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(7,576 posts)As a teacher I appreciate your sentiment!
salmannaseem07
(393 posts)nocalflea
(1,387 posts)As a teacher's kid , I saw the sacrifices and dedication of teachers first hand. In the course of a school day, teachers play many roles : educator , advisor , guardian, volunteer, peacemaker and yes, even a shoulder to cry on (teacher's are also. mandated reporters - I've heard some chilling stories). Many teachers hold down a second job and continue their post- graduate education- I saw my father do both -at th same time.They attend seminars , they innovate and they fight for their students-cutbacks are a teacher's recurring nightmare. I didn't like all my teachers, but I respected them- they earned it (that's a lie - One thing I learned as kiid ,was how much , good,' dedicated , proud teachers hated the shirkers and incompetents. And I do mean HATE).
One of the things teachers' kids love to share with each other, is the fond mockery of the "teachable moments"we were endlesslly exposed to -I am not talking about lfe's lessons here-literally teachable moments.A skunk runs across the road -my cousin yells "skank", her father (a teacher) replys "Actually , there is a reptile called a skank ... " instant laughter,uncle has no clue as to why.Every hike with my father "which side of the tree does moss grow on ? Why does it grow ... ? "can you name this rock ? " (Alberta was not the right answer).At the Steinhardt Aquarium with niece and nephews "Do you know the difference between an alligator and a crocodile ? " My small town nephews who had never seen a skyscraper before , were in speechless awe (Thank god my niece answered , it gave the boys a chance to escape to the next exhibit). Teachers NEVER stop teaching.
salmannaseem07
(393 posts)Teacher will always a teacher
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)n/t
salmannaseem07
(393 posts)why?
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)and tweeted. You are new here, you will learn the lingo....
salmannaseem07
(393 posts)Sorry
DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)As a former teacher (left private education because of low pay - $18k per year) I know first hand how hard it is to be a teacher. Thank you teachers! I loved teaching and would still be doing it if I could have made a living wage. I was not able to get into the public schools at the time. I switched careers and it is just not as rewarding as teaching was.
salmannaseem07
(393 posts)teacher should earn as much as dector and Engineer but sadly we lost many good teacher due to wage problem