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If you remember, I recently posted about the contest at Zulily for their "thank a teacher" contest.  Well, they picked the winners and for Teacher Appreciation week, they have some great deals going on. I am sharing part of the email below, read it and learn about a few great teachers out there. Then, head to zulily to grab a few deals before they end!   FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Just part of the email I received: The growing costs associated with children's education is not limited to parents alone. The average teacher spends $500 investing in their classroom, with one in ten having spent $1,000 or more. In honor of their commitment, zulily kicked off the Thank a Teacher Contest in April, receiving more than 8,000 ...

This week at our school, we have been celebrating out teachers. If you get a good one, they go above and beyond each and every day.  Many times teacher have to spend their own money to continue providing supplies for the classroom. One year, a friend of mine (before Broxton was in school) was telling me how her school did Teacher Appreciation Week and while I thought it was a bit extreme, especially for those on low income, I see how it was beneficial to the teacher for her class.  Example, they were requested to send in $10 gift cards on one day to certain places, then a list of different things for the other days.  Oh and a $10 gift card for lunch one day too. This was EACH STUDENT.  What if you did not like the teacher?? Anyways, we have been lucky to have teachers we like and also in the fact that our school doesn't do crazy stuff like that. This year we had basic days: draw a picture or make a card, bring a flower, gift for the specials teachers (like art/ musi...