ABU DHABI // Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak praised teachers across the country and detailed their importance to mark World Teachers’ Day.
The chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood said that educators play a significant role in developing future generations.
“While celebrating World Teachers’ Day [on Wednesday], we will not forget our teacher and leader, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who harnessed all possible ways for Emiratis to learn modern sciences,” she said, adding that the teacher is the main pillar of education.
“Teachers in the country have the most important role in the building of both human resources and the nation, as the role of the school is growing more at this time than any previous stage.”
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'Worse than a prison sentence'
Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.
“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.
“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.
“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.
“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.
“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”
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