If you have been to a bookstore or teacher supply store this week, you've probably seen a barrage of displays paying homage to our teachers. That is because May 6-10, 2013 is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Of course, here at Club Z! we have a very special place in our hearts for teachers. More than 60% of the tutors we employ are certified or retired teachers. And our tutors and franchise owners work closely with local teachers to ensure that our tutoring programs are supporting the instructional program in our students' classrooms.   You don't have to be an educator to appreciate the work that a teacher does, but in this recent Huffington Post article, teacher, business owner, wife and mother of three, Amy Weisberg offers this interesting insight into the life of a teacher... "There is a saying that those who can't do, teach, yet really teachers have to be prepared to do many things:  teach, educate and advise parents and students, nurture, create, listen, comfort and learn.  Teachers do all of this for a salary that makes pleasures like owning a home, traveling, enriching their own children's lives and providing for their own children's college studies, difficult.  Teachers bring their work home and their supplies to school.  They have a set tax write-off for educational expenses, in California, $250.00.  Teachers do not have loopholes and are expected to put the education of their students and the devotion to their schools first.  They have district set benefits and a state set retirement benefit, yet teachers feel a calling and respond.  Daily doses of gratitude, appreciation and respect, while not a raise in money or stature, would be a nice addition."   So let us all remember the daily sacrifices our teachers make to ensure that our children are educated in a safe, caring, and nurturing environment. And let us keep the spirit of Teacher Appreciation Week alive all school year long!   On behalf of all of the corporate staff, franchise owners, and tutors at Club Z!, THANK YOU teachers!!   Article Courtesy of: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-weisberg/teacher-appreciation_b_3220568.html