Happy Teachers Appreciation Week!
Image Credit: National PTA.
Monday, May 3rd-Friday May 7th is Teacher Appreciation Week. We know this blog post will be hitting people’s inboxes on the tail end of this incredibly important week, but there are still ways to celebrate the teachers in your lives this week and all year round.
Ideas and Resources
National PTA has some downloadable thank you cards, virtual stickers, certificates, and flyers to customize for the amazing teacher in your life. These come in Spanish and English, you can download them here.
Waterford.org put together this awesome list of 51 ideas for Teacher Appreciation Week, check it out here.
Thrillest has compiled some freebies and discounts in honor of Teachers Appreciation Week, check them out here.
Appreciating Teachers Year-Round, and Remembering Teachers Who Have Shaped and Supported Us
SFUSD Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews wrote an article for the SF Examiner about ways to support teachers year-round in addition to during Teacher Appreciation Week. Click here, to read the full article. One thing that really resonated with our staff was the value in reflecting on and sharing about teachers that have had impacts on our lives. You can find two of our “teacher stories” below. It is never too late to say thank you!
Image Credit: Carol Xie.
Carol Xie, Chinese Community Outreach Coordinator
My favorite teacher was my tech teacher from high school. He is a very friendly and supportive teacher. If any student had a new idea on a tech project, he will fully support them and their idea. He always tried his best to provide us all the resources and he even volunteered his free time with us, to guide us through some "out of nowhere" ideas. He is really the one teacher that taught me whenever we have a new idea, "just do it".
Image Credit: Jessi Longe.
Jessi Longe, Communications & Development Coordinator
In high school, I made the ridiculous decision to take A.P. Statistics, even though I had no interest in the subject but still wanted to take a “challenging” math course. I quickly realized I was in over my head and found myself in Math Lab at lunch getting all the help I could from my stats teacher. He would help me every day, re-breaking down the material we went over in class, helping me work out what I did wrong on exams, and doing it all with a smile. So many teachers throughout my life have taught me, through their actions, how important being an active listener and good communicator can be. I would love to say something like I did phenomenally in the class, but I didn’t. I got a C+, but I know without my teachers help I easily done much worse and for that I am incredibly thankful.