Welcome to Thankful Thursday- A new blog about being and showing Thankfulness.

As teachers we do not show or give the appreciation we deserve.  We work long days and weekends. Even if we are not planning, grading or creating we are always thinking.  You know it is true- you go to the grocery store, pick up an apple and suddenly you have 2 new center ideas and a whole science lesson from that one apple.   Well with this hard work comes burnout- we hear about it, talk about it and try to prevent it.  But how?  Appreciation!  When you are appreciated at work, home, w friends it makes even the worst situation seem not so bad.

A great example is: You are having a bad day fighting the copier and behind you suddenly a coworker says "Thank you for that great lesson idea"  - you feel the tension slide away.  Did you beat your battle with the copier- NO- but when someone says THANK YOU for something you have said or done it makes our day a little bit less stressful.

My intention for this blog is to share ideas on ways we as teachers, can appreciate and thank each other.
Please contact me with ideas on ways you show your appreciation.

So for today-
Start your thankful journal- write each thing you do to show another person thanks.  When you are having a tough day look back at the journal - I guarantee it will at make you smile, or at least feel a little better.

If you can't think of who to thank today:

Thank a teacher that has mentored you.  Send him/her a note of thanks for 1 thing you do that they taught you.  


Have a great day and THANK YOU for reading this blog.

Michelle