{"id":54,"date":"2014-05-06T12:21:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T12:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/aaronvigar\/?p=54"},"modified":"2014-05-07T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T17:54:31","slug":"a-thank-you-to-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/aaronvigar\/a-thank-you-to-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thank You to Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teachers,<\/span><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t really have one of these in Canada, but in the US it is National Teacher Appreciation Day and, in the spirit of finding the good and making it your own, I\u2019m helping to bring it north.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It can be a rather thankless job sometimes \u2013 we work with students based on the faith that what we are doing now will remain, or at least become, important to them in the coming years. It\u2019s a job that is tiring and challenging, and can make us run the gamut from joy and pride to disappointment and frustration (sometimes all in one class!).<\/div>\n

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Anyway, I just wanted to say \u201cThank You!\u201d for whatever it is worth. It\u2019s great teachers like you that made me want to become a teacher and great teachers like you that continue to reinforce in me that I made the right decision. There are better \u00a0\u201cthank you\u201d messages than I can pen coming in from all over the world of education, so I\u2019ve copied a bunch below.\u00a0Just in case anyone needs a pick-me-up.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIf I Knew Then: A Letter to Me on My First Day of Teaching\u201d<\/div>\n
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[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=miPYLJI247g[\/youtube]<\/div>\n
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Google says \u201cThank You\u201d to teachers with \u201cTo the Moon\u201d<\/div>\n
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[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VXCH9T5Nnaw[\/youtube]<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhy Teachers Matter\u201d A Thank You Letter from Edutopia Founder (and Star Wars creators) George Lucas<\/a><\/div>\n
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And a video I find very inspiring on a number of levels: David Brooks\u2019 TedTalk \u201cShould You Live for Your Resume\u2026 Or Your Eulogy\u201d. This has great takeaways for both student and teacher as it helps us refocus on what is important and aims to help us find a true work-life balance.<\/div>\n
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[youtube]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MlLWTeApqIM[\/youtube]<\/div>\n
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Again, thank you.<\/div>\n
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