Today is Teacher Appreciation Day.  I am getting hugs and cards and love from my students.  I am even getting some coffee beans!  I just wish they would be this kind all year.

Our school has a recognition banquet at the end of each year.  In the beginning when we were a small district, it meant a lot to be nominated or to receive these awards.  We knew every single teacher, kindergarten through high school.  Now, we are so big that I don't even really know all the teacher's names in my OWN school let alone all the other schools in our district.  So, the recognition banquet means absolutely nothing to me anymore.  How can you select a teacher of the year from a bunch of people no one knows?  Same with Classified.  It is very depressing to think about.  All of my close friends have moved on to other districts and except for Technology, I don't have anyone close anymore.  I am feeling very isolated these days.  Even my team is doing their own thing.  We don't even work together.  My old team did.  I miss them.

If I could have my choice of things to get for Teacher Appreciation, I would ask for another team that was as cohesive as we used to be.