Tehran, May 2, IRNA � Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hailed the efforts made by Iranian teachers in educatig the youths.

He made the remarks while addressing a meeting with the teachers from across the country here on Monday which took place on the occasion of Teachers� Week.

He said the community of the Iranian teachers is doing a hard job with small means and minor income as educating young people is a very difficult task.

However, he said, officials should not ignore the living conditions of the teachers.

The Supreme Leader stressed the need to maintain �independent identity� in young people and then educate them on economy of resistance.

By IRNA