When Is Insensitivity Something To Strive For? Answering Hannah Gadsby’s Question
In Nanette, Hannah Gadsby asks, “When is insensitivity something to strive for?”
It’s an interesting question considering that we’re currently in an epidemic of suicides and record numbers of adults medicating themselves for crippling anxiety.
I’m not going to argue that teachers and school staff don’t need appreciation. They are important players in our children’s lives. Highly influential for good and ill. But there are a few problems I come up against with Teacher Appreciation Week. Those problems are time, effort, and even money.