Our Chinese history has been the establishment of Teacher's Day. In 1931, educators Tai Shuang-qiu and Cheng Bao called on an establishment of teachers' day to improve teachers' treatment, protection and promotion of teachers training. They gave out Teachers' Declaration and asked for the official agreement of teachers' Day and they celebrated by themselves for teachers in the Central University in Nanjing. Soon, the KMT government first agreed on June 6 for the teachers, then teachers' day changed to August 27 (birthday of Confucius). After 1949, the Central People's government resumed June 6 for teachers, the Ministry of Education gave a circular that local education workers, according to the actual situation to organize their celebration activities. In 1951 National Education trade union s, educators are recognized as part of the working class. On April 19, 1951, Minister of Education and the Chinese Education union Chairman of the National Committee issued a written statement that May 1 International Labor Day was at the same time celebrated as teachers' day. But this day lacks teachers' profession and the results were not ideal. Especially after 1957, under the influence of the "extreme left", teachers were ignored, so teachers' day has actually ceased to exist. In recent years, the Chinese government has taken many measures to mobilize the whole society to respect teachers, improve the status of teachers and improve teachers work and living conditions. To further enhance the political status of teachers and social status and formation of respecting teachers, respect for knowledge and talent, to promote the development of education, according to NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members and the community, especially many teachers throughout the country, a proposal was put forward to the State Council on January 11, 1985, to the National People's Congress Standing Committee on determining the annual September 10th for teachers' day. On January 21 of the same year, the 16th National People's Congress agreed on the proposal, decided on September 10 for teachers' day. September 10 was established for the teachers because freshmen at the beginning, began honoring teachers and it is easy to create an atmospgere of teaching and learning. Meanwhile, September has no other national celebrations and it is easy to focus on activities and to promote formation of respecting teachers, respecting knowledge and talents as good social habits in the country. A Teacher's Day, honours teachers in China. Teachers' work to a large extent determine the future of our country. Teachers work with every family and every child. In human and social development and progress, teachers play a huge role. Teachers are engineers of human civilization. The continuity of the development of human civilization depends on generation after generation of good education. If not the teachers' hard and effective work, then the society, the state and the nation will suffer losses in civilization process. Therefore, the progress of a civilization is unthinkable without teachers. 教師被人們稱為“園丁”、“人類靈魂的工程師”,是受到全社會尊重的一種職業。早在1931年5月,教育家邰爽秋、程其保等人就曾建議設立教師節,發表了《教師節宣言》,呈請當時的中央政府批準,并于1931年6月6日在南京中央大學舉行了第一次慶賀教師節的儀式。但當時的教育部沒有批準把這個節日列入學校校歷。盡管這樣,后來許多學校的教師仍于6月6日自動舉行紀念活動。 1939年,當時的教育部規定以每年的8月27日孔子誕辰紀念日為教師節,并頒布了《教師節紀念暫行辦法》,但后來未實行。 新中國成立后,1951年經教育部和全國教育工會商定,廢除了6月6日的教師節,而將教師節改在同“五一”國際勞動節一起紀念因無教師特點,實行效果很不理想,后來教師節便銷聲言跡了。 1985年1月21日,第六屆全國人大常委會第九次會議決定,每年9月10日為教師節。 定教師節為9月10日,是考慮到新學年開始,學校要有新的氣象,師生要有新的感覺。新生入學伊飽即開始尊師重教活動,可以給教師教好、學生學好創造良好的氣氛。同時,9月份全國性節日少,便于各方面集中時間組織活動和突出宣傳報道、促進全國范圍內形成尊師重教、尊重知識、尊重人才的良好社會風尚。 教師節不僅僅是贊美教師,更重要的是謳歌燦爛的、塑造人類靈魂的一種職業。希望全社會都來尊師重教,那樣才會國富民強,繁榮昌盛!