Paying the Undervalued Tribute to Educators, “A good teacher is like a candle- it consumes itself to light the way for others.”
The subsequent quotation beautifully encapsulates the hardships put forward by the pandemic that the teachers around the globe are overcoming to ensure that the academics of students don’t suffer. While expressing our gratitude for the people in medicine and defense, we have neglected the diligent efforts put by the education sector.
It’s time for being considerate and comprehensive because the teachers are as new to this medium of online teaching as we are. They are exhausted and grappling with unfamiliar new technologies. Some teachers have expressed their struggle through varied statements-
Paying the Undervalued Tribute to Educators, “Teachers like me are now preparing, in earnest, to teach remotely, a new circumstance that adds more work to our normal planning load. We are tasked with developing and posting two weeks of extra online lesson plans in case we take ill ourselves, along with daily plans with activities and assessments to get us through the next few weeks,” says Carly Berwick, a New Jersey teacher.
John McCarthy, an Education Consultant, states while suggesting social care measures, “Teachers are generally very able to keep track of time in the classroom, but we may be more challenged when working at home. Between lesson planning, researching learning experiences, and attending professional meetings, it’s possible to forget to eat and stay connected with friends and family. Since a strength of virtual learning is access to the world, use those same resources for personal growth.”
El Yousef, a high school chemistry teacher in Glendora, Calif says
“I’ve been staring at a computer for eight solid hours, my eyes are strained, my shoulders are tense, and I have to keep reminding myself, all this is new, and we are all learning, and it will get easier, I hope.”
TRIBUTES
Google has come up with an animated logo in order to honor all the educators. In the logo, the letter e has been transformed into a professor who is teaching in front of a laptop with the help of a whiteboard.
Many more people have expressed their gratitude and some of them are-
Shonda Rhimes, an American television producer, and film writer also wrote on Twitter saying that the teachers deserve a way higher salary after she struggled to home-school kids.
We must embrace the assiduous work done by the teachers during this difficult time. By putting knowledge and studies first instead of their own priorities, they have proved to be our knight in shining armor!
