Growing up in school I never realized how much teachers actually do for their students. In fact I never really paid attention. Now that I am a mother and actively involved in my children’s school, I finally do see just how much they care.
For example this year my daughter us n 3rd grade, and her teachers are actively doing their best to make sure the students understand every aspect of the new common core. Going over every thing and making sure the kids understand it. They make sure the children get the breaks they need between testing and learning. My daughter comes home happy everyday with no worries. She rarely even asks for help with homework, because she understands everything so much better.
We also live close to a elementary teacher in another school district and I have heard the insiders view of being a teacher you may not know. Teachers spend money out of pocket for so many things,especially in underfunded areas.

You can help a local school:

• Teachers are doing innovative things in the classroom and you can help them do more by donating
• You can donate to the teacher highlighted in the video, or a teacher in your local community
• Adopt-A-Classroom is a nonprofit organization that helps connect donors with teachers to enhance the learning environment for students
• Office Depot and Adopt-A-Classroom have partnered to raise awareness about teachers, and all that they do in the lives of their students

Jeffery Wright- Jeffrey Wright is a physics teacher in Louisville, Kentucky. His classroom is full of experiments from plasma balls, to hovercrafts. He teaches students to apply what they learn to real life. A big part of science is failing, and he teaches students that it’s okay to fail but to keep trying. He believes you have to give back to make the world brighter.

Read about some of the great teachers changing lives and how you can help

To register a your own teacher, just visit the Teachers Change Lives website and click on the red box that says rester your classroom. To donate to a class, just click on the teal donate to a teacher box.

Is there a teacher that changed your life?