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![]() Dear Santa ...What do teachers really want for Christmas? Higher pay? Better benefits? Shorter school days? More attentive students? Columnist Linda Starr thinks she knows. Do you agree? Dear Santa,
Below, you will find my Christmas list. Please check it twice because, I have to say, Santa, based on the gifts I've found under my desk in previous years, you simply haven't been paying enough attention to my directions. I know you're busy, but a little preplanning can go a long way toward preventing careless and costly mistakes. First of all, let me point out that I am up to my neck in bubble bath and toilet water. If you're determined to deliver another personal care gift, a relaxing massage is really the way to go. I sure could have used a massage after the weeklong student-teacher wilderness trip you sent me on last year. Really, Santa! Was January the only month with vacancies? I'm also quite well stocked, thank you, with education standards and related assessment strategies. Enough already! Don't bother either with the box of creative activities and class projects I asked for (but didn't get!) last year. I can't afford to maintain them any more -- unless, of course, they're funded by a grant and closely tied to grade-level standards! Please, please, please, if you feel you simply must once again bring me an additional student halfway through the school year, make it at least two more. That, at least, will push me over the legal maximum and force my district to hire another teacher -- if they can find one, that is. (What's Mrs. Claus doing now, anyway?) But enough about what I don't want! Here's a list of those special Christmas gifts that will make my job just a little bit easier in the coming year. Santa, please bring me
If all that's too much, Santa, I could use a new dress for my retirement party. I'm not sure I can make it through another year. Gratefully, Article by Linda Starr
Originally published 12/16/2004
Updated 05/28/2009 The opinions expressed in StarrPoints are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Education World.
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