Teachers are all unsung saints.
They're underpaid, overworked and responsible for nurturing the minds and hearts of future generations. With the pressure to follow strict curriculums, meet standardized testing expectations and deal with overprotective helicopter parents, being a teacher is an incredibly stressful gig.
Other than bartending or anything in the medical field, being a teacher is one of the few jobs where seeing people vomit and cry hysterically out of nowhere is a standard occurrence. However, teachers regularly greet all of these struggles with patience, kindness, and maybe a little bit of venting to their private Twitter account...
In the new year, take a moment to look back on all the teachers who helped you become the person you are today and give it up for all the teachers who are currently losing sleep (and their sanity) to help children and adolescents everywhere!