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Rethinking education: Why teachers still matter most

Mercy Muthoni, language teacher at Indupa Comprehensive School reading the newspaper with students during the NIE launch. (Collins Oduor, Standard)

Today is World Teachers’ Day, a moment to pause and celebrate the people who shape our future. For those of us in education, every day should be World Teachers’ Day.

Teachers are the quiet architects of progress, they ignite curiosity, nurture resilience and prepare the next generation to solve problems we can’t yet imagine.

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