Khaberni - In all the civilizations of the world, a nation does not rise on pillars of cement and iron but on the shoulders of men and women who chose to first build the human being, and then everything else thereafter. These are the teachers. They alone possess the keys to the minds, the fields of values, and the factories of awareness. Although nations today race in the field of technology and progress, the first step in this race begins from the classroom... from the teacher.
It is neither just nor wise for the teacher — supposed to mold minds — to remain perplexed about how to secure his livelihood. We cannot ask him to be creative, innovative, prepared, attentive, and develop his methods while he is knocking on the doors of part-time jobs after his shift ends, or borrowing money at the end of the month to meet his household needs.
What contribution can we expect from a teacher living with the anxiety of salary and deductions?
What focus can we hope for from one who finds no time to read an educational book or attend a scientific course?
How can we ask him to produce generations of productive and creative individuals while he himself is stuck in the whirlpool of searching for his bitter sustenance?
The teacher is not a machine for dumping information, but a human being, and is required to do more than any other employee: to shape sentiments, educate minds, instill values, and create hope. Therefore, unburdening him for this great role is a sacred national duty, measured not by budgets but by a far-sighted civilizational vision.
We want a teacher who does not wait for the bell to leave looking for another job, but goes home dedicated to self-development, reads, innovates, stays up-to-date with scientific and educational developments, and plans for a better tomorrow for our children.
The teacher is the first to bear the responsibility of uplifting the nation, but the last whose conditions are considered. It is time to change this dysfunctional equation. The teacher should assume the status of a minister, the respect of a prince, and the immunity of an ambassador, because he deals with the most important resource the state owns: the minds.
Every child entering school is a future project, and every teacher is the one who shapes this future. Either we empower and honor the teacher, thereby building a leading nation, or we neglect him, and lose the battle from the start.
If we want education that creates a renaissance, let the teacher be the first we treat well, not the last we turn to. And let's relieve him from the struggle for sustenance, and free him to mold minds.
For when the teacher is honored... nations rise.
