A teacher’s job is never done.
Their days are spent solving math problems, analyzing the passages of books, teaching the great lessons of history and serving as their students’ trusted experts. But when the final bell rings, their day isn’t finished. There are countless pages of homework to grade, lessons to plan and maybe even a sports team to coach.
The National Center for Education Statistics found that the average teacher is required to work 37 hours a week, but actually works an average of 52 hours a week. And only 30 of these hours are spent in the classroom instructing students. They spend 22 hours a week on other school-related activities.
Today is Teacher Appreciation Day (and this week is Teacher Appreciation Week!)
There are so many reasons to thank teachers for their hard work and long work days. Take a moment this week to thank the teachers around you for their hard work and the dedication they have for the kids they serve.
You can even send them an eCard to show how much you appreciate them.
THANK YOU TEACHERS!
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This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. So let me begin this post with a little classroom humor:
A child comes home from his first day at school.
Mother asks, "What did you learn today?"
The child replies, "Not enough. I have to go back tomorrow."
This joke is courtesy of the
Teacher Appreciation website. In addition to teacher/student jokes, the site contains ideas for showing our teachers how much we appreciate them. Please don't let this week go by without saying "thank you" to a teacher.
This post is later than usual for me because I spent the morning visiting
Union Ridge Elementary School in Harwood Heights, IL. The students were so attentive and enthusiastic, and they made me feel very welcome. Thank you, Huskies! And I have to commend and thank the teachers and staff at Union Ridge for celebrating their marvelous young authors. I had the honor of presenting a writing workshop to the winners of their Young Authors competition. What a creative group!
Speaking of winners, today I have the pleasure of announcing the winners of not one, but two
Teaching Authors contests. As it turns out, both our winners are teachers--how appropriate for Teacher Appreciation Week! Before I tell you their names, I want to thank everyone for celebrating our First Blogiversary with us. Your response was phenomenal, and we're thrilled to welcome so many new readers.
The winner of our First Blogiversary Critique giveaway is Tricia, who blogs at
The Miss Rumphius Effect. Tricia is a former middle school teacher who now prepares future teachers. She's going to have to decide between having a critique of her poetry or a nonfiction picture book manuscript.
The critique giveaway was such a huge success that we will definitely do it again. Meanwhile, if you're looking for a critique, you may want to consider placing a bid for one in the
Hunger Mountain Critique Auction going on through May 9. Here's how Cynthia Leitich Smith described the auction on her blog,
Cynsations:
"Bid to win full length manuscript critiques with Tanita Davis, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Mare’s War (Knopf, 2009), Michelle Poploff, Vice President, Executive Editor at Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, and picture book writer Tanya Lee Stone, who won the Sibert Award for Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Candlewick, 2009). In addition, National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles and Jacqueline Kelly, author of Newbery honor book The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Henry Holt, 2009), will offer young adult and middle grade manuscript critiques. Bidding ends at midnight EST May 9."
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Our second winner is Sandra, a middle-school te
Carmela,
Happy Teachers Appreciation Week and what an awesome round-up of winners and contests and of course the Prairie Wind! So much good stuff going on these days!
My 7 year old would love your joke! So far his this week, his teachers have received homemade brownies and Starbucks gift cards! TEACHERS ROCK!!
xoxo -- Hilary
Thanks, Hilary. I forgot to mention in my post that the school I visited this morning had put out a lovely spread of breakfast food and drink for their teachers. I was happy to see the appreciation there!
Thank you for the fun this week...I am so glad to have found you out here. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Yours,
Amy
I love your blog and speaking as a teacher it is nice to see teachers appreciated...I wish that happened in my country.
Gail Carson Levine http://gailcarsonlevine.blogspot.com/
has a great blog on writing especially writing for children...
Thanks Carmela for stopping by my blog...Your comments are much appreciated.
Thanks, Amy. We're glad you found us too. :-)
Maureen, thanks for sharing the link. I didn't know Gail Carson Levine had a blog. I've added it to our blog roll.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to both of you, too.
Carmela
Love, love, love the critique auction. I'm not ready yet, but hope there will be similar opportunities in the future. Please keep us posted.