November 20th is Future Teachers of America Day #FutureTeachersOfAmericaDay. I thought I would share a fact about Suzzane with you. Suzzane turned 16 in May and she passed away in November. Two weeks before she passed away she let me know once she graduated she was going to enlist in the Army.
She wanted to be a Cook in the Army like my Uncle Chuck. When Suzzane finished in the Army she wanted to go to OU to become a #kindegarten Christian Teacher but the Lord called her home but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate Future Teachers of America Day and that includes celebrating Suzzie’s life.
Even as children we knew there were great power in being a teacher. Remember playing school and fighting over who was going to lead the group? Future Teachers of America Day, is celebrated annually on November 20th, was made to celebrate just how great teachers are.
Did you know Future Teachers of America Day is sponsored by The Future Teachers of America, an organization that helps future educators prepare for the classroom and become a part of a professional community. Through mentorship and teaching opportunities, The Future Teachers of America help teachers hone their skills and become wonderful educators. Won’t you celebrate with us?
Future Teachers of America Day Activities
- If you know someone hoping to be a teacher, get them a gift certificate for office supplies! Any teacher will put a gift certificate to good use in their studies or in their classroom. If you want to be more fun, get them a gift card to a local Coffee or Bagel Restaurant. The school day starts early, and this will encourage the teachers to be their best!
- Take the opportunity today to write an encouraging note to the education department of a local college. Be sure to let them know how much you appreciate them taking on the awesome task of educating children and shaping tomorrow’s citizens. If you want to be a superstar, attach that same note to a box of Doughnuts or a bag of Candy and leave it in the student lounge. It will be just the encouragement our future teachers need!
- Maybe you’re too old to play school with your own friends, but your children aren’t! That’s why, on Future Teachers of America Day, you should introduce your children to playing school. Provide them with some paper and colored pencils and let them be in charge of you, giving assignments and home work. Not only will they get great pleasure out of telling their parents what to do, but you may inspire them to become a teacher.
Why We Love Future Teachers of America Day
During the academic year, our children spend about 1,080 hours of the year in school and that whole time, teachers have to be compassionate, knowledgeable, patient, and fair. That’s a hard task, and we salute future teachers for learning how to do it.
Teaching is hard work, and we applaud those brave souls who are in the teaching field. Teachers are paid between $36,000 and $45,000 annually, and teachers must have at least a four year degree, and are probably spending hundreds of dollars of their own money to supply their classrooms with materials. And their day isn’t over when the school bell rings. Teachers have to grade papers, write lesson plans and coach clubs.
Now, more than ever, we need young people to enter the field of education. Did you know that, according to recent polls, only 4.2% of college freshman enrolled in four year institutions in 2016 are majoring in education? This is why we love the future teachers who are gearing up to teach our children they’re helping to fill this teacher shortage, and giving our kids some much-needed education.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
