chocolatecastleinthesky:teacherofthethoughtfullest:lessoninteaching:Let me get on my soap box about
chocolatecastleinthesky:teacherofthethoughtfullest:lessoninteaching:Let me get on my soap box about Teacher Appreciation Day for a moment. First, the fact that there even *is* Teacher Appreciation Day should say something about how we treat our teachers. True “Appreciation” would mean viewing teaching as a professional career and compensating teachers appropriately, not with Starbucks gift cards. There’s a reason there’s no “Doctor Appreciation Day,” even though I’m sure we all appreciate what doctors do. In practice, Teacher Appreciation Day mostly makes me envious of my friends who work in wealthy public or private schools. Facebook and Instagram are filled with posts of their lavish lunches, gift baskets, massage chairs and latte carts. Meanwhile, at my Title I public school…My principal wanted us to send the above letter home today. There are so many things that get my blood boiling about it. I’m sorry, but hand sanitizer and printer paper are not an Appreciation gift. I might need toilet paper and dish soap, but I’m not going to request them for my birthday. And it’s a little tacky to co-opt a “Day” to try to get supplies, right?But honestly, I don’t even blame the principal for the letter. More than anything, it makes me sad that we teachers are not provided with the BASIC supplies we need to do our jobs. That the only way we can get soap and paper is to guilt them out of our families who are already struggling to provide for themselves. My school ran out of paper in February. My students need tissues. Why aren’t all the politicians and corporate sponsors who advertise their support and “Appreciation” of teachers doing anything about this? -- source link