When Roberto Clemente High School English teacher Mueze Bawany received an email from Chicago Public Schools with a certificate for Teacher Appreciation Week attached, his first reaction was, âIs this from one of my students trying to prank me?â
The digital accolade was legit â a small gesture of gratitude for a teacher who, like his peers across the nation, has endured the unprecedented and inordinately grueling experience of trying to educate students during a pandemic.
Bawany said he doesnât need any extra praise. Heâd prefer the shout-outs be extended to his students at the West Town high school and their families.
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