What I Learned at School

[groovedaddy]

THE tumult over state budgets and collective bargaining rights for public employees has spilled over into resentment toward public school teachers, who are increasingly derided as “glorified baby sitters” whose pay exceeds the value of the work they do.

But how exactly do we measure the value of a teacher?

As a writer, I often receive feedback from readers I have never met. But the other day, I received a most unexpected message in response to one of my essays:

“I am so proud of you and all you have accomplished. I shared your opinion from The L.A. Times with my family and reminisced about you as my student at Hibbing High School.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/opinion/31lee.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

[LiberalEsto]

1. Write thank-yous to your teachers too

I've written a few to some outstanding teachers and mentors and they were so happy to get them.

[jwirr]

2. When one of the schools in our area wanted to fire 13 teachers it

was the students who got the petitions signed for a referendum on the ballot. The ballot won and the teachers did not get laid off. Now that is thanks. I did not surprise me that the student in WI came out to support their teachers.