Value your teachers

With the increasing number of infections, and sadly deaths, from COVID-19, the world has changed. One of the odd outcomes is the appreciation of teachers and what their job actually involves. As the number of cases increase, the number of schools still open decreases and more parents have to keep their children at home. Like […]

With the increasing number of infections, and sadly deaths, from COVID-19, the world has changed. One of the odd outcomes is the appreciation of teachers and what their job actually involves. As the number of cases increase, the number of schools still open decreases and more parents have to keep their children at home.

Like many other occupations, teaching requires training, skills and commitment as well as the resources of a school to manage the overall program but much of that is now unavailable and will be for most of the year.

When we return to a normal life, it would be good to continue to value the work that teachers do.

Dennis Fitzgerald, 28 Landale St Box Hill, Vic, Melbourne, Australia