To all of my fellow educators,
Thank you for all that you do every day, for every child. I know that sometimes it is a thankless job, that there are days you want to scream or cry (or have done both), your building may be run down, your administration may not seem to have a clue, your classroom is crammed tighter than a can of sardines, your team may be driving you crazy, you're on 15 committees on top of working 80 hours a week--and getting three hours of sleep, parents may be giving you a hard time, yet another test is taking you away from teaching the basics, budget cuts have left you with paperclips and two pencils, the class pet has died/had babies/escaped--again, and paperwork can look like Mount Everest.
But...
Little Johnny has finally mastered his addition and subtraction math facts, Sally has increased her reading fluency, someone has left you a hand-drawn picture that says "You're the Best Teacher Ever"--complete with hearts and smiley faces, your students are showing growth, everything you've taught all year is finally coming together, you get a good review from your principal, the class plants haven't died, one of your students gave you a high five/hug/ear-to-ear smile (because you are awesome)...
And you realize that you wouldn't have it any other way.
Enjoy your week!
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