Brent Fernandez, who teaches Catholic social teaching at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn., tends the school garden with some of his students Aug. 12. Fernandez is one of many theology and science teachers at the three Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Nashville who will be incorporating Pope Francis' encyclical, "Laudato Sí," into their curriculum this school year. (CNS photo / Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Register)
"Each one, teach one."
- Appropriated phrase of many pro-education movements, calling attention to the way we all are responsible for the advancement of others we encounter, incidentally or intentionally.
Today is UNESCO World Teachers' Day: "The UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimates that to achieve the goal of universal primary education by 2020 countries will need to recruit a total of 12.6 million primary teachers. Teachers’ Day on October 5 highlights the fact that teachers must be empowered as a critical step towards quality education and sustainable societies."
