Please help a Teacher
It is that time of year when teachers and children are going back to school.
A new school year.
A new beginning.
When we start something new, we may need help, support, encouragement, inspiration, resources and materials.
We are building bridges to new connections, new relationships, new learning adventures, new pathways, new opportunities…and so on.
And we may need help doing this.
Teachers do this every.single.year.
They have a reset, restart, renewal to start building those bridges, connections, relationships, etc. again.
They need help. They are “looking for the helpers”, as Mr. Rogers says, for support, encouragements, inspiration, resources, materials, and so on.
Please HELP A TEACHER.
Here are some suggestions:
1. Ask a teacher to share their Amazon Wish List with you, and then, buy something from it. Many of the items are very inexpensive and cost less than a specialty coffee or meal out. Check out the teacher Wish Lists on The Spirit of Teaching’s social media pages that can be found in the sidebar of this blog post page here.
2. Volunteer at a school and in a classroom. Cut things out for teachers. Help a student who is struggling. Put up the bulletin board. Collate copies.
3. Bring the teacher a treat and ask about their day. This may give them the chance to be “seen and heard”, which is validating and uplifting. (not a gripe session, but a true heart-to-heart human being connection of the struggles we all have every day on this journey called life!)
4. Become involved in the PTA and other organizations at the school that support the vision and mission of the school.
5. If you own a business, become a community school sponsor that helps support school events and special projects.
6. Write some notes of encouragement to students and teachers and leave them anonymously in the office to be distributed to the teacher mailboxes for sharing and caring.
7. Now, it’s your turn to think of some way to help a teacher!
It doesn’t take much to make a difference in the life of a teacher!
Please consider helping in some way!
Thank you!
Image credit:
“Macro Monday : Teacher: Explore October 24, 2011” by R Joanne is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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