Teacher’s day is a celebration of our beloved teachers and their exceptional contribution to society in shaping the lives of students, right from the start. Considered to be more than profession, teachers are regarded as the strongest pillar of society. Teaching is a profession that is a mother of all other occupations. A teacher is like a potter who delicately shapes our impressionable minds and mould it into a vessel that defines our perception and ambitions. They teach us, inspire us, scold us and help us so that we excel in our career. They bring out the inherent qualities lying dormant in a young student. Teaching, thus, is an esteemed profession as teachers create the future of the country. Students are able to achieve a high position in life, and turn out to become doctors, engineers, IAS officers, etc. because of the excellent education they are imparted. 

All said and done there are, of course, some teachers who do not take the profession seriously enough; and they give a bad name to the entire profession. It only takes a few rotten ones to ruin the applecart. Most institutions require teachers to have a proper degree and certification within a specific subject area. With this requirement, we assume that all teachers would be skilled enough to teach the subject area they were appointed to teach. Unfortunately, some teachers do not know the content knowledge well enough to explain it. They don't prepare the lessons and lose credibility among their students. Some teachers lack motivation. They invest the smallest amount of time in grading the papers. They don't grade the paper correctly, which leads to dissatisfaction about grades on paper, project, exam, or for the course itself among students making them less interested in studies.

Teachers should strive to improve in their subject area on a daily basis. They must commit to advancement. If a teacher lacks this commitment, they may not be suited for the profession. Margaret Elizabeth Sangster, the American poet, writer and editor, rightly said, “No one should teach who is not in love with teaching.”