Teachers who feel valued and appreciated are:
* More productive
* More engaged in school
* More likely to stay with school
* More likely to receive higher satisfaction scores from students & parents.
Yes, Appreciation matters!
We spend 50% more hours in school than Finland. They get 15 mins of recess every hour. They have NO standardized tests until the PISA in HS & they outperform us every time. When we can’t give students more recess, play, or Arts, but make them sit longer hours, we have it wrong!
Can someone please calm my rising senior daughter down and tell her AP scores play no role in admission? She won’t listen to her father, who has spent 26 YEARS AS A COLLEGE COUNSELOR!