--- title: "Monday Buzz: Celebrating World Teachers’ Day" id: "30556" type: "post" slug: "monday-buzz-celebrating-world-teachers-day" published_at: "2015-10-05T23:02:14+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T17:50:43+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/10/05/monday-buzz-celebrating-world-teachers-day/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2015/10/05/monday-buzz-celebrating-world-teachers-day.md" excerpt: "The United Nations organization applauds the teachers of the world. Plus: Can content survive without ads?" taxonomy_category: - "Learning" taxonomy_post_tag: - "arts education" - "AssociationsNow" - "law awareness" - "Leadership" - "teachers" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Monday Buzz: Celebrating World Teachers’ Day Knowledge is power, and today the world is taking time to appreciate those who give it to us. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [is celebrating the 16th annual World Teachers’ Day (opens in a new tab)](http://www.aol.com/article/2015/10/05/world-teachers-day-aims-to-honor-and-inspire-for-a-brighter-tom/21244136/) . Aside from [dedicating a day to educators around the world (opens in a new tab)](http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-teachersday-2015/#.VhKHzRNVikp) , the organization hopes to use the event to bring attention to the obstacles these professionals face. “It is recognized that teachers are not only a means to implementing education goals; they are the key to sustainability and national capacity in achieving learning and creating societies based on knowledge, values, and ethics,” [UNESCO says on its site. (opens in a new tab)](http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-teachersday-2015/#.VhLYFmTBzRa) “However, they continue to face challenges brought about by staff shortages, poor training, and low status.” According to UNESCO, more than 59 million primary-school-age children are out of school worldwide. The organization hopes to better meet the educational needs of this population by providing incentives for more people to enter the teaching profession. UNESCO estimates that countries will need an additional 10.9 million teachers by 2020 just to keep up with projected population growth. Throughout the day, UNESCO has been inspiring education appreciation with posts on [Twitter (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/unesco/) , [Instagram (opens in a new tab)](https://instagram.com/unesco/) , and other social media outlets. You can read UNESCO’s [most recent report on sustainable education here (opens in a new tab)](http://www.uis.unesco.org/Library/Documents/fs33-sustainable-development-goal-education-more-teachers-2015-en.pdf) . ### Peeple Update of the Day > The owner of Peeple says she won’t be shamed and that the “Yelp for people” app will move forward [http://t.co/2uJC0EQkpN (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/2uJC0EQkpN) > > — The New York Times (@nytimes) [October 5, 2015 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/651091490714861568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **We told you about [the possibly awful app Peeple last week](http://associationsnow.com/2015/10/thursday-buzz-peeple-app/) ,** and its web presence and Twitter accounts recently went dark, sparking confusion as to whether it was gone for good. But as *The New York Times* reported, the app appears to still be moving forward. ### Other Good Reads **DARE to look back?** *Pricenonomics* writer Rosie Cima rewinds the clock and delves into [the shortcomings of DARE (opens in a new tab)](http://priceonomics.com/dare-the-anti-drug-program-that-never-actually/) , the popular drug education program of the late 80’s and 90’s. **Consumers have been doing their best to avoid advertising,** but can content be the same without it? *Ad Age* columnist Simon Dumenco looks [into the future of media (opens in a new tab)](http://adage.com/article/print-edition/ad-age-imagines-a-world-ads/300552/) , in a world of decreasing tolerance for advertising. **A new Google update is waddling our way.** Google has announced that a new version of its [Penguin algorithm (opens in a new tab)](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-penguin-real-time-goal-20979.html) is just months away and will feature real-time updating. 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