Another fellow teacher will never forget the time his class pooled their money to purchase him a wheelbarrow. One colleague of mine still uses a pair of Japanese garden shears that a family gave him more than 20 years ago. That said, we aren’t immune to the power of a great gift, either. They’re a comfort to turn to when the profession gets rough, like during the past few years. Most teachers I know would be honored to receive just a heartfelt, handwritten thank-you note, and it’s common for teachers to keep handmade cards and appreciative letters from students-sometimes for decades. It was a shrink-wrapped, glitter-sprinkled plastic nativity scene that a seventh-grader had picked out for me himself at a dollar store. I still remember the first gift I received as a teacher, 20 years ago.
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