Tiny Pep Talks for Teachers: Bite-Size Encouragement for the Classroom

Teachers are constantly handing out reassurance, support, and inspiration.But who s boosting them through their everyday challenges like waking a sleeping student, paying for supplies out of pocket, or fighting with the copy machine again?Frankly, sometimes an apple isn t enough! Comedians Paula Skaggs and Josh Linden are here to give teachers their due, with a hilarious compendium of over 75 pep talks for all the mundane struggles of the classroom.Let them cheerlead the beloved teachers in your life through those tough times at work: You don t get the students references and now you feel old! Someone microwaved something gross in the teacher s lounge! A parent has strong opinions about their kid s grade! It s 9 p.m. and you still haven t planned tomorrow s lesson! Oops! You looked at your paycheck! And more low-stakes but all-consuming situations inside and outside of school! A teacher s support lasts for a lifetime. Let them know someone s rooting for them, too and give them the bell