{"id":18072,"date":"2020-09-16T17:47:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T22:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=18072"},"modified":"2020-09-17T18:45:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T23:45:05","slug":"teacher-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=18072","title":{"rendered":"Teacher of the Year!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wha, what?!<\/p>\n<p>Every year in the spring teachers in the building nominate someone for Teacher of the Year. We all have a chance to nominate, then there is a vote, then the winner is announced at the District-wide Back-to-School Breakfast at the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>This year, Covid-19 hit and all norms went right out the window! I maybe thought about Teacher of the Year briefly when I realized we weren&#8217;t doing the District Breakfast, but that was about it.\u00a0 I assumed we were not doing it this year due to Covid.\u00a0 There is A LOT we are not doing this year because of Covid! But you know what they say about assuming&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>At our first official staff meeting, held virtually, of course, the principal announced the two longevity awards (for teachers who have been in the district for a long time) and then said this:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WwvzOhR8O5NVGalLUMnnoTkWPuowhfBS\/view?usp=sharing\">Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had no idea! If I even suspected, I would have done my hair and not been eating an apple! :)\u00a0 The one day I woke up late, threw my hair in a ponytail, and tossed some random foods in my lunch box&#8230; turns out to be the day the whole school is looking at me!\u00a0 LOL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18078\" src=\"http:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304-500x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304-500x455.jpg 500w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wp-16003847976697381247107477194664-e1600386286304-330x300.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>I feel pretty dang appreciated though!<\/p>\n<p>Later in the evening I logged into the high school performing arts department&#8217;s Welcome Back zoom meeting for parents and students. When the music teachers pulled up the website to show parents, they also gave me a shout-out for all the work I&#8217;ve done on it and how awesome it is.<\/p>\n<p>I work hard, for sure, and I never feel taken advantage of, but it is pretty nice to get the accolades!\u00a0 And the plaque!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wha, what?! Every year in the spring teachers in the building nominate someone for Teacher of the Year. 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