Tag - Teacher in a Strange Land

May 5, 2009

Carnival of Education: Teacher Appreciation!

We are honored to periodically host the Carnival of Education. Hats off to our good friend Jane Goodwin for all of her work on the latest Carnival. – editor


Welcome to the Carnival of Education, Teacher Appreciation version!  Of course, teachers don’t really need to be TOLD they’re appreciated.  I mean, they get all summer off, and all those holiday vacations, and it seems like every time we turn around, there’s some kind of half-day, or day off of some kind for no apparent reason.  So, why should we go out of our way to pat a teacher on the back and talk about appreciation?

How about, um, because our children’s teachers are the adult role model who spends the most time with our children?  Or perhaps because dealing with a room full of small children five days a week is stressful beyond all comprehension and requires beaucoups of energy, patience, sincerity, devotion,  dedication, knowledge, discipline, and the ability to NOT go

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January 23, 2009

Spangler Blog Appears in Carnival of Education

The awesome people who keep the Carnival of Education cruising through the blogosphere each week were kind enough to include posts from  SteveSpangler.com in the previous two editions.  Thanks so much for everyone who works to keep the Carnival relevant and informative.  Check out both last week’s and this week’s editions for some great reading material.