Minister Nguyen Kim Son: Teachers also need to show gratitude to society

The Minister of Education and Training said that teachers also need to show gratitude to society and need to repay the trust, care and expectations that people have for them.

Never before has the education and training sector been given such a position as it is now.

Today, November 17, the Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, at Hanoi National University of Education, one of the leading and key national pedagogical universities. President Luong Cuong and many high-ranking leaders attended the ceremony with more than 300 outstanding teachers, representing 1.6 million teachers nationwide.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son: "We teachers also need to be grateful to society for bringing nobility to our profession."

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At the ceremony, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son shared some outstanding achievements that the education and training sector has achieved in the past 5 years, with patriotic emulation movements that have become practical and regular activities throughout the sector. Among them are emulation movements that have been throughout the 80 years of development of the sector, such as the emulation "Good teaching, good learning ", the emulation "Innovation and creativity in management, teaching and learning" .

The Minister of Education and Training also expressed his gratitude for the special attention of the Party, the State and the entire people for the education and training sector. Education is oriented as a strategic breakthrough, a top national policy with the important task of developing people, training human resources and nurturing talents to serve the country's development.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son shared: "This year's November 20th celebration has many special features. Never before has the education and training sector had such a position, been entrusted with a mission and received such care as it does today. Education and training is identified as the top national policy, deciding the future of the nation.

Teachers are considered the driving force for educational development, the decisive factor in the quality of education. Many new policies have been issued by the Party and the State to develop the teaching staff. That is a great joy, an encouragement for those working in education."

"We also need to do something worthy"

According to the Minister of Education and Training, this year, for the first time, the teaching profession has been institutionalized by the Law on Teachers. From the past to the present, the teaching profession has been respected as a noble profession, and respect for teachers is a traditional value. With the promulgation of the Law on Teachers, the promotion of educators, the development of the teaching staff, the responsibilities and obligations of teachers, the protection of teachers, etc. have been legalized.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son commended units with outstanding achievements.

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Ethics, culture and customs are now codified, creating legitimacy, sustainability and transparency for the teaching profession. This is an honor and a legal condition for teachers to promote their social role.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son said: "It is encouraging that more candidates are applying to pedagogical majors and the scores for admission to pedagogical schools are among the highest, as in recent years. This is a positive change in the depth of developing the teaching force, towards the future of the industry and the nation."

Therefore, according to Minister Nguyen Kim Son, on the part of teachers, "we also need to do what is worthy."

The Minister said: "We teachers also need to be grateful to society for bringing nobility to our profession. We need to repay the trust, care and expectations. All teachers need to strive to cultivate, practice and study continuously to always be a shining example for students to follow.

We need to be bright enough to shine and guide our students, have enough beautiful values ​​to inspire and convince, especially being exemplary in personality, spirit of learning and creativity, love and justice. With the good tradition and with what teachers are striving for, I deeply believe that we will do those things well."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bo-truong-nguyen-kim-son-nha-giao-cung-can-tri-an-xa-hoi-185251117161828332.htm