Teacher Appreciation Week

Believe it or not there is, in fact an entire week dedicated to teacher appreciation. “Administrative Assistants” may only get one day, but they do get Hallmark ® cards. Because let’s be honest, holidays only exist if Hallmark makes a card for them. Hallmark actually has a Visitor Center, located in Kansas City, MO, which has won 75 Emmy’s since opening in 1951 (I wish I were making this up… if you don’t believe it see for yourself at www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com )

But anyway, back to the task at hand. My mom used to be big into teacher appreciation week when my sister and I were little; she would ask our teachers what was on their wish list and then…..actually buy it for them! Having recently been to a CVS to examine the pathetic array of overly florid Mother’s Day cards, I didn’t stumble across any teacher appreciation week cards, so how was I supposed to know?
First period had just started and I was in the biology class that I co-teach, when I looked up and saw one of my honors biology students standing at the door. After I opened it, she simply said, “It’s teacher appreciation week Ms. S.” as she handed me a floral gift bag. It wasn’t until a free period later in the day that I got to open her gift. Enclosed was the note below and a Burt’s Bees Head to Toe travel set (which, by the way is my absolute favorite beauty/skin line). Her note said:

Ms. S.,
Thanks for being such a great teacher! It might not seem like your motivational talks, or extra pushes of encouragement to get my work done help, but they do in more ways than you'll ever know. Thanks again and happy teacher appreciation week. Words can't express how much of an influence you have been to better myself in every way possible.

ps. oh yeah, loved the ski trip, and plan on doing it regularly during the winter months. i'll always remember how much fun it was and how much it hurt!