Teachers are our Friends :)

"School teachers are not fully appreciated by parents until it rains all day Saturday." E.C. McKenzie

As previously stated at the left...we are from a family of educators....parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, cousins are all teachers.  My family is laughing hysterically at the amount of time I volunteer at my kids' schools saying "at least we get paid when we go to school!"

They are right, but I also know from personal experience that teachers spend a lot more time in their classrooms and pursuing continuing education than the 180 school year.

You can help your teachers in many small ways:

Send an encouraging email and share something fun your child did or said that their teacher would enjoy.

During the cold/flu season send in extra boxes of Kleenex and hand sanitizer.

Ask your teacher if they need any specific school supplies for the classroom.

How about a gift card for lunch?

Send a note to their principal to share how the teacher has helped your child and family.  Many of the best ideas to help our daughter have come from educators who think "outside the box".

We also send an "End of Year" thank you note to our daughter's teachers and share how they have helped continue her strong education foundation.

And finally from probably the most famous person on the autism spectrum, Miss Temple Grandin:

"I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher."

Remember to thank a teacher!