This Teacher Appreciation Week, Put Teachers’ Voices First in Curriculum Decisions
May 7, 2018
By: Mark Brandenberger
Source: Education Dive
Teacher Appreciation Week is often celebrated with gifts from students and their parents. Principals and fellow educators take a rare break from their busy schedules to appreciate teachers for the important work they do to educate our next generation. While the act of appreciating teachers is incredibly important, the gift cards, coffee mugs and a snack in the break room don’t quite cut it. Teachers need to be appreciated throughout the entire year by giving them the tools they need to succeed in their classrooms, and to ultimately help kids succeed.
Take any other profession. If you’re a chef, your restaurant provides you with the utensils, ingredients and anything else you might need to prepare a great meal. Doctors expect to have all the supplies needed to examine and treat a patient. Car mechanics have access to the parts and equipment required to complete their work. What’s more, when individuals in a given profession don’t have immediate access to what they need, they can request it.
Yet the same can’t be said for teachers.