Ok, at least it is if you are from the United States. Generally, when an academic year ends, teachers are given the usual gift cards to Starbucks, Barnes&Noble Book sellers, etc. In addition to all that usual crap, I was handed, tonight, the most treasured gift in all of my 12 years of teaching. Wait for it . . . . a bottle of 18 year old single malt scotch. That's correct. Finally, a student's parents understand what keeps us teachers going, ALCOHOL!!! I raise a toast to you dear parents, as I drain a dram of this cherished liquid, and I vow to return to fight another year!
