Teachers come in all shapes and sizes, and to us are the very center of a high-functioning society. We don’t respect, honor, or pay them enough. They should make the money that athletes and celebrities make and the profession should be one our very best and brightest fight to be a part of. Unfortunately, they don’t (yet). Until then, we’ll offer a small token of our gratitude- teachers get 30% off at Day Owl, just verify your id in your cart (green button, hard to miss).
Thanks to all the teachers out there who help kids give a sh!t. I promise you you’re making a difference, and we’ve got your back.
Ian
PS- In the event you're interested, here's a story I've told before about a person who gave a sh!t about me.
When I was 19, I had a camp director who was a public school teacher. The night before all the campers came for the summer, he gathered all the counselors together at the camp’s fire circle. We sat down, sweaty, mostly bored, and gearing up for a long speech about rules and regulations, what to do in case kids get homesick, etc. Instead what I got was a piece of advice that I have thought about every single day since and guides every decision I make as a husband, dad, and business owner. “The only thing you need to do to be good at this job, to be good with these kids,” he said, “is to give a sh!t. EVERYTHING else comes from that.”
It sounds so simple and dumb, but I. Was. Hooked. This guy spoke my language. It helped me to be a good camp counselor that summer (if a bit of a rule breaker:), and every good thing in my life as an adult since has come from that offhanded piece of advice from a teacher. No lesson plan, no curriculum, no chalkboards. Thirty seconds that changed the path of my life.
Here's to Teachers.
