Best Teacher Appreciation Day gift ever

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, my students presented me with a  gift on Friday.

The first was a PowerPoint presentation that explained why I was an excellent teacher. It included many inside jokes, a song that the kids performed, a few veiled insults, and a couple of slides that meant a great deal to me, including this one:

Damn those kids. Not only have they grasped my nonchalance about what we do in class everyday (and maybe even a bit of my self-doubt), but best of all, they used the correct form of your/you’re.

Twice.

Then they handed me a list of every student’s name. Alongside each name was one thing that they appreciated most about me. Some were sincere. Some were silly. A couple were cruel. All were perfect. 

Lastly, they handed me a gift bag containing a box of Pop Tarts (strawberry and frosted, of course) and a gift card to McDonald’s.

Apparently it only takes about 160 school days for a bunch of kids to understand you at your core. 

Man collects Pop Tarts. Pop Tarts turn 50 this week. Man enjoys his 3 minutes of fame.

I’m a huge fan of Pop Tarts. I almost never buy them because I can’t help but eat the entire box at one time. But I would eat then every day if I could.

Not the chocolate or cinnamon nonsense. Good old fashioned frosted strawberry, cherry or blueberry for me.

 

But even if I didn’t love Pop Tarts as much as I do, I would’ve loved this video. The fascinating history of Pop Tarts (including how they got their name and the fiery toaster), along with the way in which the Pop Tart collector has chosen to present himself, makes this a three minutes worthy of your time.