MP Ina Zhupa has addressed a message on World Teachers' Day. While sharing a message of respect and gratitude to all teachers in Albania, for their dedication, patience and idealism, she dwells on some of their main difficulties today.

Zhupa states that their financial situation is poor, the salary does not match the responsibility they bear and the costs of living increase every day.

"The heavy burden of overtime work, which is often unpaid. The lack of suitable conditions for quality teaching where classes are overcrowded, the infrastructure is outdated, and basic didactic tools are missing. The lack of regular and quality free training from the state, which would help them continuously improve their teaching methods. As well as political pressure and unfair interference, they are constant," she writes.

Democratic Party MP Ina Zhupa commits in her response that the voice of teachers be heard more loudly in the Assembly, so that their problems are not overlooked, but treated with priority.

Full reaction:

On this October 5th, World Teachers' Day, I would like to pay my respects and gratitude to all teachers in Albania. Despite the difficulties, they continue to shape generations with dedication, patience, and idealism.

Unfortunately, this important day finds teachers in a difficult reality:

Their financial situation is poor, their salary does not match the responsibility they bear and the costs of living increase every day.

The heavy burden of overtime work, which is often unpaid, such as completing documentation at the SMIP, maintaining constant contact with parents, preparing endless plans and analyses, etc., have turned the role of the teacher into an extraordinary administrative burden.

Lack of suitable conditions for quality teaching where classrooms are overcrowded, infrastructure is outdated, and basic teaching tools are lacking.

Lack of regular and quality free training from the state, which would help them continuously improve their teaching methods.

Political pressure and unfair interventions, which violate the professional dignity and independence of teachers, instead of creating a healthy environment for quality education.

These are not simply teachers' problems, these are wounds of the education system that directly affect the quality of our children's education and the future of the country.

As a member of parliament, I am committed to ensuring that the voices of teachers are heard more strongly in the Assembly, so that their problems are not overlooked, but treated with priority.

Respect for teachers is the foundation of any developed society. Without valued teachers, there is no quality education. Without quality education, there is no future.