Students Go Online To Make Teachers’ Day Special

Students Go Online To Make Teachers’ Day Special

It’s September 5, the day the country celebrates Teachers’ Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of renowned academician and second President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

This year, unfortunately, schools are shut due to the pandemic and this has robbed the gaiety of the day for teachers and students alike. But even though COVID-19 has restricted outdoor celebrations and gatherings, students of many schools are enthusiastically preparing to hold the festival online to honour their teachers.

The current school captain of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puri, Rajbir Deb Mishra, shared, “As per the Kendriya Vidyalaya culture, the senior-most students dress up and play the role of teachers so as to give them rest for the day. Our morning assembly on Teachers’ Day used to be a grand ceremony. This pandemic has ruined our dream to celebrate it in a similar manner this year. But as our teachers haven’t stopped teaching us online despite the technical glitches, we are making the utmost efforts to make the day special for them online. We have tried to plan some cultural items, slideshows, AVs and some valuable messages that our teachers would like to convey.”

Rajbir further said that Teachers’ Day is a much-awaited event for every student and teacher. “The pandemic has made us realise how much our teachers love us and the greatest life lessons like patience, sacrifice, perseverance, determination, etc. that we have learnt from them. This year being our last in school, we have tried not to leave any memory unfulfilled,” he added.

Another student, Ankita, said, “What is the use of extravagant celebration if we cannot pay respect to our teachers when they are toiling so hard to teach us online. Many teachers of the older generation are not tech-savvy. They have been struggling hard to adapt to teaching over laptop and mobile screens and also having to deal with pay cuts. Despite everything, they do not lose hope for us. But still, some of us abuse them, make noises and create nuisance during online classes. They feel embarrassed and helpless. It’s true that no student of our generation could be like Eklavya. But at least by paying true respect won’t make us smaller either. A real tribute lies beyond just a day’s celebration, and I hope every student realises that today.”

Most importantly, this year’s Teachers’ Day is the most memorable of all. Things are happening in a way that no one had ever imagined before. The moment for teachers is very nostalgic and full of curiosity.

Areeta Nayak, a PGT in English, said, “I am going to complete my 16th year as a teacher. All my life, I had never expected to be a part of virtual Teachers’ Day celebration. The pandemic has become a part of life for now. I do miss being surrounded by my students and receiving love and affection and that special treatment. But at the same time, I am so proud that they putting in so much effort to make the day grand.”

Extending her heartfelt wishes to her students, she added, “Things are going to be very critical for my students in the forthcoming years. They have to struggle and endure a hundred times more than we did. I convey all my blessings and wishes to them.”