May 6 - 12 is National Teacher Appreciation Week
From NEA.org
About National Teacher Day/Teacher Appreciation Week
NEA celebrates National Teacher Day each year on Tuesday of the first full week of May. The day celebrates the outstanding work and lifelong dedication of teachers nationwide. National Teacher Day came into being through the leadership and persistence of Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1953, she persuaded the 81st Congress to proclaim May 7 that year as National Teacher Day.
PTA took Roosevelt's idea and dedicated a whole week to celebrate the accomplishments of educators. PTA's annual Teacher Appreciation Week honors the dedicated men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating children. For more information, visit the Teacher Day section on NEA's Web site and www.nea.org/teacherday and the PTA Web site.
May 6 - 12 is National Teacher Appreciation Week
National Teacher Day was May 8....so unfortunately you've already missed that opportunity to thank your child's teachers. But it's not too late to thank them for the wonderful job they do for your children. Some suggestions:
- a personal e-mail
- thank you card from National Teacher Thank You Card
- gift cards (suggestion: a restaurant - not all teachers love coffee)
- Leave a voicemail
- Stop by and thank your child's teachers personally
- Call their administrator and tell them what a wonderful job your child's teachers are doing
- Food....teachers love food (who doesn't?)
Yes, I am a teacher (Secondary Social Studies), and no, I personally don't need thanks (I get it from the kids). But I do know a lot of teachers who appreciate any gratitude and they never get enough. I don't have any kids myself but if I did and they were in school those are some of the ways that I would thank my kids' teachers.