Educationally Speaking - Anytime is a good time for appreciation

Appreciation. Synonyms include “approval,” “admiration,” “thanks,” and “gratitude.” Regardless of which word is used, one of the unfortunate elements of education and our society is that expressing appreciation does not happen frequently enough and is all too often reserved for special events.

Special events in education include Day of the Teacher and Classified Employee Week. If this seems odd to you, it is for most of us. Why is teacher appreciation only a day and classified appreciation a week? I will not discuss the possible politics and rationale for the discrepancy. However, I will conti...