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1. Since 1957, Thailand has been celebrating the Teachers' Day to honor educators and facilitators of
learning across the country. Every year on January 16, Teachers' Day is celebrated across Thailand.
In 1956, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Field Marshal P. Pibulsongkram, was also the Honorary
Chairman of Board of Directors of the Teachers' Council. He addressed the teachers throughout the
country, he said that the teachers play a dominant role in molding a student's life and therefore,
students should love and respect their teachers. And he also suggested that the teachers should have a
day of their own and it should be used as an opportunity by the students to pay respect and homage to
their teachers. www.google.com
It was Field Marshal P. Pibulsongkram who started the concept of Teachers' Day in Thailand. He felt that
the Thai people celebrated many auspicious days to pay tribute to their living and dead relatives.
However, there was no day set aside for teachers who were paid the same respect as parents.
After this speech, many teachers agreed with what Field Marshal P. Pibulsongkram had to say. They felt
that a day should be set aside when they are remembered and honored for their role in building and
making wise and responsible citizens. Thus, the same year, that is 1956, the Teachers' Council
unanimously agreed to set up Teachers' Day and the cabinet passed a resolution announcing January 16
as Teachers' Day. The first Teachers' Day in Thailand was celebrated in 1957 and it was declared as a
national holiday in Thailand. On this day students perform religious activities and wish happiness to their
teachers for the rest of the year.
As per Buddhist traditions, teachers are as important as parents, if not more. Teachers' Day is used as an
opportunity to reinforce this and show gratitude to teachers for their work and teachings.
In honour of World Teacher's Day on October 5th I would love to tell you about my favourite teacher.
I studied Latin when I was in high school. I'm not sure why, I guess because it was there, one of those
easy credit courses. The Latin teacher was Mr. McCombe, also known as Uncle Rog. He was an easygoing
Anglican minister who tended to believe in all faiths. I didn't always get what he was saying as I was a
good Baptist girl who knew that God only came one way, that being the Baptist way. Let's just say I had
little patience for him when he was rubbing Buddha's belly.
He also wrote a column in The Ingersoll Times (our local weekly paper) which, I secretly always read,
called "Unoriginally Speaking". He would write a few paragraphs about a topic then copy in someone
else's article on that subject. It was always interesting, positive & made me think.
I really not sure he taught us much Latin but he did teach us about life. The only Latin I remember is
semper ube sub ube (always wear underwear) but I do remember that Mr. McCombe's favourite author
was Leo Buscaglia. I have very vivid memories of the day he read us 'The Fall of Freddie the Leaf - A Story
of Life for All Ages'.

2. It was many years before I started to like or understand Mr. McCombe (well after high school). I now
really appreciate him. I can see very clearly that he savoured life, & he wanted everyone around him to
savour it as well. I see why Leo Buscaglia is one of his favs.
Leo reminds us that life is short; that each of us is responsible for creating our own paradise, that time
to start the voyage is now. www.youtube.com
I'm so glad to have had Mr. McCombe in my life for the positives he contributed. I'm glad I matured &
learned to appreciate him