It’s lunar New Year, the year if tiger, today. When I proofread the application documents from Desiree, I thought of the process of what leads one to become a teacher and how I make a career change from a school admin to a classroom teacher. I have to admit that I am grateful that there are many unsung heroes behind the scene. I won’t be who I am without them. Therefore, thank-you all for helping me in this journey. If I am talking about you, please kindly accept my deepest appreciation.
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I hate my aunt and if I meet her, I will yell at her that “You are a THIEFT.” I knew it is mean, but I really cannot tolerate such a mean action she did to me, STEALING my student loan but not admitting AT ALL. I think that she is MORALLESS, SHAMELESS, and NASTY. It is my very first time using such strong language to describe a person in my whole life. I can’t believe that it is her!
In the condition that my student loan is a mortgage that applying using my grandma’s house under her consent. This afternoon, my dad stopped me form saying my aunt is a thief because it cannot change that fact that she stole my student loan. According to his intuition, my dad seemed to know that my aunt is trying to transfer my grandma’s house to siblings unfairly and doing SOMETHING ILLEGAL. The other part of my dad’s concern was that if my aunt messes up, then my dad is my surety, also the principal debtor, to shoulder the primary liability, repaying my my student loan.
However, I just want my life back to normal. Here are 4 pictures that describe my current situation. Forget everything and focus on my studies.
Let’s be honest – pandemic teaching has us fried these days. We’re burned out, exhausted, and bone-deep tired. The joyful moments in education are still here: light bulbs going off when a student finally gets it, the students’ eagerness when new activities are presented, and our awe for their resilience each day. But the day-to-day grind – it’s hard. Parents, if you’re wondering how to help, here are the top ten things you can do to make a teacher’s day.
10. Voice your appreciation
If you happen to meet us somewhere – morning drop-off, Zoom parent-teacher meeting, Target – this statement means a lot: “I don’t know how you do it, I could never do your job!” This tells us that you really see us and all the balls we are juggling every day. Parents, we love to be seen. A simple, “Thank you for all you do,” goes a long way, too. A quick email with those words would also make a teacher’s day.
9. Be part of the village
Send an extra school supply, lab fee, or snack with the note, “This is for a student who didn’t bring one.” Teachers often pull money out of their own wallets for those children who are without. It’s so nice when someone else helps, too.
8. Support teachers online
It means a lot to see parents share memes, videos, and other media about supporting teachers. You can make a teacher’s day by standing up for teachers when social media comments are negative. We see and appreciate the support.
7. Interact with our updates
When we post pictures and videos on a school webpage or social media, we appreciate reading your positive comments. It helps to know that you’ve noticed the post and enjoyed it. The same is true when we email newsletters or other parent communication. A quick reply of “Thanks for keeping us in the loop!” means a lot.
6. Acknowledge our efforts on that craft project your child gifted you
Teachers spend a lot of time guiding their students to make homemade Christmas/Mother’s Day/Father’s Day/etc. gifts. A quick note after the event to tell us what you liked about it makes the glitter disaster, paint on every surface, classroom crafting chaos totally worth it!
We often wonder what students say about us at home. Do they share their learning, talk about the fun parts of their school day, or are moved by something in particular? An email from you about something your child enjoyed in their day is a great way to make us smile!
4. Add to our comfort food stash
Coffee, tea, and chocolate will make a teacher’s day. Enough said.
3. End on a positive note
Sometimes parents are upset and need to email or talk to teachers about it. This is okay; we get it. But ending these conversations with the words “Thank you for all you do” acknowledges that you understand we are trying our best.
2. Remind your child to give us that card they made over the weekend
Child-made cards with notes like, “Thanks for being the best teacher” (even if spelled incorrectly) always bring a smile to our faces.
The number one way you can make a teacher’s day? At any time through the years, if you and your child are talking about the good ol’ days, and they mention a special time from when we taught them, email us out of the blue and tell us that they remembered:
“She’s in college now. Thanks to the confidence you instilled in her.”
“He remembers how you were the teacher who could always help him understand the tough stuff.”
“She thinks of fourth grade as ‘the year of great books’.”
Parents, this is why we do this job, even though when we say goodbye to our students we rarely hear from them again. These blast-from-the-past messages keep us coming back each and every day, each and every year – even during a pandemic.
Pandemic teaching is harder than we ever imagined our job could be. However, a little support from parents can really make a teacher’s day so much brighter!
Reference: https://boredteachers.com/post/make-teachers-day
Most the girls in the world are complaining about it, Most the poems in the world have been written about it, Most the music on the radio is hitting about it, kicking about it, or ripping about it, Most the verses in the game people are spitting about it, Most the songs in the world people are talking about it, Most the broken hearts in the world, I know, are walking without it, started to doubt it, or lost without it, Most the shadows in the dark have forgotten about it, Everybody in the world would be tripping without it, Every boy and every girl would be dead without it, struggle without it, nothing without it, Most the pages that are filled are filled about it, The tears that are spilled are spilled about it, The people that have felt it are real about it, A life without it would be lost, When I’m in it and I feel it, I am shouting about it, Everybody in the whole world knowing about it, I’m hurt and broke down be flowing about it, going about it wrong, because I didn’t allow it, Can’t a wound or scar heal without it, Can’t the way that you feel be concealed about it, Everybody has their own ideal about it, dream about it, appeal about it. So what’s the deal about it? Are you about it? To know that life is a dream and unreal without it? Everything that you feel is surreal about it, But I’m just a writer, what can I reveal about it?” Poet Ali
Why is it that the most spoken-about language in the world is the one we have the toughest time speaking or expressing? No matter how many books, how many seminars, how many life-coaching sessions we go to, we just can’t get enough of it.
What is it? The cherishable able treasure we have in common.
IT=LOVE ❤️ 💗 💕