Teachers are heroes without honors

Teachers are heroes without honors

From Pikiran Rakyat

Young teachers are like torches which give light and guide our
lives. They wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to the progress of
students. This was contained in President Soeharto's speech on
the occasion of the observance of Teachers Day held in the
Sriwedari stadium in Surakata, Central Java, on Nov. 25, 1995. I
was deeply touched, and I believe other people were impressed
too, by the President's sentiment for teachers.

Let us recall the time when we were still ignorant kids in
elementary school, not knowing how to read, write, and count;
our teachers laboriously taught us with full responsibility until
we became adults of intelligence.

But sadly, by the time students become successful adults, such
as noted state dignitaries or entrepreneurs, they often forget
all about their former teachers. The President also said that
"the merits and services of teachers are invaluable, something
money can't buy."

Based on these suggestions, I think it would be most
appropriate for the government to acknowledge the merits of
teachers' and honor them by giving due attention to their
welfare. Teachers deserve to be recognized as "Heroes without
honors."

GUMELAR

Bandung, West Java