2013-10-03

These Countries Respect Teachers The Most, New Survey Finds

huffingtonpost.com - We may leave our children with them every day, but do we actually respect them?A new survey released Wednesday by the Varkey Gems Foundation -- a group that seeks to improve education for underprivileged youth -- looked at how citizens around the world view the social standing of teachers.The study, which surveyed thousands of respondents from 21 countries, aimed to determine, in part: Where are teachers respected?