WishesTeachers' Day wishes
India marks Teachers' Day on 5 September, the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Teachers keep the cards and messages that mention what you actually learnt.
Wishes
Happy Teachers' Day, Ma'am. You taught us to ask questions, and that has been the most useful lesson of all.
Happy Teachers' Day, Sir. You were strict about homework and generous with your time. Thank you for both.
To the teacher who noticed the quiet student at the back: thank you. Happy Teachers' Day.
Happy Teachers' Day! You made a hard subject feel possible. I still use what you taught.
Thank you for correcting my mistakes without ever making me feel small. Happy Teachers' Day.
Happy Teachers' Day to my mentor. Much of what I do well at work, I learnt by watching you.
Years have passed and I still remember your classes. That is what a good teacher does. Happy Teachers' Day.
Happy Teachers' Day to all our teachers, from all of Class 10 B. Thank you for your patience with us.
You noticed I could not see the board before I knew it myself. Thank you, Ma'am. Happy Teachers' Day.
Batch of 2008, roll number 23, now an engineer. Your physics class is the reason. Happy Teachers' Day, Sir.
Thank you for the red ink. I understand now that it was care. Happy Teachers' Day.
From one teacher to another: I have copied half your methods, and they work. Happy Teachers' Day.
हिन्दी में
शिक्षक दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ, सर। आपने किताबों के साथ जीना भी सिखाया।
मैम, आपकी डाँट और आपका प्रोत्साहन, दोनों ने हमें बनाया। शिक्षक दिवस की बधाई।
गुरु वही जो अँधेरे में रास्ता दिखाए। आपको शिक्षक दिवस पर सादर प्रणाम।
आज जो कुछ हूँ, उसमें आपकी सीख का बड़ा हिस्सा है। हैप्पी टीचर्स डे।
आदरणीय गुरुजनों को शिक्षक दिवस की शुभकामनाएँ। आपका आशीर्वाद बना रहे।
आपने सिर्फ़ विषय नहीं पढ़ाया, सोचना सिखाया। शिक्षक दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
आपकी डाँट आज समझ में आती है, और आपकी शाबाशी आज भी याद है। प्रणाम, गुरुजी।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅਧਿਆਪਕ ਦਿਵਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੱਖ ਲੱਖ ਵਧਾਈਆਂ। ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਸਾਰੀ ਉਮਰ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲੇਗੀ।
ਮਾਸਟਰ ਜੀ, ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਝਿੜਕ ਵੀ ਅਸੀਸ ਸੀ। ਅੱਜ ਜੋ ਹਾਂ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਕਰਕੇ ਹਾਂ।
ਮੈਡਮ ਜੀ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪੜ੍ਹਾਇਆ ਨਹੀਂ, ਜਿਊਣਾ ਸਿਖਾਇਆ। ਦਿਲੋਂ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ।
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What teachers keep
Ask any retired teacher what they have saved, and it is never the mugs. It is the notes that said something exact: "You let me answer in Hindi until my English caught up." "You noticed I could not see the board." A Teachers' Day wish should name the subject, the year or the moment. Then the teacher knows it could not have been written for anyone else.
Make it yours
- School students: one thing you understood this year because of this teacher.
- Old students: who you are, your batch, what you do now, and one thing from their class that you still use.
- Parents: thanks for a change you saw in your child.
- Colleagues: appreciation from one teacher to another counts double.
How to send it
A handwritten card is the gold standard. For a message, follow the school's rule about contacting teachers, or send it through the class group if that is the custom. Old students can write to the school office if they have no number. Teachers are glad to be found, even after thirty years.
Other teachers
Tuition teachers, coaches, music and dance gurus, driving instructors, and the senior at work who taught you the job are all teachers. Many traditions also honour the guru on Guru Purnima, the full moon of Ashadha.
What to avoid
- "Best teacher ever" with nothing after it.
- Gifts that the school does not allow. Many have rules, so ask.
Make it yours
- Mention the subject or one lesson. "You made maths less frightening" is better than "best teacher".
- Old students: say what you do now. Teachers love to know where you reached.