I disagree with the statement that teacher were more appretiated and valued by society in the past than they were nowadays. There are three main reasons, first, teachers are not appreciated in the past by the society in ancient China. Second, teachers are not appreciated in the past by the society in ancient Europe. Third, teachers are actually being respected in today's society. First of all, teachers are not appreciated in the past both in ancient China. For example, in the Warring state when Confuscious exist. He didn't gain enough respect from society even though he's still the representative teacher in China nowadays. In his life, he and his students weren't rich and almost no country accepted them, they were so poor that lots of the time they weren't able to fill their stomachs. Is that a symbol of them being appreciated? Clearly not. The teacher wasn't even a formal job in that period of time. Secondly, teachers in Europe are also not being respected and appreciated by society. Mainly because of religious conflict. For example, Socrates, one of the most famous philosophers in the past of human history. He had done many works of the fundamental philosophy ideas. He also had a school with many students such as Plato, another famous philosopher is his student. However, because his theories are against the saint of the gods. He was prisoned in the jail by people and committed suicide in the jail with poison. That's not a sign of being accepted by society. Last but not least, teachers are being appreciated and valued by society today. The teacher is a formal job today which have proper income and salary. Additionally, because of the invention of technologies, teachers can communicate with parents and students more often and even develop a good relationship. For example, I was still in touch with my primary school teacher. She even went to watch my drama performance. In my opinion, this is actually really being appreciated by society if every student could develop a good relationship with students and parents. Overall, teachers in the past were not being treated as a formal job both in China and Europe. In nowadays, teachers are developing a good relationship with students and parents and even be a friend in real life. This is the real appreciation from the society because in this case, the teacher has to be assessed on their teaching quality and their morality. After this process, teachers are really being appreciated then in the past.