On May 15, 2016, in Piscataway, New Jersey, then-US President Barack Obama attended rutgers University's graduation ceremony and was awarded an honorary doctorate.
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There is a saying in the United States: those who can teach can do almost anything. If you could keep a room full of kids quiet in the classroom and let them study hard, what else in the world could bother you?
Teachers can accomplish a lot of great things outside of the classroom. On the world stage, many people have stepped from the three-foot pulpit to the political arena of a country.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau visits a local school in Monrovia, Liberia, on November 24, 2016.
Before becoming Prime Minister of Canada, Trudeau spent 3 years as a teacher in a private school, teaching elementary school math, high school French, humanities and drama, and substituted classes in a public school. He said he became a teacher to "make a positive impact on the world."
Obama, america's first black president, was also a teacher, teaching constitutional law and racial theory at the University of Chicago School of Law for 12 years. He is a popular lecturer and spends most of his energy teaching and working in the Illinois Senate. In 1997, he declined his tenure and began a political career as a member of the Illinois Senate.
Tehran, Iran, September 23, 2009. On the first day of school, then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote "We Can" on a blackboard in a classroom.
Some of those who have been teachers have become presidents, such as former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Born into poverty, he stayed at his alma mater, Iran University of Science and Technology, and continued his studies while teaching, and received a doctorate in transportation engineering and planning. After the end of the Iran-Iraq War, he held various positions in government agencies and became governor of a province in 1993. In 1997, after the end of his governorship, he returned to his alma mater as a lecturer until he was elected mayor of Tehran in 2003.
On October 14, 2019, in Paris, France, The French "First Lady" Brigitte Macron led students to dictation at a school. French President Emmanuel Macron did not work as a teacher, but married a teacher.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's early career bears some resemblance to That of Obama: After earning his J.D., he worked in politics while teaching civil and Roman law at his alma mater, Saint Petersburg State University. "Strict but not harsh", he is very popular with students. While teaching, Medvedev co-authored a best-selling 3-volume civil law textbook that sold more than 1 million copies. During his presidency, Medvedev said he had "real joy from his work as a teacher" and intended to one day return to his old profession of teaching.
On July 29, 2021, Pedro Castillo attended the inauguration ceremony after his election as President of Peru. Castillo has been the principal and teacher of an elementary school since 1995 and has also been responsible for cooking for students and cleaning classrooms. He said his motivation for politics was to fight for the rights of students and teachers.
In addition to these political celebrities, there are many politicians who have been teachers or become teachers after leaving office, and many of them have never changed their ideals: to make the world a better place through the pulpit or political arena.
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Source: China Youth Daily client