Thank You Teachers
It's Teacher Appreciation Week.
Give a shout-out to a special teacher in your life or your child's life this week (even in this space). Or even a whole teaching corps at one school.
I know that many PTAs always have special events for this week but basically, it's saying, outloud, "Thank you and you matter in my child's life."
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Although, as she is the teacher I've known for the longest time and best understands my child therefore she is the metrestick by which all other teachers are measured. She does clue me in as to what is dysfunctional and what is to be expected in US public schools, and validates my expectations and struggles, and helps me understand the positions and workloads of the teaching staff while simultaneously supporting my advocacy for her grandkid's optimal education.
I believe myself and TFT (co-admins of the public education FB page MisEducation Nation - Miseducation Nation) are guests on tomorrow evening's #SOSchat on Twitter.... 6-8pm Pacific Time.... really cool getting to "talk" to people all over the country about saving public education.... some of the biggest 'names' in public education have been guests...
Why dont you join in? You need a twitter account.... once you have that, search for #soschat .... save the search... contribute to the discussion/talk directly to people- all you have to do is add the hashtag #soschat to anything you type in/tweet...
Spread the word...
I think we as a society would really give teachers the message that we truly value and appreciate them when we pay them as much as we do other professionals, so that they dont have to worry about meeting their financial commitments and so that many dont have to work a second or third job just to make ends meet...
my housemate is a 4th year, fully trained, certificated kindergarten teacher with quals in spec ed as well as general ed; she teaches 42 children every day, with half of them on IEPs and her base salary is $32K....by the time she pays her student loans and her commuting costs, there is nothing left... and she has a family of her own and a mortgage to take care of....
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