Opinion: The teachers who shape teachers: A thank you to my mentor | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service To Amanda– and all the mentors who stand behind new teachers - thank you. Thank you for your patience, your wisdom, and for modeling what it means to truly show up for students.

As teachers, we learn everyday from the expert educators who work alongside us. Thank your mentor teacher today!

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2. Writing acrostic poems about what we love about earth. My favorite line “Rainbows apear when there is sun and rain. They are beautiful!”

Here’s what I tried this year:
1. I loved these books from the library centering environmental activists in kid friendly stories

How can we talk about Earth Day in schools without making kids feel guilty for necessities like driving in a car or using water? Talking about “environmentally conscious choices” can put blame on us for living our lives when we all know big corporations drive the majority of carbon emissions. 🧵