Helpers in the Classroom
I really love birds. I also really love watching birdcams. One of my favorites that my daughter introduced me to is this one of the albatross Tiaki on the cliffs of New Zealand.
Tiaki and the other fledgling albatross are facing some pretty strong wind as they try to take off and fly. However, they learn quickly to ride the wind and use it to help guide them safely back to the ground and to their nests.
Watching this video, I thought about what teachers are still going through even as a new school year has begun.
Even after a year of teaching in a pandemic, teachers are still struggling in this new school year with all the challenges, stress, obstacles and Herculean demands that are being made on them.
So many teachers I know are having major physical and mental health issues. Addictions are on the rise. Every day is an emotional roller coaster of frustration, disappointment, anxiety, anger and guilt.
Teachers feel as if they have the proverbial “albatross” around their necks.
What does this mean? (more…)
