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?

Disclosure: This is a compensated post on behalf of the company. All opinions are my own.

One thing I always loved doing as a child was helping my parents with their home improvements. It was so much being able to take things apart and build something new, that made our house look great. It would be a hassle when we had someone come to fix something,because a part wasn’t available or something would come up. The project would get delayed.
When we did it ourselves we made sure we had everything we needed beforehand and even did research. I think the biggest problem we had was costs of shipping. It was either to expensive to ship or we would have to rent trucks to get the material.

BuildDirect was started after Jeff Booth and Rob Banks had problems during their home renovation. Costs were going up, and the delays of products and shipping was outrageous. Thats when they started BuildDirect, as a easy way to building materials shipped to your home. They have now branched out to Furniture, outdoor living items and landscaping.

BuildDirect uses its proprietary technology and data analytics to better understand the market demand. This has helped remove some uncertainty at the manufacturers and helped them better predict the market demand. BuildDirect is able to pass this increased efficiency to customers as cost savings of up to eighty percent to its customers.

BuildDirect Has made their own solutions to work with Logistics partners to make sure even the heaviest items can be delivered to you.

Everything you could need to make your home improvements perfect.

The BuildDirect reviews are outstanding and it’s even a better place to work.

Check out how the company started and what it’s all about on their Wikipedia page.

Disclosure: this is a compensated post.

Growing up our house was kind of run down. The problem was everyone was busy with work and school, we would forget to do the regular maitenance on the house. We tended to anything that broke, but for most things they would go without maintenance for long periods. Plus, the Arizona heat would have a affect on the landscape, and A/C filters etc.

Choice Home Warranty is a great way to start to keep your home maintained.  They make sure you keep up with every thing from seasons to basic home maintenance.    For ex. In the winter, making sure pipes are insulated. In the Spring, checking batteries, light fixtures, valves and more.  Choice Home Warranty also insures home appliances.

CHW was chosen for the recent INC 500 award for 2013. For their excellence in Selling warranties to homeowners that cover the repair or replacement of mechanical and electrical systems and appliances, such as A/C, plumbing, garage doors, fans, duct work, washers, dryers, and garbage disposals.

I think it’s a great idea to get everything a warranty on your home. You never know when something is going to break.  It always starts small and then the problem can get out of control.

Have you considered a home warranty?