I wouldn't be where I am today without my teachers.
This #AmericanEducationWeek and throughout COVID-19, I see that same selfless kindness in our educators, social workers, support staff and parents who are working overtime to help students navigate online learning.
This #AmericanEducationWeek and throughout COVID-19, I see that same selfless kindness in our educators, social workers, support staff and parents who are working overtime to help students navigate online learning.
When I was in high school, my family relied on food stamps. But sometimes, those food stamps wouldn't last through the week.
Luckily for me, sometimes my English teacher would keep a bunch of us after school—and after a while he’d reach into his own pockets and say:
Luckily for me, sometimes my English teacher would keep a bunch of us after school—and after a while he’d reach into his own pockets and say:
“Aw kids, I’m so sorry I kept you working here so late. Here’s $10, go to Taco Bell, it’s 2 for 99 cents—get something to eat before you go home.”
As teenagers, we didn't see it then. But I do now. With his teacher's salary, he was feeding the poorest of us & helping us get by.
As teenagers, we didn't see it then. But I do now. With his teacher's salary, he was feeding the poorest of us & helping us get by.
He changed my life. And small acts of kindness like that are happening every single day during this pandemic.
By tutors, teachers and school staff teaching kids at home.
By those risking their health on the front lines without a COVID-19 vaccine teaching kids in person.
By tutors, teachers and school staff teaching kids at home.
By those risking their health on the front lines without a COVID-19 vaccine teaching kids in person.
Now more than ever, Congress needs to pass a comprehensive COVID relief bill that provides robust funding for our nation’s public schools and higher education institutions, so these selfless educators are not left behind.
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