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Sep 9, 2021 · David Swanston and Cat Davison made the final 50 shortlist from 8,000 nominations from 121 countries. Two teachers in England are in the running for the world's best teacher award and its $1m...
Sep 25, 2024 · Discover some of history's most famous teachers, from ancient philosophers to tech giants, in this list of eminent educators.
In honor of World Teachers' Day, we're taking a look at 17 educators who changed the lives of their students, and impacted the future forever.
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. 55 19. Famous As: Confident, Ambitious. Birthdate: September 5, 1888. Sun Sign: Virgo. Nationality: Indian. Died: April 17, 1975. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the second President of India and served from 1962 to 1967.
- Jaggi Vasudev. 37 19. Famous As: Yoga Guru. Birthdate: September 3, 1957. Sun Sign: Virgo. Nationality: Indian. The recipient of Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of India, Jaggi Vasudev is a mystic, yogi, and author.
- John Astin. 29 2. Famous As: Actor. Birthdate: March 30, 1930. Sun Sign: Aries. Nationality: American. John Astin is best known as Gomez Addams from the 1960s’ series The Addams Family.
- Anita Hill. 21 13. Famous As: Attorney. Birthdate: July 30, 1956. Sun Sign: Leo. Nationality: American. Recommended Lists: Apostles. Astronauts.
- Maria Montessori – Changed the Preschool World. Dr. Marie Montessori had a dream to change the way children were taught in school. She used her medical background to challenge the teaching methodology used with often forgotten or overlooked populations including children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and preschool children.
- Sal Khan – Changed the Tutoring World. Mr. Sal Khan was a stellar student who excelled at several prestigious universities. However, he understood that learning didn’t come easy for all students.
- Toru Kumon – Changed the Math World. Mr. Toru Kumon was a high school math teacher. His son, Takeshi, didn’t appear to have his dad’s natural math abilities and was struggling in math.
- Bill Nye – Changed the Science World. Mr. Bill Nye is known all over the world as Bill Nye, the Science Guy. A name he accidentally got after calling into a live TV show to correct a host about the pronunciation of a science word: gigawatt.
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Sep 22, 2022 · With 1.5 million learners impacted by school and university closures, COVID has made that mountain steeper still, especially in low- and middle-income countries where the rate of learning poverty has increased by a third. Pre-COVID, 57% of 10-year-olds in these countries were unable to understand a simple written text – today, it is 70%.
