3 Reasons Why Teachers Are Basically Superheroes

If you look up the definition of the word, a superhero is a "fictional character with superhuman powers." Superheroes accomplish the extraordinary feat of turning horrible situations into great acts of heroism through their servitude and their super human abilities! For that reason, Teachers are basically Superheroes. There's just one difference…………they're real and they exist in the lives of children all over the world! How's that possible? Here are three reasons why.

 

Number 1: Teachers sacrifice many things for the benefit of their students. Many of them work long hours, use their own resources for classroom supplies, and even risk looking crazy by coming up with songs, dances and rhymes to help their students remember facts. They don't work a normal 9 to 5 or really have days off. They are constantly preparing new lessons, decorating their classrooms, and grading the work of many students. Think your teacher is resting during her summer vacation? Think again! The best teachers are students themselves, taking classes in their field or teaching other educators about classroom best practices.

 

Number 2: Teachers are able to take hopeless situations and turn them into amazing opportunities! Where there are students failing, they invest their time to help them succeed. Where young girls, minorities, and those with disabilities are marginalized, they start schools and programs specifically for those that need it most. Teachers see the potential where others see dashed hopes and dreams. Sometimes the results of their work come fast, as they see the light bulb in a child's mind turn on. Other times, it may take years to see the fruits of their labor when a high school senior, who used to be in their first grade class, walks across the platform to receive their diploma during a graduation ceremony. But one thing is certain, teachers bring about the most amazing results! Think that subject is too difficult for you to learn? A great teacher is there to tell you that you CAN do it!

 

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Number 3: To be a great teacher, you have to have many superpowers! The best teachers are more than just educators and lecturers spouting lesson plans in front of a classroom of students. The best teachers are counselors, advocates, cheerleaders, and sergeants. The list goes on and on. They can stop time by talking about the most exciting things. They can teach you how to fly, because of that feeling you get after you have learned something that you never thought you could do! They often need to be many things to many people at the same time, but they can magically make every individual feel special and important. And yet, they are often not paid for all the work that they do, nor credited and respected for it.

 

Who else can make a group of independently opinionated children stay on task and intrigued for hours each day? Only a superhero … only a teacher.