The Huffington Post – Kermit S. Randa
“Tuesday we celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Day, an annual occasion to pause from the hectic pace of our lives to say “thank you” to our teachers. The celebration, part of Teacher Appreciation Week, honors our nation’s educators and recognizes the positive difference they make not only in our classrooms but also in our lives. It’s virtually impossible to separate the contributions of the teachers we’ve had from the successes we’ve achieved as parents, as workers, as members of our communities … and together as a global society. Their role is that valuable. In fact, if it were up to us, we’d make every day National Teacher Appreciation Day, or National Teacher Day, as it’s also called.”(more)