Thoughts on Teacher Appreciation Week
I learn a great deal from my connections on Twitter. As you can imagine there are quite a few conversations occurring around the topic of Teacher Appreciation as next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Here are a few threads I found interesting with a few of my thoughts to follow.
I learn a great deal from my connections on Twitter. As you can imagine there are quite a few conversations occurring around the topic of Teacher Appreciation as next week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Here are a few threads I found interesting with a few of my thoughts to follow.
New, very special #TeacherAppreciation podcast episode. 🌟
— Leoni Consulting Group✨Digital Marketing for EDU✨ (@LeoniGroup) April 29, 2022
This week, we sat down with three educators who share encouragement, wisdom, support, and perhaps most importantly, what it's like to be a classroom teacher 24 /7/365.#PodcastEduhttps://t.co/3rfvJgvzgb
As Teacher Appreciation week nears, understand we have a teacher shortage because we have an attrition crisis. Teachers are leaving in droves because they don’t feel supported, valued, & they are simply burnt out. We need to take care of our teachers more than one week a year.
— 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 (@DrBradJohnson) April 21, 2022
Next week is “Teacher Appreciation Week,” and the discounts, free coffee and recognition are great—but there are so many more meaningful ways you can show teachers that you really appreciate them.#IFWeAppreciatedTeachers #TeacherAppreciationWeek pic.twitter.com/T0vuC6BkvX
— Nicholas Ferroni (@NicholasFerroni) April 27, 2022
Thoughts on Teacher Appreciation
- No matter what profession you are in, it always feels good to be appreciated. The same is true for teachers. Fact is, I don't teach to be appreciated.
- Many teachers are unhappy, tired, and very stressed. I think this is the same for numerous people across all professions.
- I've been teaching for 23 years, and after my first three years, there was never a year that was easier than the one before it.
- I believe teaching is a noble profession and in many ways a calling. Apart from parenting, teaching is one of the most powerful ways to make the world a better place.
- Families are struggling. Parents are struggling. As a result, kids have their struggles too. These struggles carry over into schools.
- I'm grateful that there is a week set aside to appreciate teachers. Not every profession has an appreciation week.
- I think the best way to appreciate teachers is to support families and children in any way we can. When children and families have what they need, teachers are happier and more effective.
- To every teacher who shows up each day and does their best, I appreciate you. Your work matters. You should be paid more. Your days should be less stressful. Truth is, none of that is probably going to happen. Every positive interaction you've had with a student lives on forever and multiplies. As teachers, we have to appreciate that.
