Administrators′ Corner
A Million ways to thank a
teacher
By Leisa Simapili
A
s administrators, we become
so caught up with the daily
running of the school that we
sometimes forget to show
our appreciation to the people who
really make it happen, the teachers.
In recent years, teachers have been
feeling increasingly unappreciated.
The teaching profession has lost the
prestige it once held and the focus
has been shifted to the bottom-line,
students’ results, inspections and
changes in legislation and policies.
In 2013, Sunny Varkey, Founder of the
GEMS Varkey Foundation, inaugurated
the Global Teacher Prize in an attempt
to recognise the work being done by
teachers on a daily basis all over the
world and to reward one outstanding
teacher.
The Global Teacher Prize is an annual
one million dollar award from the
GEMS Varkey Foundation to be
awarded to a super-special teacher.
One inventive and caring teacher who
has made an inspirational impact on
his or her students and community
is to receive the reward of a lifetime.
Teachers currently teaching children
in a compulsory setting or between
the ages 5-18 are eligible. In my
opinion, numerous teachers deserve
this prize for the exceptional job they
do on a daily basis. How can we, as
administrators, reward the teachers
we work with?
We all know that when it comes to
rewarding our teachers, cash is king,
but if unlike the Global Teacher Prize,
we don’t have cash to give as a reward,
here are my top ten ways in