Teacher Appreciation




The Heart of A Teacher to read the poem, "Heart of a Teacher" -. Click here The Heart of A Teacher

• Teacher Appreciation :A perfect gift to recognize the importance of teachers in our community. •Filled with stories and poems that will grab your heart and not let go. Paula Fox has written a beautiful book that captures the essence of the The Heart of A Teacher . Paula has a degree in special education and 35 years experience teaching all ages from preschool through adult. Here's what Mac Anderson, the Founder of Simple Truths said:

"If you're a teacher, or, if like me, your life was greatly influenced by a teacher...you're going to love this book! The inspirational stories about teachers who made a difference, the photographs, the quotes and Paula's beautiful original poems, make this a gift that any teacher will treasure forever."

This beautiful book makes a wonderful holiday gift, or birthday gift, for anyone who has chosen to spend their life teaching. Order your copy of Heart of a Teacher today!

Also available now, The Heart of a teacher poem printed on a 16x12 canvas. Click here to view this new product.The Heart of A Teacher


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Beautiful photographs and inspirational words set in a high quality 5"x7" wood frame with black lacquer finish and attractive felt back. Packaged in a convenient black gift box with gold cord.


Teacher Appreciation Quotations
The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate "apparently ordinary" people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people. ~K. Patricia Cross

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ~Henry Adams

I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework. ~Lily Tomlin as "Edith Ann"

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well. ~Alexander the Great

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference. ~Tom Brokaw

Teacher appreciation makes the world of education go around. ~Helen Peters

A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others. ~Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, translated from Turkish

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." ~Dan Rather

He who opens a school door, closes a prison. ~Victor Hugo

What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. ~Karl Menninger

If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job. ~Donald D. Quinn

A truly special teacher is very wise, and sees tomorrow in every child's eyes. ~Author Unknown

2 Teach is 2 Touch lives 4 Ever ~Author Unknown

What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never be erased. ~Author Unknown

Discover wildlife: be a teacher! ~Author Unknown

There's no one quite like a special teacher, and no teacher quite as special as you. ~Author Unknown

When all else fails, pray for a fire drill. ~Author Unknown

Summer vacation is the time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid. ~Author Unknown

A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart. ~Author Unknown

I would thank you from the bottom of my heart, but for you my heart has no bottom. ~Author Unknown

I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks. ~William Shakespeare

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots. ~Thurgood Marshall

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you. ~Author Unknown

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition. ~Jacques Barzun

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. ~Jacques Barzun

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. ~Author Unknown

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. ~Cynthia Ozick

There are three good reasons to be a teacher - June, July, and August. ~Author Unknown

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern

Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions. ~Author Unknown

Often, when I am reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number. ~Author Unknown

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. ~Voltaire

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. ~Khalil Gibran

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. ~Eric Hoffer

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre. ~Gail Godwin

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~G.K. Chesterton

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. ~William A. Ward

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. ~James Allen

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. ~John E. Southard

I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise of ordinary people living ordinary lives. ~Tracy Chapman

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ~William James

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~William Arthur Ward


October 5th, 2011, is World Teachers' Day which celebrates the role teachers play in providing quality education at all levels. Show your appreciation to the teachers in your life for all of their hard work and dedication with the unique gift book, Heart of a Teacher with Dvd. There are inspirational stories about teachers who made a difference, Paula's beautiful original poems, quotes and a special section with “100 Ways to Encourage a Child.” See below for sample content and your personal affiliate link to the movie that you can use in your blog, emails, newsletters or on your website.


Enjoy this 3 minute movie titled Heart of Teacher. If you are a teacher or if your life has been greatly influenced by a teacher you will love this movie!
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Funny Teacher Awards:
Your Complete Guide to Organizing a Humorous, Entertaining, and Rewarding Teacher Recognition Ceremony by Larry Weaver (Author) 76 Printable Funny Award Certificates plus 7 Awards Templates for making up your own Funny Awards. Recommended for teacher appreciation, teacher banquets, and teacher award ceremonies.

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Teacher Appreciation Week ~
As May approaches so does the time of year to thank the teachers in your life for all of their hard work and dedication. Whether you have children in school now or you want to send a thank-you gift to an influential teacher from your past, our gift book, Heart of a Teacher w/Dvd makes a wonderful and unique gift for educators. If you are a teacher or if your life has been greatly influenced by a teacher you will love the companion movie!
Many of us can recall a teacher who inspired us to make the most of our strengths and encouraged us to overcome our weaknesses. Enjoy this 3 minute movie that shares The Heart of Teacher poem combined with beautiful photography and music.


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