To all of my fellow educators out there--Happy Teacher Appreciation Day!
It is nice to feel the love from parents and our principal. This year we volunteered for our PTO to donate their Teacher Appreciation budget to the school district. Despite that, a group of parents have come together to do really kind things for our entire staff. I posted some pictures of their creative and thoughtful way of making our Monday special yesterday.
Throughout the years I've received some very kind and touching tokens that let me know how much specific students/their parents appreciate the work that I've done for their children. It has given me a great awareness that there is no greater gift than someone letting another know what they mean to them. There is no salary, no bonus, no gesture greater than feeling appreciated for the work that one does. We all work so incredibly hard at what we do (I'm talking beyond teachers here----by all of us, I mean every single person out there). It is not easy when it feels thankless, but still we perservere because we know that working hard and working well is doing what is right. Then there are the times when someone lets you know that your efforts are not only recognized, but appreciated. Suddenly the work doesn't seem as challenging and the load not as heavy. If you haven't recently, please make time to the let the people in your life, your work, your family, etc know that they are appreciated. You never know when it will be just the spark that they need to push them through a difficult time!
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| A red carpet leading into the staff room. |
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| On the door |
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| What was waiting inside |
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