Hemleva

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! And tomorrow, May 5th is National Teacher Day. To all of the teachers, the educators, the care takers, the safe spaces - you are appreciated more than you could know.

Teachers and administrative staff from my childhood, teen and college years have imprinted onto my very being. I remember quotes from my highschool math teacher and my favorite college professor.

I was taking to Andy just a few days ago about a mandatory class we had to take in highschool. It was a life skills class about budgeting for a family, balancing a checkbook and more. And how I wish everyone could take it. (This was a public highschool in Illinois, Go Hawks!)

But the thing that stays with me is the overwhelming feeling of being seen and heard. Encouraged and taken seriously.

It is a reminder that it is not an easy job, it takes a special type of person to want to teach. Someone that is not only passionate about what they do, but someone that is both empathetic and sympathetic too.

If you are a teacher, an educator, a coach, I see you and I appreciate you. From classrooms full of children, to auditoriums full of college students, from one on one tutoring to workshops and master minds, to teach is to share a part of yourself, and that is so incredibly special. 💗