World Teachers’ Day is all about celebrating the power and respect of teachers, but it’s about more than that this year. The motto of the current World Teachers Day is “A Call for Teachers” which implores more people to take up the profession of teaching. Why? There just aren’t enough teachers for the number of students in many areas of the globe, including Nepal. This is obviously heavily opinionated, but it is a valid opinion. It was the belief of many teachers that a smaller class size is beneficial to discussion and interaction within the classroom, and that it promotes higher actual learning. The heavy-handed test and exit exam based schooling systems which are thrust on them, is because there are simply not enough teachers to adequately monitor students for performance. Sure, they regurgitate practically pre-formatted learning material, which they expect the student to learn. However, humans have gotten quite adept at storing information over the years, and school is not about information storage and retrieval. Especially in this information age, the most powerful ability a student can gain is how to process information effectively and make good decisions in the professional world. More teachers are required in order to create logical thought in students, rather than simply allow them to regurgitate the content back at test administrators.

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