Now that I’ve reached retirement, I sit and reflect—one by one—on all the miseries I tried to overcome during the thirty years I went to and from school. I inhaled chalk dust, developed trembling knees, suffered nervous disorders… yet those miseries never ended. I sit and think about which of life’s wounds I can possibly […]...

Social justice, as a subset of the principle of justice, means equal rights for all people—regardless of race, color, language, social status, or similar factors—so that each person can attain what they rightfully deserve. Justice in education, as the most critical pillar of national progress and development, refers to the availability of “opportunities” and “educational […]...

Since the beginning of the trade unions’ activities, there have been women activists who, alongside men, have fought for the rights of teachers and students. However, the presence of “women” in the teachers’ union movement has become more prominent since 2013 (1392). Their participation has significantly strengthened the teachers’ ability to pursue their union goals. […]...

While the slogan of “national unity” has been raised as a key principle in the government of physicians, it seems that this concept is more used as a tool to maintain and perpetuate repression in some government institutions, especially the Ministry of Education. National unity, which could have meant an effort towards convergence and participation […]...

“Every movement for freedom in society must have a political core in order to support freedom of expression.” Bull hook. Once again, with the election of a new president, the file of the violation of students’ right to education has been opened by the doctors. Students and professors whose right to work and education was […]...

“I can’t handle these kids anymore, they’re constantly causing chaos and don’t pay attention to their studies. They’re not on the right path. I don’t know what parents are going through with them.” These were the words of retired teacher Sharifi, who I used to work with last school year. “I was hired thirty-five years […]...

The teacher unions in Iran declared their existence in the late 1970s after the revolution. Five independent and non-governmental unions called “Teacher Unions” were established in five provinces, as pioneers in pursuing the rights of teachers and students and entering the field of union demands. From the beginning of the 1980s, more teachers attempted to […]...

“We enter a situation in the month of Ordibehesht, after the Nowruz holidays, where day after day, the wave of protests, strikes, and street gatherings opens its wide mouth, ready to take on the glorious uprising on the eve of the 11th and 12th of Ordibehesht, 1401, known as “International Workers’ Day” and “Teachers’ Day”. […]...

Before processing to the teacher and Teacher’s Day, first I would like to acknowledge the first week of the teacher in this beginning of the fifteenth century to all the lights in the hands of the community and the heartbroken, “Enlightenment and Education” and congratulate and congratulate them from the heart and soul! And then, […]...

Our land has been organized in a way that its appearance is rich, although behind the scenes it is full of chaos. The principle is to have a chic display, even though behind the scenes it is full of turmoil; although the days have turned and the numbers have been marked, so that such a […]...

This is a caption This is a caption Javad Lal Mohammad I do not want to be bold and say that October 5th and April 12th in Iran are bitter reminders of the job struggles and accumulated demands for teachers; but what experts, educators, and many teachers say is nothing but this. Contrary to the […]...

This is a picture of a beautiful flower. Mohammad Habibi The Ministry of Education is the largest and, in other words, the most troublesome government organization that has been subject to change and instability since the early days of the Islamic Revolution until today. The constant changes in management structures, changes in the education system, […]...