Teachers appreciation week passed a couple weeks ago and it got me thinking about all the teachers I've had. I’m extremely thankful for their knowledge, advice, and the information they taught me.
Education has always been important. It's hard to find a good, well-paying job without a college degree; and you can’t earn a degree without the teachers and professors who teach you. So why would students take the time to disrespect their educators?
Throughout my thirteen years of schooling, there have been countless times where I’ve witnessed students being rude to their teachers and I have never understood it. Teachers are in the classroom for their students; to teach us what they know and I will always appreciate that. For educators to continue getting in front of their classes everyday even after being disrespected shows how much they care about their students and their job.
My dad has been a teacher for 32 years and every once in a while my dad will run into one of his past students in a store or at an event. Sometimes I'm with him, and sometimes I'm not but my dad always has the same experience. The people he used to have in his classes always tell them how thankful they were to have my dad as a teacher.
Teachers are so strong for not letting their students' words get to them and I appreciate everything they do to help me become a better person, learn, and secure a job in the future. It's important to remember everything teachers do for us and recognize that they're there for us.
