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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HS teacher here.  Teacher appreciation week is unacknowledged by our school and students.  This attitude doesn't bother me at all.  I would much rather people seriously discuss pay raises and perception of teachers (e.g., I feel that teachers should be viewed in the same company as doctors, lawyers, engineers rather than nurses, firefighters, police officers.  Changing that uniquely American perspective would attract more people to the profession.  But I digress...)

[b]My kids are in elementary school.  Every year, I get a flyer talking about teacher appreciation week, and I promptly recycle it.  I don't mind if others want to throw a little party for the elementary school staff or give them something each and every day during the week, as long as these others don't pressure me to get involved or call me "lazy-ass."[/quote][/b]

Then what is your excuse?  Teachers work hard, a lot go in early and stay late.  Some may eat lunch in their classroom to help out a student, maybe one of your kids!  What's wrong with supporting them for one week during the year?

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