Teachers As Advocates
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/5542172347/
When talking with a group of teachers last week about the frustration that sometimes comes with not feeling they are respected as professionals in the field of education, I had to sit back and think about this question. We often hear conversations from many that say, “Well when I was in school…”, and we often feel frustrated that many do not understand some of the complexities that come with our profession.
On the other hand though, do we sometime as educators make this comment easy to make? If our classroom