Being a teacher is hard. As the parent of a seven year old, let me say THANK YOU. As an advocacy attorney, I ran a lot of grassroots campaigns, and educated citizens on a variety of environmental and legal topics…but I was educating adults…who wanted to learn. Those of you who teach our children are true heroes.
Teachers help our kids build academic and emotional skills. They sing, they laugh, they wipe snotty noses and bandage bloody knees. They’re roll models, leaders, who have a great impact on who our kids will grow to be. Since 1994, in honor of this noble profession, UNESCO and Education International have established World Teacher Day to raise awareness and appreciation for the vital contributions that teachers make in society and our lives every day.
Help Your Kids Show Some Appreciation

Small Gifts That Teachers Can Use
But, what might you really need? Or want? We know most schools won’t allow you to take expensive items, and we’re not trying to buy our kids grades. So, here are a few items that teachers might like, that will help the school and kids, as well. How about a new journal for all of their notes? Paper Thinks makes colorful, elegant, recycled leather journals and envelope folios, while ecojot makes funky, graphic journals from 100% recycled materials and soy inks. Palomino Blackwings (the pencil of choice for artists from John Steinbeck to Frank Lloyd Write) have replaceable erasers, so they’ll get through the job of marking all of those papers. Or, save your teacher’s brain. Give them Kitobashi highlighter pencils (if anyone’s going to be a little light-headed, let’s make sure it’s from a organic glass of wine, and not stinky ink).



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