During teacher appreciation week, DCPS had their faculty meet and watch a video where Greene thanked them for their hard work. The schools, I imagine at the behest of the district, then gave newer teachers blankets and senior teachers pins with years of service broken into five-year increments.
Some of my colleagues, people I respect and appreciate, were quite taken with the gesture. I do not want to diminish how they felt, but I think teachers are worth more than this tiny gesture, and I think it is safe to say more than a few teachers were insulted.
The district has had numerous chances to show they appreciate teachers all year long, and they passed at every opportunity.
If the district truly appreciated teachers, you would have thought they would have wanted to keep them safe, but all year long, teachers risked their health and worse, because of the woeful contact tracing and the lack of social distancing, which never occurred.
When the state passed its terrible teacher raise bill, which will actually see many veteran teachers lose CONTINUE READING: Education Matters: The district's actions, speak louder than their words... and a pin.
