Published: August 1, 2024
First Appeared In NEA Today, August 2024
Quote byAnne N.
Genuine curiosity in students.
—Anne N.
Quote byJane Ann Sykes
When I see that [as a school nurse] I am making a difference. A kid gets glasses and the world opens up! Or she goes to the dentist and isn't in pain anymore!
—Jane Ann Sykes
Quote byGreg M.
Being part of a strong union that has our back-even when the world forgets to appreciate our work!!!
—Greg M.
Quote byDebi B.
Those little notes from the toughest and sweetest saying, "I want to be an art teacher like you when I grow up!"
—Debi B.
Quote byJennifer H.
My amazing students! Especially my middle school’s newcomer immigrant students. These kids have lived through incredibly challenging life experiences, and yet they show up at school with positive attitudes, ready to learn.
—Jennifer H.
Quote byAmy Harrison
My union family!
—Amy Harrison
Quote byEcho M.
That even on my longest, hardest, most dispiriting days, I will have a student bring me a bag of chips or something from the vending machine, and suddenly nothing seems as terrible because one random teenager, who is biologically geared to be totally selfish, thought about me enough to bring me food.
—Echo M.
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