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Strikes, Tuition and Today’s Teachers-By Nadira Gunatilleke A teacher, another name for God Source:Dailynews The World Teachers’ Day falls today, on October 5. This day is very significant for Sri Lanka this year because the entire country has been talking about teachers for nearly three months. The talk is still going on. The discussion commenced with the teachers’ strike when they stopped conducting online teaching sessions almost three months ago. Sri Lankan teachers are a part of Sri Lankan society and no one can expect them to be different from the other people living in this country. Social destruction was visible in Sri Lankan society during the past several decades, especially after 1977 with the introduction of the open economy which promoted ‘buying and selling’ culture in almost all sectors including different cultures and religions. Today, we experience many negative results and a few positive results due to the introduction ...