Thursday after school, I was visited by a set of parents with a gift for me. Just a token of their appreciation, they said. I hope they know how much that meant. Then 5 minutes later one of the Dads came in saying thanks for supporting their son in making his First Eucharist. He made a point of showing his family's appreciation of the teachers coming to the mass Saturday night and being there for the kids. I went home that night feeling great, supported in my work and appreciated. I get a lot of intrinsic satisfaction from my job, and the kids always give you plenty of extrinsic. It's really great to know the parents think I'm doing an alright job too. I guess everybody needs feedback....
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Michelle Richards
30/6/2016 17:22:18
I've only been at this school since the beginning of the year and about mid term 2 I received an invitation to attend the Autism NT Teacher Appreciation Awards at Government House. I was stunned as I had only worked with the student for about 14 weeks. His mother said he had never been so happy to go to school each day and that she didn't know the value of a good teacher until she had a son with autism. As teacher we love our job but it is nice to be appreciated once in a while.
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MargD
1/7/2016 10:01:44
So true Michelle. What a lovely surprise for you.
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