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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Love, American Style – Grumpy Old Teacher

Love, American Style – Grumpy Old Teacher
Love, American Style






If you’re old enough, you might remember that television show from the early 1970s that featured comedy skits about couples and their relationships.
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It’s almost teacher appreciation week. Are you feeling the love, public school teachers?

Teacher Appreciation Week has come upon us as well as the charter attempt to coopt the week into a celebration of themselves.

Wait, Grumpy Old Teacher (GOT) googled that and it seems this year charters will wait for the second week of May to celebrate themselves.

What can a GOT say? If you have to give yourself a birthday party, … how much does anyone else care?

But the moment is here when we thank our teachers for the work they do.

How do we show teachers our love?

  • Ignore them until we want something from them. Then, write flowery letters of praise with an ask buried in the middle.
  • Ask them about their test scores and sniff if we don’t think the scores are high CONTINUE READING: Love, American Style – Grumpy Old Teacher