Dear Educators,
I don’t know how you do it!
I don’t know how, as teachers, you juggle all of your duties in a given school day. You serve as mentor, counselor, referee, motivator—in a word, entrepreneur.
During normal times, the demands on your time are constant and unrelenting. Yet you are present for students when they need you most.
Since school buildings have been closed, the demands on your time have been especially difficult. You’ve been called to meet an unprecedented challenge, and despite not always having been given the tools you need, you’ve answered that call with remarkable dedication and devotion to your students and their families.
As teachers of civics, history, and social studies, you are giving our nation an example of what it means to build civil society.
I don’t know exactly how you’ve managed to do this, but what you do every day in teaching America’s young people is an inspiration to my colleagues at the Bill of Rights Institute and me.
For that reason, we thank you for your service to your communities and the cause of strong civic and history education. As we conclude Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor your work and look forward to continuing throughout the year’s end to work together.
Please join me in applauding all the outstanding teachers who were nominated for their entrepreneurial spirit during these challenging times, and especially our #BRIThankATeacher finalists below.
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With gratitude for all that you do,
David Bobb, Ph.D.
President
Bill of Rights Institute
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@lovgov was nominated by Ms Lombardo (@MsLambo312) (and others!) on Twitter – “It’s one thing to teach your own but another to teach others’ students. She really has stepped up to help instructors and collegeboard. The AP Gov groups would not be happening without her, so I echo the sentiments of appreciation for @lovgov. #BRIThankATeacher”
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@MsEisenband was one of a number to send in a nomination for @socialstudiesTX on Twitter – "No one deserves more thanks than @socialstudiestx. He has singlehandedly done so much to create an online PLN, which has been indispensable for my own teaching and I’m sure many others’. #BRIThankATeacher"
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Jessica Culver nominated Ms. Amy Caldwell with a lovely video on Facebook. "Librarians are teachers, too!" and Miss Caldwell is sending out tons of resources to her students to keep them engaged without everything that is going on.
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@health.right.now nominated Mr. O on Instagram – “Mr. Scott Obsniuk ("Mr. O”) of Canton High School has always been a phenomenal educator whose endless passion for fostering a lifelong love of learning in his students has only been accentuated by the pandemic...It is for all these reasons, and many more, that I am proud to nominate Mr. Scott Obsniuk for the #BRIThankaTeacher awards.”
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@Peledgejay sent in his nomination for @Peledge through a whole thread on Twitter – “@BRInstitute I want to give a shout out to @peledge who has an ITS has been working crazy hours the whole time we’ve been home helping Ts get adjusted to new tech they weren’t comfortable with but needed to be...For helping students and families to get familiar with new tech they hadn’t been using and adjusting so that kids all the way down to kindergarten could access school in this new way....and for being a great teacher-mom who’s doing all of this while still supporting a MS and HS student at home. #BRIThankaTeacher
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