How do you celebrate your work and the work of your colleagues?
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"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."
~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"
This is so, so true. As we head into teacher appreciation week it is important to thank teachers for their work and commitment to thinking. My favorite and best teachers challenged my thinking about what I was learning. For me, every day I step into my own classrooms, I hope that I have created learning experiences that not only push the thinking of my students, but challenge my own thinking on a topic.
This year, I would like to thank the teachers who so publicly document their journey. Your journey through education provides insight for all of us and teaches us how to be better teachers. I would like to thank my AP Lang Facebook group, an amazing collection of teachers who are innovating and challenging, creating exciting learning experiences for students. I often read their posts and feel so, so inferior but then I am reminded that I am at the beginning (this is only my second year teaching AP Lang) and that I have so much to learn. Their willingness to share and teach their colleagues is inspiring. While we don't all agree with everything that is being done, in the end, it is about the kids. This group epitomizes that ideal.
I hope this week you all find time and space to thank your own teachers, your children's teachers and your colleagues. I know for me, I don't need gifts. Thank yous are enough. There is nothing better than a note of thanks. Take the time, write someone who has inspired you and thank them for their service to education and to learning.
Article: What Do Teachers Really Want For Teacher Appreciation Week? (HuffPost)
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