Just a...2/5/2017 Recently, while endlessly scrolling through twitter at 11 pm, a post from a first year teacher caught my eye that read, “I’m just a first year teacher”. Educators are never “just a”, they are learners, dreamers, and visionaries which have the greatest job in the world.
Educators come in many forms with various titles: Teacher Counselor Cook Custodian Secretary Para Bus Driver Administrator Parent Coach Para Board Member Cheerleader Advocate And through these roles we: Are the givers of knowledge Provide comfort Are a shoulder to cry on Provide warm meals Ensure students have clean clothes for the concert Purchase winter coats for those coldest of mornings Ensure a safe place to learn Counsel students when needed Provide support when a student’s world seems to crashing down around them We also: Smile High Five Fist Bump Hug Celebrate Sing Dance Cry Inspire To all educators, don’t ever cut yourself short or let anyone tell you you’re “just a” because to your students you are so much more. For some students we are that smiling face, while to others we are everything. You never know the full impact you’ll have. However, everyday you have the opportunity to impact your students, staff, school, and community and that isn’t a “just a” responsibility.
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