To enable development of youth first and foremost, the teacher's love for teaching is essential, with teaching as the soul of the teacher. The teacher must realize that they are responsible for shaping not just students but ignited youth who are the most powerful resource under the earth, on the earth and above the earth. With their full commitment to the great mission of teaching, the teacher transforms himself or herself as a great teacher only when he or she is capable of elevating the average student to high performance. The teacher conducting himself or herself in a noble way itself is a lifetime message for students. They should encourage the students and children to ask questions and develop the spirit of enquiry, so that they blossom into creative enlightened citizens. They should treat all the students equally and should not support any differentiation on account of religion, community or language and continuously upgrade the capacities in teaching so that they can impart quality education to the students. They should realize by being a teacher, they are making an important contribution to the efforts of national development. The teachers must constantly endeavour to fill their mind, with great thoughts and spread the nobility in thinking and action among the students. Teacher should celebrate the success of the students.

By: Dr. APJ Abdulkalam

I am counselor and psychologist, to a problem-filled child,
I am a police officer that controls a child gone wild.

I am a travel agent scheduling our trips for the year,
I am a confidante that wipes a crying child's tear.

I am a banker, collecting money for a ton of different things,
I am a librarian, showing adventure that a storybook brings.

I am a custodian that has to clean certain little messes,
I am a psychic that learn to know all that everybody only guesses.

I am a photographer, keeping pictures of a child's yearly growth,
When mother and father are gone for the day, I become both.

I am a doctor that detects when a child is feeling sick,
I am a politician that must know the laws and recognize a trick.

I am a party planner, for holidays to celebrate with all,
I am a decorator of a room, filling every wall.

I am a news reporter, updating on our nation's current events,
I am a detective, solving small mysteries and ending all suspense.

I am a clown and comedian that make the children laugh,
I am a dietician, assuring they have lunch or from mine I give them half.

When we seem to stray from values, I became a preacher,
But I am proud to have to be these people because.....
I am proud to say that I am a teacher.