Here a Mug, There a Mug, Everywhere a Mug Mug!

As a frequenter of message boards I have been witness to many annual threads about what to get a teacher as a gift. There is ALWAYS a response mixed in reading, "I think a nice mug would make a great gift. You can never have too many mugs." Ahhh, but you can!

It's not that I am not grateful, but I am of the mindset that a teacher is doing his/her job and does not need to be further compensated in the form of mugs, magnets, plants, ornaments, etc. I am also of the opinion that it is possible to have far too many mugs. To me the teacher mug is symbolic of the fact that teachers tend to be packrats. You know you've been guilty of collecting styrofoam meat trays, Pringles cans and egg cartons "just in case." It's time to stop.

Teachers have plenty of stuff. What they are truly lacking is time. I am confident that if you spend some time getting organized and decluttering your space you will find that you are more productive, more creative and most importantly, you will be given the gift of time.