Every year in the first full week of May, the National PTA leads a celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week. This year the theme is “Teachers are Shining Stars.” Their website even offers some tools and ideas for showing teacher appreciation.

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During the school year, educators spend more time with our children than we do. They invest in the emotional, social and academic development day in and day out. They work through challenges and celebrate successes. How do you adequately thank someone for that