Nancie Aell, 63, with silvery white hair and warm smile, was the winner of the first Global Teacher Award last year. This award was established by the Valchi Foundation, with a prize of up to one million dollars, which is known as the Nobel Prize for teachers. The purpose of the award is to draw attention to the teaching profession of teachers.
The Global Teacher Award mainly rewards teachers who have made innovative breakthroughs in teaching, improved students' academic performance and promoted structural changes. Sunny Valchi, the founder of the Valchi Foundation, said, "We set up this award to praise the originality of teachers, but the awards and bonuses are only the beginning. The prize of1000000 US dollars (about NT$ 33 million) awarded by the Global Teacher Award is based on the Nobel Prize's bonus standard, and the evaluation standard we designed not only appeals to the public to respect the teaching profession, but also shows the children that excellent teachers are so admirable. We want to thank millions of teachers all over the world who are full of courage and love. 」
Ms Attwell, the first winner, said with a smile at the award ceremony, "I believe that Chinese teaching is the happiest job in the world. If you have the opportunity to participate in your child's dreams, it will become impossible. When children encounter difficulties in reading and writing, I can help them and cooperate with my teaching partners to let me see different teaching horizons. What could be more satisfying than now? 」
Young people with ideals should not rush into teaching.
Although acknowledging that teachers have the opportunity to lead students' life journey, Attwell is worried about the ecology of American teachers today, and even publicly appealed to young people with ideals and talents not to be teachers in March this year unless they can teach in an independent field outside public schools.