Ministerof Education and Training Pham Vu Luan said between 1988 and 2012, thePeople’s Teacher title was bestowed upon 528 individuals while 6,735others received the title of Meritorious Teacher.
Among 39holders of the People’s Teacher title this year, the oldest is Prof. LeQuang Long, 95, from the Hanoi National University of Education.
Theyoungest among 680 new Meritorious Teachers is 34-year-old Mai Thi Thamfrom southern Binh Phuoc province and 19 are ethnic minorities, Luansaid.
Congratulating Vietnamese educators on their Day,President Truong Tan Sang highlighted the educational sector’s effortsto innovate its management, curricula, teaching, learning, andassessment methods, and improve the living and studying conditions forteachers and students in rural areas.
He asked the ministry and the whole society to pay more heed to the education cause.
At the ceremony, the leader presented the titles of People’s Teacher and Meritorious Teacher to representatives of the awardees.
The Vietnamese Teachers’ Day (November 20) officially came into being in 1982.-VNA