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World Teacher’s Day in Indonesia "Guru: Memimpin dalam Krisis, Menata Masa Depan Pendidikan Indonesia”
In his opening remarks, Prof Shahbaz Khan, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office Jakarta, shared the theme of the 2020 World Teachers Day was chosen considering the COVID-19 crisis, which created a unique situation for teachers’ leadership, creativity and innovation. Globally, the issue of teacher leadership in relation to crisis responses is not just timely, but critical in terms of the contributions teachers have made to provide remote learning, support vulnerable populations, re-open schools, and ensure that learning gaps have been mitigated.
The Minister of Education and Culture Republic Indonesia, H.E. Nadiem Makarim, highlighted the very noble role of teachers in ensuring that the learning process is continued as well as supporting mental health and well-being of their students. Further, he mentioned that the government will continue to invest in teachers through recruitment policies, education policies, increasing professionalism, and improving teacher welfare in order to improve the education in Indonesia.
Participated by thousands of teachers across Indonesia through Zoom platform and the , the celebration of the 2020 World Teachers Day globally aimed at drawing attention to the issue of education leadership and how teachers, head teachers, principals, and others play important roles and inviting the education stakeholders to reflect on what teacher leadership means in the context of Education 2030.
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