{"id":3012,"date":"2022-01-03T15:42:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T14:35:08","slug":"the-power-of-media-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/the-power-of-media-2\/","title":{"rendered":"With Love and Gratitude for Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f{\nmargin:0 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#28aeed;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#28aeed;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kxyrjd80-48436e0ff3724540834500c2be3e3b8f av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >With Love and Gratitude for Educators <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kxytd6rk-e5dc150bdf22dcc66217f5e5b0b980a1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>By Stacey DeWitt, CEO of Connect with Kids Network and Executive Producer of Defining US<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we begin the new year, I am filled with gratitude for each of you who are either educators or who play a supporting role in improving America\u2019s education system. As clients, colleagues, partners, and friends, you inspire us with hope for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The past two years have been and continue to be incredibly challenging for many; but perhaps no other collective groups have been asked to give of themselves more during Covid than our healthcare workers and educators.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_section   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #f2f2f2;  margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; '  ><div class='container' style='height:10px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3012'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxytjpwe-8a0913dd1b1dae265f464e689aea8071\">\n.flex_column.av-kxytjpwe-8a0913dd1b1dae265f464e689aea8071{\npadding:0% 0 5% 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-kxytjpwe-8a0913dd1b1dae265f464e689aea8071 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxytwepi-ea72c1e0df420c8918a465a5da130812\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kxytwepi-ea72c1e0df420c8918a465a5da130812{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kxytwepi-ea72c1e0df420c8918a465a5da130812 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxyrzucr-7a6a0d97e27916c0ae47c02aab345627\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyrzucr-7a6a0d97e27916c0ae47c02aab345627 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyrzucr-7a6a0d97e27916c0ae47c02aab345627 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kxyrzucr-7a6a0d97e27916c0ae47c02aab345627 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3017 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3017 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture1.jpg\" alt='' title='Picture1'  height=\"275\" width=\"418\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture1.jpg 418w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture1-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-kxytinnu-4e79ce2897d6095c3c0a389ea465c4cf av_two_third  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kxyrkxbt-cc803fa67f1d855de30f199c8c3b7103 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We light candles and cheer for those who care for the physically sick, quick to understand that we literally cannot live without them. But, not so much for our educators, the wide group of humanitarians that work in schools, who are more often criticized than cheered.<\/p>\n<p>It seems schools have become the punching bag for the fearful and scapegoat for the anxious as pundit\u2019s haze and malign those who daily improve the lives for millions of children and families.<\/p>\n<p>We watch as critics whip masses into frenzied skeptics who believe assumptions and accusations, unable or unwilling to understand with it really takes for administrators, teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, maintenance workers, school safety officers and many others to help children survive and thrive in a pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3012'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-edelvo-cfab9b5458e6c97fa637b80e642a49bb av_two_third  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kxysen9x-a17313ce63a9bc1aa8f21ea7f22734dd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>And yet, despite the chorus of commentators, most educators are still in the arena, showing up daily to provide learning, food, safety, and stability, and order in the chaos. How do the unsung heroes of our school systems do it?\u00a0 How do they continue to sustain in unsustainable conditions? I believe the answer is love. As our colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/about\/podcast\/\">Dr. Yolanda Sealy Ruiz<\/a> reminds us, \u201clove is the one human emotion that can get people through anything\u201d; that love is something our staff is privileged to witness as we capture educator and student stories in classrooms every day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-cpy1p0-ef3998e80bb020cdd5f55b3b6abb4ab3 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxyu3el2-831355b176483791b0ab25e49156574b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyu3el2-831355b176483791b0ab25e49156574b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyu3el2-831355b176483791b0ab25e49156574b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kxyu3el2-831355b176483791b0ab25e49156574b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3020 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3020 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture2-300x200.jpg\" alt='' title='Picture2'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture2.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #f2f2f2; 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Even in the worst circumstances, the most challenging environment, it\u2019s hard not to see the love that educators have for the children and families they serve. It\u2019s why they get in and stay in the work.\u00a0 It\u2019s why they put in more hours than most for less pay.\u00a0 It\u2019s what you see when they feed a hungry child, calm an anxious teen, and provide words of hope to a struggling mother.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the voices of educators need to be heard.\u00a0 We can\u2019t silence the critics, but we can remind America what President Teddy Roosevelt taught us all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/quotes\/7-it-is-not-the-critic-who-counts-not-the-man\"><em>It\u2019s Not the Critic Who Counts<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3oy5pg-105371e788b73a7f6e613c369d8b8fb9 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxyulf89-e03c9b4be352d666ab01f76128a14e0f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyulf89-e03c9b4be352d666ab01f76128a14e0f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kxyulf89-e03c9b4be352d666ab01f76128a14e0f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kxyulf89-e03c9b4be352d666ab01f76128a14e0f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3024 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3024 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture4-300x200.jpg\" alt='' title='Picture4'  height=\"200\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nycsel.com\/defining-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Picture4.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #f2f2f2;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3012'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kxyung04-bbd3f7ab3944053fcb46098ce2f18d2c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kxyung04-bbd3f7ab3944053fcb46098ce2f18d2c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kxyung04-bbd3f7ab3944053fcb46098ce2f18d2c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Thank you for all you do on behalf of students everywhere. We are grateful to each of you. 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