For teacher appreciation week, three things happened. 1. We actually went back to school. After 12 weeks of online learning + 1 week spring break + 1 week Tet Holiday, I finally got to see my students in person again. We're all wearing masks and teachers are trying their best to enforce social distancing ... but it's been nice to be back in the classroom even if we can't do group work. 2. I was called in for a meeting with my principal. His gift to all of the teachers was individual meetings to share what he appreciates about them. He did this last year too and it's actually kind of the best teacher appreciation week gift. Don't care about the candy, gift cards, etc ... Tell me how you really feel.
I think teachers are often times insecure about their classes ... "I should do more ___." "How does so-and-so manage to do all of those projects? I should do more projects." "I can't think of a way to make this topic fun." etc. so it was nice to be told today why I'm an asset to the students and school community. I feel really fortunate to have an administration that gives us the freedom to do what we want with our classes and provides positive feedback on things we do well. The best compliment I received today was "Normally when I go into a classroom, I can always find the teacher immediately. When I enter your classroom, I always have the hardest time finding you. But I've realized you're always sitting with the kids helping them, working with them, guiding them. It's a great thing to see." 3. Our HR/PR person at school did a teacher appreciation Instagram thing with the students ... I don't do Instagram so not really sure what to call it. Either way, I got some shoutouts from my students that made me feel all warm and fuzzy
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February 2022
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