This Friday is World Teachers’ Day (I think it should be extended to everybody who works in schools) and I would like to acknowledge our wonderful staff here at Mary Mac. I’m sure by now you have heard we are in the midst of a critical teacher shortage. I can honestly say that in my whole time in education, I have never seen it so bad. I think we need to be extremely grateful that we currently have a full cohort of staff members who give so generously to our community and especially your children. Please show them the gratitude they deserve. Something as simple as saying, “Thank you” could make their day. Teaching can be a thankless task where we often receive complaints and criticism much more than we receive compliments. With so many teachers leaving the profession, lets look after the ones we have here so that we can keep them where they are happiest, in their classrooms with their students. When I first became a teacher, I was often told that teaching is not for the faint hearted. So true!
