#edblogaday This is My Teacher

Day 6 Topic: How will we know when our profession is respected?

Answer 1:

I know our profession is respected when I’m out in the community and a student runs over to me and says to his or her friends or family, “This is my teacher.”

Answer 2:

I will know when our profession is respected when I’m out in a community meeting and someone says, “Let’s ask her; she’s a teacher.”

Answer 3:

I will know when our profession is respected when I’m in a school planning committee on any level, local, state, national, international, and teachers are expected to guide the direction, solution, and policy based on their known expertise.

Answer 4:

I will know when our profession is respected when teachers’ assessments are the most important data points.

Answer 5:

I  will know when our profession is respected when everyone believes, “Teachers reach into the future; let them teach.”

What’s your answer?

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