Summer has come and gone. And with its departure, the nights draw in as the mornings get shorter; paperwork piles up as everyone gets into the swing of the longest term. Amid the chaos, there can be little time for you, your colleagues - or anyone, really - to stop and appreciate the work being done in schools. 

But there is a shining light in October - a day that serves as a reminder of the power that teachers hold and the esteem in which they are held: World Teachers’ Day. 

This year, in honour of the official Unesco theme - “Young teachers: the future of the profession - Tes decided to kick things off early by asking its Twitter followers to complete the sentence: “You should become a teacher because…” 

The replies were honest, raw and heartwarming. Here are just a few of our favourites.

Never forget the holidays:

A truthful way to sum up teaching:

Teaching is truly one of a kind:

Sometimes, it’s the students who are the lucky ones: 

Don’t forget, teachers create the future: 

It’s the reason why we do it:

A phrase to live by: 

What? Like you didn’t dress up a witch today?

The most important part of it all: 

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves: