By Queenet AgadaOctober 9, 20190Uncategorized October 5 – World Teachers’ Day.Nine years have passed since UNESCO inaugurated October 5, 1994, as the first World Teachers’ Day.After the ILO/UNESCO Conference in 1966, there was a Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers across the globe. The standards, rights, responsibilities, and processes for the recruitment of teachers as well as the expected teaching and learning conditions were defined at this conference. In 1994, UNESCO officially adopted these recommendations globally and inaugurated October 5, as World Teachers’ Day.Every year, this day is dedicated to celebrating the contributions of teachers to the growth of the society and then reflect on ways to counter the numerous challenges for the promotion of the teaching profession. Nine years after the First World Teachers’ Day celebration, this question comes to mind: Are the recommendations adopted by UNESCO being upheld? Let’s narrow it down to Nigeria; are the quality of teachers in Nigerian schools a reflection of the Global Standard?The theme for this year’s WTD is “Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession.” It is imperative to celebrate the impacts of young teachers on the pupils/students they teach. It is an occasion to take stock of achievements and to address some of the issues central for attracting and keeping the brightest minds and young talents in the profession. This theme is timely and strategic because young minds are needed in the profession to adequately train this generation of 21st-century pupils.There are many issues with the education of children in public primary schools. Indeed, the list is inexhaustive but ineffective educational institutions, poor teaching quality, absence of instructional materials, and poor infrastructure amongst others are obvious and worrisome issues that require urgent attention. However, amid all these, there is a young generation of teachers that can be very instrumental in changing the narratives of public primary education if they are properly trained and equipped with 21st-century skills. We will continue to insist on improved teaching and learning through our Education Intervention Programmes At Bunmi Adedayo Foundation, we will continue to insist on improved teaching and learning experience through our content and Infrastructure related projects. With Support from our partners, we have also trained about 300 public primary school teachers. This year, we adopted another 1,054 classroom teachers across 75 schools in Lagos state for the 2019/2020 Education Intervention Programmes. These beneficiaries will be retrained in different areas of pedagogic proficiencies and 21st-century skills to increase the learning uptake of children in public schools.