Teachers rarely get enough credit for what they do and put up with on a daily basis. I should know, I live with one. And let me tell you, this year has not been a walk in the park.
My partner is one of the hardest working people I’ve ever met. She spends hours crafting lesson plans, which often seeps late into the evening.
I’ve learned that her job is never done. She receives emails and answers questions from students well beyond her office hours.
She corrects exams, essays and inputs grades at night and on weekends. During normal times, there’s soccer games, debate teams, book clubs, dances, plays and other events.
But teachers continue to work without a contract. And they were forced back into schools, despite a pandemic that has yet to subside.
Teacher Appreciation Week starts Feb. 1, I’d mark it down.
My Take: By Michael Boriero
