Teacher Appreciation Week rolls on with freebies and deals for educators

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It’s Teacher Appreciation Day, also known as National Teachers Day, and for teachers throughout the country, it’s a time when they get both the figurative and (in some cases) literal flowers they’ve long been due. The freebies in abundance from businesses offering teachers extra savings this week don’t hurt, either.

Office Depot and OfficeMax is offering teachers 20% off regularly priced items and 20% back in rewards now through June 25. Staples is gifting teachers free gift boxes, plus 20% back in classroom rewards now through Friday.

And if more classroom supplies aren’t exactly exciting, restaurants are getting in on the fun too. Zaxby’s is offering a buy-one-get-one deal on its Boneless Wings Meal Tuesday for teachers and nurses, being that National Nurses Week starts on Friday.

“We are grateful to all teachers and nurses for the heroic and important work they do every day,” Zaxby’s Chief Marketing Officer Joel Bulger said in a news release. “In a show of appreciation to them, we want to serve up an extra order of our delicious wings as a way to show our gratitude.

“Whether you give the second meal to yourself, or share it with your favorite teacher or nurse as a way to say thank you, is entirely up to you.”

Barnes & Noble is gifting teachers free hot or iced coffee with a valid teacher’s ID, and Buffalo Wild Wings is offering educators and other school staff members a 20% discount when dining in or picking up orders, USA Today reports.

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If you’ve already taken to Google in your search for deals, you also probably noticed a special Teacher Appreciation Day Doodle on Tuesday.

Google is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day with a special Doodle Tuesday.

“Today’s Doodle honors all the resilient teachers who have worked tirelessly to shape our future generations,” Google said in a post. “Teachers today wear so many different hats—they are community builders, mentors, mediators, and even tech support for virtual and in-person learners.

“Finding innovative ways to connect with, motivate, and inspire students in this ever-changing environment, educators are going above and beyond to empower every student. ”

Artist Erich Nagler, who created the artwork said in the Google post that he was inspired by educators awarded the 2022 State Teachers of the Year honor.

He said:

“Teachers have guided, challenged, and encouraged me all throughout my journey, and my art teachers especially.

It was a treat to meet with such a passionate and insightful group of teachers as part of the Doodle development process. The State Teachers of the Year shared overarching themes of their roles and specific examples from their classrooms to inform the Doodle illustration. They even took pencil to paper themselves to sketch their ideas for what the artwork could look like. One quote from our brainstorm that stuck with me was, ‘Teachers empower students with tools to share their ideas.’ So I tried to create a still-life of all these various tools of learning around the teacher’s desk and chalkboard.

I hope that teachers who see this Doodle feel recognized and appreciated, and I hope that the Doodle might encourage more people to take up teaching in their own communities.”

Do you know of any great freebies or offers for educators this week? Share them in the comments!

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