It is no wonder that 2 of the most influential professions, both mostly staffed by women, have their respective appreciation week right before Mother’s Day.
I am, of course, referring to nurses. And TEACHERS.
Women vastly outnumber the men in each of the professions. Teachers are 77% female to 23% male and nurses 88% female to 12% male.
Gender really doesn’t matter in either profession.
It is the quality of instructor. Even in the higher grades.
Looking back on my 40+ years of being a student I can count on one hand the number of male teachers that I’ve had, and 2 of those in the graduate school level.
No matter how you define it women are important to these very important gateways for students/patients.
It is time to celebrate them. It is time to thank them. And not with yet another coffee cup, although the caffeine does come in handy.
If you have had a teacher you really enjoyed in school, no matter the level, take some time to think fondly on them during this week. Thank them, even if it is silently. Better yet, if it is in the form of a handwritten note or card.
Because they don’t get appreciated enough.
Especially for all they do for us and the children in their classrooms.
Dispatches from the Evening Shift 