As schools all over Union County open this week and next, rest assured that your children's teachers have likely been in the classroom for at least a few days already. They're getting things ready to welcome your children - sorting papers and books, arranging desks, assembling bulletin boards.
And yet, according to TIME magazine, 77% of adults feel teaching is one of the most under-appreciated professions in this country.
Take a few minutes to thank your children's teachers this week. 38% of teachers spend $500 or more of their own money on school supplies every year. They stay late to prepare lessons, they come in early to grade papers, they skip lunch to offer extra help, and they juggle not just your child but many others.
How can you thank a teacher?
- Just say "Thank you," either in person, in an email, or in a card. That simple gesture will warm their hearts for days, if not forever.
- Bring some cut flowers from your garden to your teacher. Or stop at a florist and buy some.
- Make a donation to a public school. Earmark the donation for something your teacher would appreciate - books, technology, a couch for the faculty room?
- Encourage a child to become a teacher.
- Remind your teacher of something he or she said that had an impact on you.
- Spread the love - Buy a book that your teacher recommended and give it to someone who needs it.
- Publicly thank a teacher - on your Facebook wall, on your Active Rain post (Thanks, Miss DiCandia!), in your Tweets, on YouTube.
- Vote for education. Support your local school budget and candidates who support public education.
- Volunteer in a public school. Be a guest lecturer. Chaperone field trips. Serve in the cafeteria.
- Bring your teacher an apple. Or a plum. Or a pear.
How did you thank a teacher today?
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