| No matter what we do, we all like to feel appreciated | | | | or her for all that they do. But, it could also include a |
| for the effort that we put out. Doctors, lawyers, | | | | special treat as well. This year, consider a gift to show |
| secretaries, crossing guards, sanitation workers, and | | | | those valued teachers just how thankful you are to |
| even moms and dads that do not work out side of the | | | | have them. There are a variety of gifts that you could |
| home all want to feel appreciated. We do not always | | | | give, including gift baskets, gift cards, framed gifts, |
| receive the recognition that might make our duties | | | | letters of appreciation, personalized teacher gifts, or |
| more enjoyable, but we are still there doing the best | | | | even a fruit gift basket. Whatever you are able to do, |
| jobs that we can. | | | | no matter how small, it will be appreciated and loved |
| Educators especially may feel under-appreciated at | | | | as you share these special thank-yous with the |
| times. Less-than-cooperative students (at times), late | | | | teachers. |
| nights grading papers and preparing lesson plans, | | | | Don't forget that your children often have more than |
| parent conferences( with sometimes less-than-happy | | | | one teacher that is important to them. They have their |
| parents), numerous staff meetings, teacher in-service | | | | classroom or homeroom teachers, as well as teachers |
| training sessions, paperwork (and lots of it), spending | | | | for other subjects, including music teachers, physical |
| portions of their own paychecks for teaching supplies | | | | education teachers, computer teachers, school media |
| and rewards for their students - - the list goes on. | | | | specialists, Spanish teachers, reading specialists, and |
| There are so many things that teachers do at school | | | | teacher's aides. There are so many people that impact |
| and away from school for which they are neither | | | | your children each day! Remember to take some time |
| recognized nor appreciated. So, as National Teacher | | | | to give them a special thank-you this year. |
| Appreciation Day approaches this May 4th, as part of | | | | Teachers inspire us in so many ways; from helping us |
| an entire week of teacher appreciation, we should all | | | | learn the basics, to supporting and guiding us as we |
| take some time to honor those teachers that make a | | | | reach for the stars. Help those teachers to feel |
| difference in our lives and in the lives of our children. | | | | inspired this National Teacher Appreciation Week, May |
| Teacher Appreciation Week takes place May 3rd | | | | 3rd through 7th, so they can be re-energized to |
| through 7th this year and there are a variety of ways | | | | continue doing the wonderful jobs that they have been |
| that you can show teachers that they are appreciated. | | | | doing. |
| This might be as simple as writing a note thanking him | | | | |