Teacher's Day (Pakistan)

Today, October 5th, is the celebrated as the World Teacher's Day which first started as a UNESCO initiative.

Teachers have played a key role in the lives of their students. It was once the most prestigious job a person could get however, things have changed over the years.

Particularly in Pakistani context, where we are seeing protests and bycotts by teachers these days what surprised me the most was the news aired on television where a a girl was molested at a medical college and fingers are ponited at some faculty members; another girl was raped at an educational facility; whereas, in Islamabad's prestigious F.G College for Women, F-7/2, a teacher physically hit and slapped repeatedly a college student (Intermediate level). These attitudes are unacceptable and must be punished before things get out of ours hands.

Fellow students at the F.G College (F-7/2) protested against the teacher(and I salute them all) but as I saw in the report, the principal of the college told reporters that nothing serious happened, girls are just getting emotional on a trivial issue. I saw in the report that the said abused student's hands were swelled and had turned blue.

If this is how teachers behave and take advantage of their postion then there is very little hope that remains for us here in Pakistan. Moreover, administrative bodies at schools, colleges and universties must not protect their staff because that will further encourage malpractices. I am so angry, disappointed and sad however, I still have hope that things will change for good.

In my opinion, we have to share the burden and responsibilty of all the evils that plague Pakistan of today.

I strongly request the Teacher's Associations, Parent's Associations (if there is any) and Human Rights Organizations to take action against such teachers seriously. These teachers are a curse for any society and their unnecessary defense can bring worst of scenarios. These teachers are like cancers and cancer must be treated at its early stages before it is too late.