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I Believe... [Get Her the Combs Already]
...that you should read O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi before Christmas Eve.
The Thought That Counts (Repost from 2016)
There are a couple of simple rules that I try to follow when participating in the ritual of gift-giving and receiving.
I’m not going to argue that teachers and school staff don’t need appreciation. They are important players in our children’s lives. Highly influential for good and ill. But there are a few problems I come up against with Teacher Appreciation Week. Those problems are time, effort, and even money.