About World Teachers’ Day

World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 - when it was created by UNESCO - celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers.

World Teachers' Day 2009

Building the future

5 October is a day to celebrate teachers and the central role they play in guiding children, youths & adults through the life-long learning process. This year, World Teachers’ Day will focus on the role of teachers within the context of the global financial and economic crisis and the need to invest in teachers now as a means to secure post-crisis regeneration.

It is critical, during these difficult times, to seek mechanisms that protect the teaching profession. It is also crucial, despite the crisis, to ensure that investment in teachers is sufficient and proportionate to the demands made upon them. It is the teaching force with its knowledge, experience and foresight which can bring new insights to global solutions.

The Finalists For The Official New 7 Wonders of the World

The Acropolis of Athens (450 - 330 B.C.) Athens, Greece GREECE
Alhambra (12th century) Granada, Spain SPAIN

Angkor (12th century) Cambodia CAMBODIA

Statues of Easter Island (10th - 16th Century) Easter Island, Chile CHILE

The Eiffel Tower (1887 - 89) Paris, France FRANCE

The Hagia Sophia (532 - 537 A.D.) Istanbul, Turkey TURKEY

Kiyomizu Temple (749 - 1855) Kyoto, Japan JAPAN The Kremlin and Red Square (1156 - 1850) Moscow, Russia RUSSIANeuschwanstein Castle (1869 -1884) Schwangau, Germany GERMANyThe Pyramids of Giza (2600 - 2500 B.C), Egypt EGYPT

The Statue of Liberty (1886) New York City, U.S.A. UNITED STATES

Stonehenge (3000 B.C. - 1600 B.C.) Amesbury, United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM

Sydney Opera House (1954 - 73) Sydney, Australia AUSTRALIA

Timbuktu (12th century) Mali MALI

Please Vote All Philippines Nominees

Vote Now...

PRAY 1,000,002

Dear Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank You for my being able to see and to hear this morning. I'm blessed because You are a forgiving God and an understanding God. You have done so much for me and You keep on blessing me. Forgive me this day for everything I have done, said or thought that was not pleasing to you. I ask now for Your forgiveness.
Please keep me safe from all danger and harm. Help me to start this day with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude. Let me make the best of each and every day to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.
Please broaden my mind that I can accept all things.
Let me not whine and whimper over things I have no control over. Let me continue to see sin through God's eyes and acknowledge it as evil. And when I sin, let me repent, and confess with my mouth my wrongdoing, and receive the forgiveness of God.
And when this world closes in on me, let me remember Jesus' example -- to slip away and find a quiet place to pray. It's the best response when I'm pushed beyond my limits. I know that when I can't pray, You listen to my heart. Continue to use me to do Your will.
Continue to bless me that I may be a blessing to others. Keep me strong that I may help the weak. Keep me uplifted that I may have words of encouragement for others. I pray for those who are lost and can't find their way. I pray for those who are misjudged and misunderstood. I pray for those who don't know You intimately. I pray for those who will delete this without sharing it w ith others. I pray for those who don't believe. But I thank you that I believe.
I believe that God changes people and God changes things. I pray for all my sisters and brothers. For each and every family member in their households. I pray for peace, love and joy in their homes that they are out of debt and all their needs are met.
I pray that every eye that reads this knows there is no problem, circumstance, or situation greater than God. Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight. I pray that these words be received into the hearts of every eye that sees them and every mouth that confesses them willingly...
This is my prayer.In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Care For Children

DON'T IGNORE THIS BECAUSEIT'S A LONG ARTICLE PLEASE!!PLEASE READ!!


This could happen to your child

McDonalds, Ikea, Go Banannas, Discovery Zone...
All places with ball pits in the children's play area.


One of my sons lost his watch, and was very upset.We dug and dug in those balls, trying to find his watch.Instead, we found vomit, food, faeces, and other stuff I do not want to discuss.I went to the manager and raised hell.Come to find out, the ball pit is only cleaned out once a month.
I have doubts that it is even done that often.My kids will never play in another ball pit.Some of you might not be parents, but you may have nieces,nephews, grandchildren, orfriends with children.


Hi. My name is Lauren Archer.On October 2nd, 1999 I took my only sonKevin to McDonald's for his 3rd birthday.After he finished lunch, I allowed himto play in the ball pit.
When he started whining later on,I asked him what was wrong,he pointed to the back of his pull-up andsimply said "Mummy, it hurts."I couldn't find anything wrong with him at that time.I bathed him when we got home,and it was at that point when I found a welt on his left buttock.Upon investigating, it seemed as if there was somethinglike a splinter under the welt.


I made an appointment to see the doctor the next day,but soon he started vomiting and shaking,then his eyes rolled back into his head.From there, we went to the emergency room.He died later that night. It turned out that the welt on his Buttockwas the tip of a hypodermic needle that had broken off inside.


The autopsy revealed that Kevin had died from a heroine overdose.The next week,The police removed the balls from the ball pit.There was rotten food, several hypodermic needles:some full, some used; knives, half-eaten lollies, nappies, faeces,and the stench of urine.(You can find the article on Kevin Archer in the October 10,1999issue of the Midland Chronicle.)


Don't think it's just McDonald's either.A little boy had been playing in a ball pit @ a Hungry Jacks& started complaining of his legs hurting. He later died too.He was found to have snake bites all over his legs & buttocks.When they cleaned the ball pit they found thatthere was a copperhead's nest in the ball pit.He had suffered numerous bites from a very poisonous snake.


Report this if it scares the crap out of you!!
Repost this if you careabout kids!!
Please forward this to all loving mothers, fathers and anyone
who loves and cares for children!!What has this world come to??

If a child is not safe in a child's play area then where??

Dito Tayo Mag INVEST

Mas malaki ang interestkapag nagdeposit kay Lord,di ba mga kapatid!!!



If I don't get this back, I will know you reallydidn't read it.
I got this from someone and thoughtthe last part was really a good thought.
Too bad that the person who sent it to me
did not know 10 people who would admit toknowing the Lord.
If I send this to you, please send it back so I will know that my friends do know the Lord.
I know 10 people.
Do You Love Him?


This is a simple test:

IF YOU LOVE JESUS, SENDTHIS TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE,
INCLUDINGTHE PERSON WHO SENT IT TO YOU!

THE POEM

I knelt to pray but not for long,

I had too much to do.

I had to hurry and get to work

For bills would soon be due.

So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,

And jumped up off my knees.

My Christian duty was now done

My soul could rest at ease.....

All day long I had no time

To spread a word of cheer

No time to speak of Christ to friends,

They'd laugh at me I'd fear.

No time, no time, too much to do,

That was my constant cry,

No time to give to souls in need

But at last the time, the time to die.

I went before the Lord,

I came, I stood with downcast eyes.

For in his hands God! held a book;

It was the book of life.

God looked into his book and said"

Your name I cannot find

I once was going to write it down...

But never found the time"

Now do you have the

timeto pass it on?

IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING

JUST A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE WHO'S AT THE BRINK OF LOSING HOPE... OR IN DISSAPOINTMENT...

you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles."Consider it pure joy, my Brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."....To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy?As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church,they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne (Australia), the last two words on the minds of my parents was "Praise God!".Their firstborn son had been born without limbs!There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it.The doctors we shocked and had no answers at all!There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now hasa Brother and Sister who were born just like any other baby.The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. Everyone asked, "if God is a God of Love, then why wouldGod let something this bad happen to not just anyone, but dedicated Christians?"My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved thatI was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing.



Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fearsof what kind of life I'd be able to lead. God provided them strength,wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after thatI was old enough to go to school.The law in Australia didn't allow meto be integrated into a main-stream school because of my physical disability.God did miracles and gave my Mom the strength to fight for the law to be changed.I was one of the first disabled students to be integrated into a main-stream school.I liked going to school, and just try to live life like everyone else,but it was in my early years of school where I encountered uncomfortable timesof feeling rejected, weird and bullied because of my physical difference.It was very hard for me to get used to, but with the support of my parents,I started to develop attitudes and values which helped me overcome these challenging times.I knew that I was different but on the inside I was just like everyone else.There were many times when I felt so low that I wouldn't go to school just soI didn't have to face all the negative attention. I was encouraged by my parentsto ignore them and to try start making friends by just talking with some kids.Soon the students realized that I was just like them, and starting there God kepton blessing me with new friends.There were times when I felt depressed andangry because I couldn't change the way I was, or blame anyone for that matter.I went to Sunday School and learnt that God loves us all and that He cares for you.I understood that love to a point as a child, but I didn't understand that if God lovedme why did He make me like this? Is it because I did something wrong?I thought I must have because out of all the kids at school, I'm the only weird one.I felt like I was a burden to those around me and the sooner I go, the better it'dbe for everyone. I wanted to end my pain and end my life at a young age,but I am thankful once again, for my parents and family who were always thereto comfort me and give me strength.Due to my emotional strugglesI had experienced with bullying, self esteem and loneliness,God has implanted a passion of sharing my story and experiencesto help others cope with whatever challenge they have in their life and letGod turn it into a blessing. To encourage and inspire others to live to theirfullest potential and not let anything get in the way of accomplishingtheir hopes and dreams.One of the first lessons that I have learnt was not to take things for granted.



"And we know that in all things God works for the best for those who love Him."That verse spoke to my heart and convicted me to the point where that Iknow that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad"things happen in our life. I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anythinghappen to us in our life unless He has a good purpose for it all. I completely gavemy life to Christ at the age of fifteen after reading John 9. Jesus said that thereason the man was born blind was "so that the works ofGod may be revealed through Him." I truly believed that God would heal me so I could be a great testimony ofHis Awesome Power. Later on I was given the wisdom to understand thatif we pray for something, if it's God's will, it'll happen in His time.If it's not God's will for it to happen, then I know that He has something better.I now see that Glory revealed as He is using me just the way I am and in waysothers can't be used.I am now twenty-one years old and have completeda Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting.I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story andtestimony wherever opportunities become available.I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics thatchallenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector.



I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myselfavailable for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow.I have many dreams and goals that I have set to achieve in my life.I want to become the best witness I can be of God's Love and Hope,to become an international inspirational speaker and be used as a vessel inboth Christian and non-Christian venues. I want to become financiallyindependent by the age of 25, through real estate investments,to modify a car for me to drive and to be interviewed and share my story on the"Oprah Winfrey Show"! Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year.It will be called "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!"



I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something,and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time. As humans,we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all!What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things.We put God in a "box". The awesome thing about the Power of God,is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability,concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can'tdo anything without Him. Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!