of the Year is timed to coincide with this holiday, which is traditionally held in the city where last year's winner lives and teaches. The contestants are tested in several stages, the mandatory of which are writing a research paper, conducting open demonstration lessons and testing. The best of the best gets the statuette of the Big Crystal Pelican from the hands of the Minister of Education himself.
   7. In China, only three professional holidays are officially recognized. but the most widely revered is Teacher's Day, as this profession is highly respected in Eastern culture and considered one of the most prestigious.
   8. Most Russians do not consider the profession of a teacher to be prestigious, and would not really like to see their children as future teachers. Teaching work is considered to be a nervous job, therefore, teachers are provided with a short working day, long vacations and early retirement.
   9. Competition in pedagogical universities in Russia is always not high, therefore, you can enter there with the most ordinary scores in the Unified State Examination. Because of this, unfortunately, for Russian students, such a university usually serves as a fallback option if they failed to enter the desired educational institution.
   10. According to opinion polls in Russia, parents of schoolchildren donate money for an average of 500 rubles per child.
   11. The profession of a teacher in our time is considered female, however, the first teachers in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome were exclusively male. In ancient times, teaching children from an early age included not only the teaching of knowledge, but also a strict upbringing that only men could give.
   12. In 2015, in our country, the average salary of a teacher was more than 35 thousand rubles, which is equal to the total average wage in Russia. And this fact slightly increases the desire of graduates of pedagogical universities, especially young men, to work in their specialty at school.
   13. Working as a teacher is not recommended for people with an unstable psyche, as well as those who have speech defects or diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The most common occupational diseases of experienced teachers are acute laryngitis and myopia.

Teacher's Day is the best occasion to congratulate all your teachers, to express gratitude for their work. After all, these people put their soul into their difficult work and remember each of their students.

Below we tell who will be affected by indexation and what will be the increase in percentage and rubles.

Who will be affected by the pension increase from April 1, 2020:
* Recipients of social old-age pensions.
* Recipients of disability pensions.
* beneficiaries of survivors' pensions.
* military personnel (and their families) who served on conscription.
* WWII participants.
* residents of besieged Leningrad.
* citizens who have suffered as a result of man-made or radiation disasters.
* Citizens who became disabled due to military trauma.
* Families of dead servicemen (in case of loss of a breadwinner).
* children of whom both parents are unknown.
* other recipients of state pensions.

Every year in mid-March, a Government Decree is issued, which prescribes the size of the next April indexation of social pensions.

The draft Resolution establishing the increase in pensions from April 1, 2020 was posted on the federal portal of draft regulations on February 19, 2020.

The amount of the increase (in other words, the indexation percentage) is determined by how much the pensioner's subsistence minimum (abbreviated PMP) has increased over the past year. In 2018, the PMP in the Russian Federation was 8,483 rubles, and in 2019 - 9,002 rubles. As a result, the living wage of a pensioner for the year increased by 6.1%. And the social pension should grow by the same percentage from April 1, 2020.

As for how much it is in rubles, the explanatory note to the Draft states that the "April increase" will affect "almost 4 million" Russian pensioners, and budget expenditures will increase by 2.41 billion rubles a month. Based on this, we divide the specified add. budget expenditures by the number of recipients and we see that on average, the size of the social pension from April 1, 2020 will increase by 602.5 rubles.

That is, by how much will the pension increasefrom April 1, 2020, what will be the increase in rubles:
* Growth by 6.1%.
* Average increase = 602 rubles. 50 kop.

How to calculate the new amount of the social/state pension from April 1, 2020 and the amount of the increase:

And to determine the new size of the pension, the existing amount must be multiply by 1.061.

Teacher's Day is a celebration of the recognition of beloved teachers, teachers, educators. It appeared not so long ago, but the tradition of celebrating it is not interrupted. The history of the holiday, its traditions and congratulation options, as well as gift ideas for your favorite teachers will be discussed in this article.

history of the holiday

In the city of Paris in 1966, an intergovernmental conference on the status of teachers was held. It was this event that became the historical prerequisite for the establishment of a new teacher's day holiday. For the first time this holiday was celebrated on October 5, 1994 and since then this tradition has not been interrupted.

Teacher's Day in the USSR

In the Soviet Union, the teacher's holiday was celebrated on the first Sunday of October, starting in 1965. An interesting fact is that the former republics of the USSR, such as Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, and so on, continue to celebrate this holiday on the first Sunday of October to this day.

Teacher's Day in Russia

In Russia, Teacher's Day is celebrated on October 5th. The main culprit of this event is the teacher. These are kindergarten teachers, primary and secondary school teachers, university teachers and all those people who, for almost their entire lives, pass on their knowledge and skills to the new generation along with a piece of their soul. This holiday is a great occasion for adults to return to school, university and congratulate their former teachers, say kind words to them. For children and their parents - to express their gratitude.

Congratulations on Teacher's Day at school

The best congratulations on Teacher's Day will be warm words of gratitude. But you can congratulate in other original ways. Students can draw a holiday newspaper for Teacher's Day or arrange a school concert where they tell poems and sing songs dedicated to this holiday. After all, it is on this day and at such moments that the teacher understands the importance and necessity of his profession. On this day, it is customary to give flowers and gifts.

As you know, the best gift is a hand-made gift, and therefore we offer you to watch a video on the topic of creating a gift for Teacher's Day with your own hands.

gift ideas for teacher's day

Of course, students and parents want to congratulate their beloved teachers and give a gift, but what to give a teacher for Teacher's Day? Here are some gift ideas for inspiration.

Flowers

diary

table set

Tea

Sweet Gift Ideas for Teacher's Day

There is also a tradition according to which high school students conduct lessons on this day, and teachers at this time arrange a party where they drink tea and communicate with each other.