New Delhi: Forty seven teachers from across the country, including two from Tamilnadu, were conferred the National Teachers’ Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday.
The two from the State include Ashok Nagar Girls Higher Secondary School Headmistress R C Saraswathi and Sathyamangalam Government Higher Secondary School Teacher S Dileep from Villupuram district.
The awards were presented for infusing joyful learning to making maths easy and developing innovative methods of teaching.
“Good buildings, expensive equipments or facilities do not make a good school but teachers have a crucial role in building a good school.They are the ones who develop foundation of knowledge and character building in our students,” Kovind said at the virtual event.
The national level awards are given on Teachers’ Day to celebrate the unique contribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those teachers who through their commitment have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.
The President, while appreciating the role of teachers during Covid-19 pandemic when schools and colleges are closed, added, “We also need to ensure that the medium for availing digital education facility is also available in rural and distant areas.”